Survey Says

Q Poll: Property Tax Cap, Same-Sex Marriage Are Popular

Quinnipiac:

Support – Opposition:

79-17 percent support capping property taxes.

56-38 percent support same-sex marriage.

51 percent support independent commission drawing legislative lines

29 percent support a commission with input from legislators drawing lines.

12 percent support lawmakers drawing legislative lines.

55-40 percent support lawmakers disclosing their law firm clients. (That’s up Read More

Editorial

New York Homeowners: A Taxing Situation

It’s no secret that more than a few New York homeowners actually live beyond the boundaries of the Empire State. They own a small apartment in the five boroughs, or a vacation home on Long Island or in the Hudson Valley, but they actually live in New Jersey or Connecticut or Pennsylvania.

Owning a piece Read More

Editorial

Assessing Tax Hikes

While the city’s economy is showing signs of life, the real estate community knows all too well that property values remain far below what they were at the height of the market more than two years ago. It’s estimated that on a per-square-foot basis, property values have fallen by 38 percent compared with the pre-crash Read More