New York

Blighted, abandoned properties in Hornell, N.Y., are not only in-check, according to officials, but they're declining at a rapid pace.

The winning bids at Saturday's annual Niagara County tax foreclosure auction totaled more than $1 million.

Home prices rose to all-time high levels in each of the last two months in the Buffalo Niagara, N.Y., region.

Affordability concerns influenced a consumer's decision to search for a home in a different city, a Redfin study found.

The New York City Council voted to rezone about 78 blocks of east Midtown Manhattan, enabling an aging building stock to be replaced by newer, larger and taller office towers.

The New York company, which is preparing to buy Astoria Financial, reported year-over-year increases in commercial-and-industrial and commercial real estate loans.

Mayor Byron W. Brown is overhauling the board that oversees Buffalo's public housing for 10,000 residents, an initial step toward tackling ongoing problems at the agency.

Finding a place to live in Brooklyn is easy if you want to rent a home — not so much if you want to buy one.

Realogy's Title Resource Group is acquiring the assets of EAM Land Services as part of a strategy to strengthen its presence in commercial title services.

Guarantors may be the most glaring omission in the glitzy city lifestyle captured by popular sitcoms.

Another luxury condo at Manhattan's One57 is scheduled for a foreclosure auction — the second time in a month that a property seizure is being sought at the Billionaires' Row tower following a mortgage default.

The Erie County, N.Y., Legislature unanimously adopted a resolution asking for a state law that would enable local leaders to shorten the foreclosure timetable for bank-owned vacant homes.

The parent of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services said it had acquired 1st Priority Mortgage Inc. and Nothnagle Home Securities, completing the last stage of its purchases of RealtyUSA and Nothnagle Realtors.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation sending $2.5 billion to the construction and preservation of affordable housing, celebrating it as the start to his $20 billion plan to combat homelessness.

The company also said it believes there are no regulatory obstacles that will derail its planned acquisition of Astoria Financial.

The Federal Reserve is asking Sterling to address deficiencies tied to its collection, verification and reporting of CRA data from 2014 to 2016.

Growth in commercial real estate loans is a big reason the New Jersey bank had a strong quarter.

The New York bank will double in size while gaining greater access to Long Island and low-cost deposits that should come in handy as interest rates rise.

The agreement comes three months after Astoria and New York Community Bancorp called off plans to merge.