Posted on : June 26, 2009 | |
Living In: Marine Park, Brooklyn: Block Parties, Bocce and Salt Air | |
In Marine Park, many residents are members of families that have lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood for generations. …» | |
What You Get: $1,150,000 Homes in Texas, Maine and Delaware | |
This week’s properties include a clapboard house in Wilmington, De., a contemporary in San Antonio, Tex., and a loft in Portland, Me. …» | |
International Real Estate: House Hunting in … New Brunswick, Canada | |
A weak Canadian dollar and retiring baby boomers have helped strengthen the housing market in the St. Andrews area. …» | |
An Island in Maine, Four Sisters, Four Houses | |
Christina Baker Kline’s parents inadvertently started a family compound when they bought a home in Maine. House by house, their daughters joined them. …» | |
Big Ticket: $21.5 Million for Three Bedrooms at One57 | |
A three-bedroom apartment on the 64th floor of the 90-story skyscraper was the sale of the week. …» | |
Square Feet: Chattanooga’s Innovation District Beckons to Young Entrepreneurs | |
Using renovated buildings outfitted with high-speed internet, the Tennessee city’s development strategy is designed to bring young tech start-ups downtown. …» | |
Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions | |
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York City. …» | |
What’s Selling Now: Homes That Sold for $700,000 to $899,000 | |
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. …» | |
What I Love: Leslie Odom Jr., of ‘Hamilton,’ at Home in Hell’s Kitchen | |
The Tony Award winner rents a one-bedroom with his wife, Nicolette Robinson, an actor and singer. …» | |
Shopping Guide: Trays | |
Tips on finding handsome and useful trays. …» | |
Ask Real Estate: Brown Water in a Rental | |
Water-quality issues; leaving a unit broom-clean; and possible tenant harassment. …» | |
A Very Tall Rental in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens | |
A Brooklyn building that got off to a rough start with neighbors has begun leasing. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan | |
This weeks properties are on the Upper East Side, the Lower East Side and in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut | |
This week’s properties include a five-bedroom in North Stamford, Conn., and a four-bedroom in Bayville, N.Y. …» | |
The Hunt: An Army Veteran With a Housing Mission | |
Daneilia Francis wanted to buy a two-family house in Brooklyn with an apartment to rent out under Section 8. …» | |
Living In: Stuyvesant Town: An Oasis Near the East River | |
Stuyvesant Town, and its sister housing complex, Peter Cooper Village, once provided housing for returning World War II veterans. …» | |
International Real Estate: House Hunting in … Lima | |
Home sales in Lima have been slow for the last year, with the higher end of the market particularly sluggish, agents say. …» | |
What You Get: $740,000 Homes in Santa Fe, North Carolina and Vermont | |
This week’s properties are contemporaries in Colchester, Vt., Santa Fe, N.M., and Durham, N.C. …» | |
Ask Real Estate: The Smell of Cat Urine From Next Door | |
A hygiene problem, damage from a contractor, and tracking work on a co-op’s exterior. …» | |
My Space: A Tour of John Derian’s East Village Bedroom | |
Like his home goods shop, the designer’s apartment feels antique and Old World, with nicotine-stained walls and layers of patina. …» | |
Modest to Majestic: A Look at Hillary and Bill Clinton’s Homes Over the Years | |
The Clintons’ shift over time from middle class to multimillionaires has been perhaps most pronounced in the places they have called home. …» | |
New York’s Stalled Residential Construction | |
Despite a building boom, some residential buildings haven’t gotten off the ground. …» | |
Closets as Big as Some Apartments | |
A must-have feature in some of the city’s most expensive condos might seem mundane in other parts of the country: extra-spacious master suite closets. …» | |
What I Love: Sara Mearns and Joshua Bergasse, Pirouetting on the 27th Floor | |
Ms. Mearns, the New York City Ballet principal dancer, and Mr. Bergasse, the Emmy-winning choreographer, at home in Lincoln Square. …» | |
New York Buildings With Communal Gardens | |
Some new residential developments are offering tenants space in on-site gardens, and at least one has created a farm on the building’s property. …» | |
What’s Selling Now: Homes That Sold for $900,000 or More | |
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan | |
This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, the East Village and Fort Greene, Brooklyn. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey | |
This week’s properties include a six-bedroom in Tenafly, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Chappaqua, N.Y. …» | |
Big Ticket: $32 Million Sale on Fifth Avenue | |
The chief executive of Loews uses a trust to buy a sprawling apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue, an exclusive co-op designed by Rosario Candela. …» | |
The Hunt: Their Favorite: A Bed-Stuy Two-Family | |
Seth Burroughs and Elli Papadopoulos searched for a home in Brooklyn. …» | |
A Prized Location, With Culture, on French Riviera | |
In the seaside village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a clifftop mansion with a distinctive blue roof has a magnificent panoramic view of the Mediterranean. …» | |
A Horta House in Belgium With Art Nouveau Appeal | |
A four-story house by Victor Horta, considered by many to be the most pioneering among Art Nouveau architects, is for sale for 1.7 million euros. …» | |
A Count’s Estate on the Outskirts of Barcelona Goes on the Market | |
A house in a onetime industrial colony in a Unesco-designated world heritage site still bears traces of the architect Antoni Gaudí. …» | |
A Small Corner of Mexico Is Experiencing a Rising Tide of Property Investment | |
In the Punta Mita resort and its surrounding area of the Riviera Nayarit, a new wave of cosmopolitan, higher spending residents has begun to roll in. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan | |
This week’s properties are on the Lower East Side, in Murray Hill and in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn. …» | |
On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut | |
This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Weston, Conn., and Atlantic Beach, N.Y. …» | |
Ask Real Estate | |
Answers to reader questions about real estate, home buying and renting, mortgages, insurance, leases, condominiums and co-ops and real estate law. …» | |
Living In | |
The inside scoop on New York City neighborhoods and beyond. …» | |
Tiny Home Test Drive | |
A night in one of New York City’s new micro apartments. …» | |
When Friends Buy a Home Together | |
With home prices so high, buying a place together with others may be the quickest path to homeownership. …» | |
Bidding Wars in the Suburbs | |
High prices in New York City are driving up demand in certain nearby towns. …» | |
Moving to the Bronx | |
The number of home sales in the Bronx rose 35 percent in the first quarter of this year, a far larger increase than in Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn. …» | |
Co-op Wars: Do You Dare Walk on the Grass? | |
A new generation of buyers at a Jackson Heights, Queens, co-op has won a nearly decade-long battle over access to the lawn. …» | |
Before the Trumps, There Were the Wendels | |
The Wendel family, bygone real estate tycoons, avoided publicity and luxury. Their refusal to sell property drove the city crazy. …» | |
Moving to Jersey City? Join the Club. | |
It’s a short hop from New York, and at the moment, it’s still less expensive. …» | |
The Art of Home Staging | |
The practice of home staging has long elicited strong reactions. But as staging has evolved, more real estate professionals stress its importance. …» | |
Brooklyn Houses Clad in Metal | |
Houses of steel and aluminum are sprouting in cool places, a.k.a. Brooklyn neighborhoods. …» | |
Supers Who Break the Glass Ceiling | |
Among over 3,000 unionized superintendents in New York City, perhaps a few dozen are women. …» | |
Checklist for Winning a Bidding War | |
Tips for navigating a fast-moving real estate market. …» | |
A Checklist for New Landlords | |
It’s far more than banking and rent checks. Here are some tips. …» | |
Essential Home Staging Tips | |
The pros share their strategies for making your home enticing to buyers. …» | |
Tips for First-Time Buyers | |
With the median price for a Manhattan apartment nearing the $1 million mark, buying your first home can be a daunting task. And don’t forget to add in the fees. …» | |
How to Improve Your Cellphone Signal at Home | |
Good cellphone reception is a must-have for many in New York. …» | |
The 10 Most Cost-Effective Renovations | |
Here are some simple home improvements that may offer the most bang for the buck. …» | |
Five Things to Remember Before You Renovate | |
A home remodeling checklist for New York apartment dwellers. …» | |
Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Listings | |
To get to Brooklyn, win the lottery first. …» | |
Five Manhattan Alternatives to Pricey Brooklyn Neighborhoods | |
Suggestions for frustrated New York City home hunters. …» |
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