Tax lien investing allows hedge funds and private equity firms to exploit mostly poor, elderly Black and Latino homeowners, leveraging the machinery of local tax enforcement. Tax lien investing is a ...

The mayor is trying to reform the tax lien sale. Sound familiar? I’m not sure what’s worse — that the city implemented such a flawed debt-collection process or that it has failed for decades to fix it ...

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is freezing tax lien sales as the city conducts a review of claims that the process exposes homeowners to "predatory" debt collectors.

Since I first became a member of the City Council, I have met with countless families facing foreclosure and displacement over debts that were shockingly small compared to the value of their homes. As ...

As you start investing, you may come across one of the lesser-known types of investment that’s rarely mentioned: the tax lien. The simple definition of a tax lien is that it is a legal claim made by a ...

This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here. A city-controlled land bank could soon acquire tax-delinquent properties and ...

As I have shared in the past, real estate is one of the most popular alternative assets allowed in self-directed IRAs. There is one aspect of real estate investment that people may not realize they ...

Council members hold a press conference calling for the abolition of the tax lien sale in February 2023. (Photo by John McCarten / New York City Council) This is your first of three free stories this ...

A tax lien is a legal claim that a local or municipal government places on an individual’s property when the owner has failed to pay a property tax debt. The notice typically comes before harsher ...