Where Do the Gardeners You Admire Turn for Advice? To These Newsletters.
A horticulture expert shares his must-read list.
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A horticulture expert shares his must-read list.
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“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.
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A woman with a young son started looking for a place before her lease expired, but even her most far-fetched solutions — Buy an RV? — haven’t panned out.
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A Tudor Revival cottage in Biltmore Forest, a ranch house and guesthouse in Boise and a 1991 home in Kent.
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S’mores Kits? Saunas? Short-Term Rental Hosts Scramble to Stand Out.
More hosts are fighting over guests, driving down prices and forcing the hosts to find creative ways to entice renters.
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After a decade in rentals, a couple hoped to strike the right balance for their first purchase on the north side of the city: ‘square footage versus access to coffee shops and restaurants.’ Here’s what they found.
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$1.8 Million Homes in California
A three-bedroom house in Calistoga, a Cape Cod-style home in Long Beach and a 1927 cottage in Mill Valley.
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V.A. Loans Don’t Cover Commissions. How Will Veterans Afford New Fees?
The V.A. loan prohibits borrowers from paying commissions to real estate agents — a rule that could put veterans at a great disadvantage when buying a house.
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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.
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There’s More to a Home Bar Than Liquor. Here’s What Else You Need.
An artful display tells your guests you care about them — and it’s easier to create than you may think.
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A two-level penthouse on the Athens Riviera, an industrial-flavored loft with Acropolis views, and a custom-built villa just south of central Athens.
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Do You Wish You Lived in a Low-Tax State?
If paying taxes every year makes you think about moving, consider the state and local tax burden, which varies from state to state.
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Yes, You Can Grow One of These Enchanting Potted Topiaries
You just have to follow a few simple rules. (Also, forget about going away for the weekend.)
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A Historian Makes Peace With Her Own History
It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.’
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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.”
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After decades in Arizona, a couple relocated to the San Francisco Peninsula, where they hoped to find a single-level home with no stairs and plenty of room to host family.
By Mark Kreidler
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Gramercy Park and in Long Island City.
By Heather Senison
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Mount Kisco, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Glen Ridge, N.J.
By Jill P. Capuzzo and Anne Mancuso
New research shows that the gap between income and home values has grown at an astounding rate over the past 50 years.
By T.M. Brown
Interior designer Jessica Schuster offers advice on how to set up a home bar.
By Tim McKeough
This week’s properties on Central Park South, in West Chelsea and Riverdale.
By Heather Senison
This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Greenwich, Conn., and Port Washington, N.Y.
By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski
A 1940 Colonial Revival home in Charles Town, an 1858 Greek Revival house in Holly Springs and a one-bedroom condominium in Washington.
By Angela Serratore
It has taken the historian a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.
A Brooklyn hospital is trying to evict employees and retirees from staff housing, as it struggles financially, but tenants fear they will now be homeless in an unaffordable city.
By Anna Kodé
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