The New York real estate industry’s Albany goals in 2020
Although few Albany observers expect the political winds to shift in real estate’s favor next year, and its lobbyists will likely spend more time trying
December 9, 2019
Although few Albany observers expect the political winds to shift in real estate’s favor next year, and its lobbyists will likely spend more time trying
With just a few weeks left of this decade, the city’s real estate community is looking back on 10 years of enormous growth and change,
Wonder Falls, a proposed $150 million private development project once hailed as a potential “hub” of activity for downtown Niagara Falls, has been officially removed
Syracuse.com has updated its database of the latest commercial and residential real estate sales in Central New York. Search three years of sales data in
As could be expected in a healthy economy, the $1.8 billion Erie County budget approved Thursday doesn’t cut much. But it does say a lot
A 65-unit Hamburg apartment complex has been acquired by a Los Angeles investment firm for $4.9 million, in one of the largest commercial real estate
One state senator called the New York City property tax system “a monstrosity.” A former city finance commissioner said it’s unconstitutional and should be placed
Advance Media Editorial Board When it comes to tax breaks, New York is the state of unintended consequences. Fixing one thing often messes up another.
GLENS FALLS — After more than three decades in politics, state Sen. Betty Little has decided to call it a career. Little, R-Queensbury, announced at
U.S. home sales probably will fall next year as Baby Boomers gridlock the housing market by aging in place, according to a forecast from realtor.com.
The Syracuse Common Council on Monday passed two measures intended to rein in a lucrative property tax exemption after reporting by syracuse.com showed that some
ALBANY – Enough already with the changes to the state’s STAR program! That was the message this week from state lawmakers in the Hudson Valley,
The owner of the former Novartis campus wants its property assessments dropped by millions of dollars, potentially dealing a huge tax blow to the village, school
Residents from Westchester and Rockland counties are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep a popular tax relief program in the New York State budget.
The Groton Town Council continued its discussion of the potential solar project by Abundant Solar Power, Inc. at a meeting on Nov. 12. Abundant Solar
Give thanks for little favors: After years of rampant growth, property taxes in New York State have leveled off in the past few years. According
Orangetown has not updated its assessment rolls in 33 years and comparing those values to up-to-date assessments in the town’s village of Piermont reveal large
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is moving ahead with plans to add another parking ramp to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus as it sees a
The DL&W corridor project – a 1.5-mile stretch of abandoned rail line from Canalside to the Buffalo River near the Tesla plant – now has
Syracuse, N.Y. — Mall developer Robert Congel is selling his nearly 4,000-acre Savannah Dhu hunting lodge and conference in Wayne County for $65 million. The
The Queen City Landing proposal on Buffalo’s waterfront is back. Developer Gerald Buchheit has redesigned his project to bring an apartment tower to the Outer
GREECE, N.Y. (WHEC) — An empty building that was overgrown with weeds in the summer was finally sold last week. Why are we telling you
Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question. Q. Will the vacancy tax in British
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse buildings worth more than $100 million that have avoided taxes by using a lucrative exemption would not have qualified for that
Homeowners united with housing advocates and local officials on the steps of Brooklyn Supreme Court this week to unveil a set of principles aimed at
OSWEGO — Property values in Oswego County are up by more than 10 percent in the last two years, putting it among the top counties
Promise to help them build it, and they will come. In fact, about 30 of them came out, not for a fictional baseball field,
A new report from the state comptroller’s office Tuesday indicates the highest one-year increase in state property taxes in five years. So far this year,
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) – You pay taxes on your land. But if you have less land because of erosion from flooding, should you pay less
The New York Court of Appeals recently decided a case which will dramatically change the requirements for initiating
