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Mayor Mamdani Launches New Office to Fight Deed Theft in NYC

Mayor Mamdani Launches New Office to Fight Deed Theft in NYC

by Phil Hall | Apr 27, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new office focused on fighting deed theft. Mamdani pledged to establish the new office during his 2025 election campaign. The Gothamist reports the new Office of Deed Theft Prevention was created two days after...
Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

by Phil Hall | Apr 24, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Hedge fund executive Ken Griffin is pushing back at New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to single him out as a luxury real estate owner who is not paying his fair share of taxes. Last week, Mamdani used a social media video filmed in front of the Central Park...
Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 13-17

by Phil Hall | Apr 17, 2026 | Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A “pied-à-terre tax” aimed at New York City’s wealthiest property owners, the Wall Street Journal slams home builders, and a Massachusetts town rejects a 50% property tax hike. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of...
Mamdani to Suspend NYC’s Tax Lien Sale Program

Mamdani to Suspend NYC’s Tax Lien Sale Program

by Phil Hall | Mar 11, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to halt New York City’s tax lien sale program and might consider ending the practice. The program began in 1996 and involves the sale of property owners’ unpaid tax liens and water debt at a discount to a private investor-backed trust, which...
NYC Mayor Mamdani Lobbies Trump for $21 Billion to Fund Affordable Housing Project

NYC Mayor Mamdani Lobbies Trump for $21 Billion to Fund Affordable Housing Project

by Phil Hall | Feb 27, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise trip to the White House yesterday with the goal of lobbying President Trump into allocating $21 billion federal funds for a massive affordable housing project. The proposed project would build 12,000 affordable...
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