UPDATED: Price Tracker & Inflation Checker – Data Available Through Year-End 2025
RCBJ is introducing its new “Price Tracker” enabling readers to see the effects on prices for various commodities from January 2024 forward.
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NYS AG’s Office Secures Deal With “Puppy Leasing” Firm To Cancel Leases And Refund Money
Predatory Debt Servicer Monterey Finance to Cancel All Outstanding Leases in New York, Providing Debt Relief To 835 New York Consumers
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Increases In Rockland County Home Prices Bring Mansion Tax Into View
In Westchester and Rockland, the share of single‑family home sales at or above $1 million has grown steadily, pulling more middle‑ and upper‑middle‑income households into a tax originally marketed as a rich buyers only surcharge.
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State Comptroller Audit Finds Multiple Faults In North Rockland Central School District Finances
Auditors Conclude District Under-Estimated Revenue, Over-Estimated Expenses, Maintained Excessive Fund Balances
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What Lower Rates May Mean for Suburban Commercial Real Estate: A 2026 Outlook
It’s Too Early To Tell If The Fed’s Pivot Will Meaningfully Change The Trajectory Of The Commercial Market
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Empire State Development Will Name Itself Lead Agency On The Chair Factory, Bringing Affordable Housing To Village of Haverstraw
Empire State Development Will Name Itself Lead Agency On The Chair Factory, Bringing Affordable Housing To Village of Haverstraw
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Investor-Owned Single-Family Investment Properties Enjoy The Same Tax Assessments As Owner-Occupied Homes
Local Tax Assessors Don’t Recognize Investor-Owned Single Family Homes As Commercial Properties When Setting Tax Assessments
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Large Luxury Homes Sold At Deep Discounts Are Proposed In Clarkstown For Seven Lucky Buyers
The Plan May Hinge On Clarkstown’s Consent To Cluster Large Homes On Small Lots In New City
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Palisades Center Investors Mauled By Discounted Sale of Underlying Debt
The Sale Of The Mall’s Underlying Debt May Clear The Way For Sale And Redevelopment Of Iconic Palisades Center
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How Does a Government Shutdown Work?
Furloughed Employees And Closed Agencies, But Mandatory Spending Is Largely Unaffected
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