NYC homes worth $400M at risk of deed theft and real estate schemes, report finds ^36.6%

Gothamist - By David Brand - 6/10/2026, 5:00 PM

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New York City homes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are tangled in ownership disputes that make them susceptible to foreclosure, deed theft and other predatory real estate schemes each year, according to a new report released Wednesday. The analysis from the Center for NYC Neighborhoods found that roughly 350 “partition” lawsuits... more