New York

New York's Real estate agents, home inspectors and residential appraisers are now considered "essential employees," according to the Empire State Development agency.

After years of bustling sales and rising prices, Buffalo's housing market has come to a screeching halt.

The regulation issued late on Tuesday directs state-regulated financial institutions to give mortgage borrowers at least 90 days of forbearance if they can show financial hardship resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. It also requires banks and credit unions to provide relief on ATM fees and credit card late payment fees.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised a 90-day moratorium on mortgage payments for financially strapped New Yorkers because of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus is spreading in New York City. But when it comes to real estate, fear of contagion only slightly trumps fear of missing out on a deal.

The pursuit of a dream home became a nightmare for apartment hunters who were scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars by an agent pushing a phony affordable housing scheme in Brooklyn, N.Y., authorities said.

It's been a rough decade for luxury Manhattan co-ops, and the future doesn't look so rosy either.

In another sign of state officials trying to outdo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, governors in California and New York want greater authority to license and oversee the debt collection industry.

Vision Property Management has settled accusations made by New York regulators of predatory lending practices for a total of $3.75 million in cash and forgiven mortgage loan balances.

If Amazon.com's botched expansion in New York City offers a cautionary tale, Google is showing there's another way.