Articles by Abstracts, Incorporated

We want to make you aware of an emerging form of real estate fraud involving fraudulently altered—and in some cases completely fabricated—property surveys. Because today’s […]

The New York City Department of Finance (DOF) has officially begun implementing the new NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax, an annual surcharge on certain high-value residential properties […]

Recently, you may have seen advertisements for Title Monitoring Services that claim to protect homeowners from title fraud and deed theft. While these services can provide notifications […]

Effective July 1, 2026: The New York State Legislature has enacted a new annual Pied-à-Terre Tax Surcharge on certain high-value New York City residential properties that are not […]

Effective June 3, 2026: New Requirements for Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants in New York New York Real Property Law § 327-a, effective June 3, 2026, establishes a […]

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A-(Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Westcor Land Title Insurance Company (Westcor) (Columbia, SC). […]

We wanted to share a brief update regarding the ongoing litigation involving Flowers Title Companies, LLC and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crime […]

New York lawmakers are reportedly backing away from a proposed 1% tax on all-cash residential property purchases over $1 million in New York City, according to […]

We wanted to provide a brief update regarding the ongoing litigation involving Flowers Title Companies, LLC and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crime […]

Please be advised that the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has published the 2025 Residential Median Sale Price information by county. Consequently, the following transfer […]