A mortgage rescue scam offers false hope to homeowners across Long Island, but victims can take action by contacting Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) (more…)
Rent Scams Information
Long Island Housing Services has added a section on Rent Scams to our Landlord & Tenant Rights page. Scammers have many creative ways to cheat you out of your money, and they seem to come up with new ideas every day. More
Beware the Deed Contract
The mid-20th century practice of private lenders offering a deed contract to credit-starved minorities has returned with the housing crash according the May 13, 2016 Washington Post article “Why a housing scheme founded in racism is making a resurgence today”, Deed contracts are different from mortgages. With a mortgage, the buyer takes ownership of the home, so the mortgage payments build up equity. (more…)
4/26/17 Fair Housing Expo East, Water Mill: Save the Date
LONG ISLAND HOUSING SERVICES & the PRESS NEWS GROUP invite you to
FAIR HOUSING EXPO EAST
on Wednesday. APRIL 26, 2017 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
at the PARRISH ART MUSEUM, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill (Southampton), NY 11976 (more…)
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