Living small
They Found a Rare Species in the Wild: An Original Bolt-Together House
The tiny cabin, one of the few extant examples of a popular 1970s design, had no heat or toilet. But it was theirs for $85,000.
By
Real Estate
Highlights
CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times - The Hunt
She Wanted a Brooklyn One-Bedroom for Less Than $500,000. But Where?
When the bathroom leak in her Bed-Stuy rental became too much to bear, an Alabama native looked around Prospect Heights, Williamsburg and Crown Heights for something she could afford to buy.
By
CreditClark Hodgin for The New York Times - Big Ticket
Big Ticket: N.Y.’s Top Sales and Listings in April
April's top sales include a $22 million row house bought by the founder of the beauty brand Glossier.
By
CreditAmir Hamja/The New York Times - Exclusive
A Duplex on Central Park Is Listed for $8.75 Million
The apartment, at 101 Central Park West, was bought in 1976 by Irwin Segelstein of Columbia Records and is on the market for the first time in nearly half a century.
By
CreditAndrew Frasz for Sotheby’s International Realty
When Your Neighbor Renovates, How Do You Protect Your Home?
A law exists to balance the interests of people who renovate their properties with the interests of their neighbors.
By
CreditNadia Pillon Ask Real EstateA 1970s Office Building’s New Life as a Rental
Pearl House, at 160 Water Street, is designed to bring personality to its neighborhood — whether you think that’s FiDi or the Seaport.
By
CreditMaansi Srivastava/The New York Times Build$850,000 Homes in Lisbon, Portugal
A townhouse in Belém, an apartment with a balcony in Santos and an apartment on a plaza in Alfama.
By
CreditWhitebalance/Portugal Sotheby’s International Realty What you GetThe House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
By
CreditTim Lenz/OTTO On LocationHigher Home Values Mean Higher Taxes. Who’s Paying the Most?
Thanks to huge increases in values, with home sellers making double or triple what they paid, more sales are triggering the capital gains tax.
By
Credit Calculator
Judd or Dud: Can You Tell the Difference?
It’s not that easy to tell fake Donald Judd furniture from the real thing. See if you can do a better job than Kim Kardashian.
By
Creditvia YouTube A Return to New York and, Finally, an Apartment She Can Afford
After moving 10 times in 10 years, a woman found that a little luck was the best companion for a lot of hard work. She won a studio in a lottery on her fifth try.
By
CreditMaansi Srivastava/The New York Times rentersHomes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are on Central Park West, in Chelsea and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
By
CreditColdwell Banker Warburg On the MarketHomes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Port Washington and a horse farm in Upper Freehold.
By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and
On the MarketReal Estate Agents Go Hollywood
Fueled by the public’s love of reality TV and desire to view luxury homes, real estate agents are chasing fame as fervently as they chase deals.
By
CreditAriana Drehsler for The New York Times
Advertisement
Ask Real Estate
More in Ask Real Estate ›Do Ground-Floor Co-op Apartments Really Have to Carpet Their Floors?
Carpeting rules are common. But housing laws protect residents with disabilities, to a point.
By
CreditNadia Pillon I Hired an Agent to Sell My Home. Do I Have to Pay the Buyer’s Broker Now?
The legal settlements roiling the real estate industry are changing the way commissions get paid. But the change could come slowly.
By
CreditNadia Pillon Can My Landlord Force Me to Use a Rent Guarantor?
A lease rental bond guarantee, which covers losses if a tenant fails to pay the rent, may seem unnecessary. But your landlord can require one.
By
CreditNadia Pillon Do I Have to Allow the Landlord to Do Building Repairs in My Apartment?
The law permits landlords to make upgrades in rent-stabilized units, but that doesn’t mean your rent has to go up.
By
CreditNadia Pillon My Landlord Says I Can’t Sublet My Apartment. What if I Do Anyway?
Rent-stabilized tenants can request to sublet their apartments in most cases, and landlords cannot unreasonably withhold consent. But what is ‘reasonable?’
By
CreditNadia Pillon
Living In
More in Living In ›Bernardsville, N.J.: A Gilded Age Enclave Looking to the Future
With grand estates and rolling meadows, this Somerset County borough has long attracted the wealthy. But now it’s courting younger, less affluent buyers.
By
CreditJennifer Pottheiser for The New York Times Ringwood, N.J.: A Rural Lifestyle 40 Miles From New York City
Residents say this northern Passaic County borough resembles the Catskills: “You’re in the country, and yet you’re not far from the city.”
By
CreditLaura Moss for The New York Times Brooklyn Heights: A Historic Waterfront Community Minutes From Manhattan
The neighborhood, known as New York’s first suburb, is a place where ‘people want to stay forever.’
By
CreditJanice Chung for The New York Times Medford, N.J.: A Rural Township With a Quaint Downtown
The Burlington County community often surprises new residents with its woodsy vibe: “It’s not at all what we thought of when we thought of New Jersey.”
By
CreditHannah Beier for The New York Times
Advertisement
Featured Properties
Advertisement
Advertisement
Featured Properties
Advertisement
Advertisement
What You Get$2.1 Million Homes in Massachusetts, Texas and South Carolina
An early 19th-century Cape Cod-style home with a writing studio in Provincetown, a 1939 cottage in Austin and an 1840 house in Charleston.
By Angela Serratore
What You Get$1.3 Million Homes in California
A 1926 Spanish-style home in Pasadena, a five-bedroom retreat in Lake Arrowhead and a midcentury ranch house in La Mesa.
By Angela Serratore
TimesVideoOur Reporter on Real Estate Reality TV
Fueled by the public’s love of reality TV and desire to view luxury homes, real estate agents are chasing fame as fervently as they chase deals.
By Debra Kamin and Karen Hanley
No Religion? At These Faith-Based Retirement Communities, No Problem.
Some communities with religious origins now offer spiritual programming as just one of many enticements, like the bingo nights of yesteryear.
By Tammy LaGorce
Warren Buffett’s Real Estate Brokerage Agrees to $250 Million Settlement
HomeServices of America, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the United States, will settle the claims brought by home sellers who said they were forced to pay inflated commissions, pending court approval.
By Debra Kamin
What you Get$1.3 Million Homes in Anguilla
A solar-powered seafront villa, a three-bedroom house with gardens near Shoal Bay Beach, and a presale in a six-home development opposite the Four Seasons Resort Anguilla.
By Michael Kaminer
domestic LivesRebuilding After a Fire. Are Things Really Just Things?
A writer reflects on what it means to lose nearly everything in a disaster, as she moves into a new home.
By Brooklyn White-Grier
The HuntOutside Atlanta, a Mother-Daughter Duo Wanted a House to Share (With Enough Room for Some Privacy)
Having poured thousands into an older house with maintenance issues, a single mother aimed her $450,000 budget at something newer and nicer for herself and her teenager. Here’s what she found.
By Frances Robles
On the MarketHomes for Sale in New York and Connecticut
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in New Canaan, Conn., and a four-bedroom in Chappaqua, N.Y.
By Alicia Napierkowski and Anne Mancuso
- On the Market
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens
This week’s properties are on Sutton Place, in Hamilton Heights and Forest Hills.
By Heather Senison
Page 1 of 10
Advertisement
Advertisement