Reading a Property Survey Before You Buy a Long Island Home
How to read a property survey before buying a Long Island home: the dates, boundary lines, corner markers, fences, easements, and setbacks to check.
Buyer Tips
Practical buying guidance — inspections, contracts, contingencies, offer strategy
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Title Insurance in New York: Who Each Policy Protects and How the Price Is Set
Title insurance on Long Island: who owner’s and lender’s policies protect, how New York regulates rates, Zone 2 discounts, and the October 2024 changes.
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Home Inspection Day in New York: How Buyers Should Prepare
How New York buyers can prepare for a home inspection: choosing an inspector, a day-of checklist, Long Island add-on tests, and what Albany’s pending bills mean.
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Closing Week on Long Island: A Day-by-Day Moving Checklist for Homeowners
A day-by-day closing-week moving checklist for Long Island homeowners covering movers, utilities, mail, wire safety, and the final walkthrough.
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New York’s Mansion Tax on Long Island: Who Pays, How It Is Calculated, and What Two Pending Bills Would Change
NY mansion tax on Long Island: the 1% buyer tax at $1 million, the seller’s transfer tax, East End rules, and two pending bills that would move the line.
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The 2% Tax Cap That Wasn’t: Long Island’s 2026 School Budget Votes
New York’s school tax cap is 2% for 2026-27, yet Three Village voted on a 4.54% levy hike. How the cap, budget votes, and STAR shape a Long Island tax bill.
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Elevation Certificates on Long Island: What They Record, Who Prepares Them, and Where They Still Matter After Risk Rating 2.0
Elevation certificate on Long Island: what it records, who signs it, why Risk Rating 2.0 made it optional for insurance, and where towns and lenders look.
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Mortgage Rates Reach 7.40%: What the Climb Costs a New York Home Buyer This Fall
Freddie Mac’s 30-year rate reached 7.40% on Oct. 8, the highest since 2023. See what the climb does to a Suffolk County payment and what buyers can check.
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Albany Floated Mansion Tax Changes in 2026. The Final Budget Taxed Second Homes Instead
Albany weighed NY mansion tax changes in 2026, then taxed NYC second homes. A dated timeline, the court fight, and what Long Island buyers still pay.
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New York Home Inspections: What the State Standards Cover and Skip
A New York home inspection reports what can be seen, not what hides behind walls. Here is what state standards cover, skip, and how to read the report.
