Real Estate

Is Your Apartment Nice Enough to List on Kindred, a Hom...

Kindred is picky about the houses in the app in part to solve one of the biggest...

‘Weird’ Townhouse Gave Couple Chance at Realizing Brook...

Absent the detail of neighboring homes and only 12 feet wide, an 1899 building i...

A Race-Car Driver Cruises Manhattan for His First Apart...

Jaden Lander didn’t want to leave the Upper East Side, where he grew up, but he ...

$2.4 Million Homes in California

A Streamline Moderne house in Los Angeles, a contemporary home in Berkeley and a...

What Is a ‘Zombie Mortgage,’ and How Can You Avoid It?

After the housing crash in 2008, thousands of second mortgages became worthless....

$1.5 Million Homes in Antwerp, Belgium

A renovated three-bedroom townhouse in Zuid, a rustic one-acre farm in Rumst, an...

Interest in Home Coffee Machines Rising

Americans are drinking more coffee at home too, according to an industry report.

Crumbling Parking Garages Get a New Life as Luxury Housing

With sites for residential buildings in desirable Manhattan neighborhoods increa...

How to Choose Seeds With Flavor in Mind

Picking the right varieties will ensure you have tomatoes, cucumbers and other p...

$1.85 Million Homes in Montana, Illinois, and Maine

An A-frame in Whitefish, an Arts and Crafts-style house in Highland Park and a h...

Frank Gehry’s Forgotten Masterpiece: His Own House in S...

Using hardware store materials, the architect turned a pink suburban bungalow in...

His Weekend Cabin Turned Into a Permanent Downsize

After years of dreaming of an outpost in the woods, a former Microsoft employee ...

A Guide to Real Christmas Trees, From Fir Trees to Pine...

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Do...

Sea Ranch Let Her Feel ‘Life and Death and Dark and Light’

The architect Suchi Reddy designed a weekend home on a cliff in the famed planne...

Antique or Imitation? A Field Guide for Furniture Hunting.

From the joints to the fasteners to the finish, every piece of furniture offers ...

$4 Million Homes in California

A compound in Ojai, a contemporary home in Los Angeles and a Spanish-style house...

Trompe l’Oeil Wallpaper Is the Latest Trick to Elevate ...

Employing the technique known as “trompe-l’oeil,” designers have mimicked three-...

$1.4 Million Homes in Amsterdam

A triplex apartment in the Canal Belt, a two-bedroom loft in a former grain ware...

In a Brooklyn Apartment, D.I.Y. Holiday Décor That Cros...

The couple behind Ammor Architecture reference their Thai and German heritages w...

Does Your Building Have a Fabric Recycling Bin? It Should.

People often don’t know what to do with unwanted fabric items like clothing, bed...

Adding Vintage Touches to an 1800s Victorian

The designer Frances Merrill has outfitted the L-shaped kitchen in her Los Angel...

What Kind of House Does $975,000 Buy in Missouri, Flori...

A Tudor Revival in Clayton, a bungalow in West Palm Beach and an adobe farmhouse...

Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of T...

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet te...

270 Park Is a Bold Addition to New York City’s Skyline

The JPMorgan Chase headquarters at 270 Park takes the city skyline into new terr...

To Thank Their Parents, They Bought Them a House

As children, they watched their parents work double shifts and multiple jobs. As...

$1.8 Million Homes in California

Midcentury modern homes in Rolling Hills Estates and San Rafael, and a Spanish R...

My Condo Board Is So Secretive. How Do I Get More Infor...

You have the right to seek documents and records from your building. Here’s how ...

$2 Million Homes in São Paulo, Brazil

A modernist house in Alto de Pinheiros, an eight-acre estate in Campos do Jordão...

Trump’s Childhood Home Is on the Market for $2.3 Million

Also among November’s high-end real estate listings were Ozzy and Sharon Osbourn...

How to Decorate a Country Home for the Holidays

The designer Shawn Henderson leans into simple greens and vintage lights for his...

Hendersonville, N.C., Surrounded by Natural Treasures

“The City of Four Seasons” sits on the western edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Members Club for Antique Lovers Attracts a Younger Gene...

Fine Objects Society, a members’ club, doesn’t want to be dusty.

Inside the Home That Tells the Story of Sag Harbor

Once known as the “Unhampton,” Sag Harbor now has more in common with its neighb...

$425,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky

An American Foursquare in Pittsburgh, a Victorian-era home in Cincinnati and a r...

If the Neighborhood Was Good Enough for Jane Jacobs, It...

Not even Brooklyn could tempt Christopher Stone and David Fox to leave their sho...

On Maine’s Bailey Island, She Wanted Her Home to Feel L...

Natasha Durham, founder of a handbag company, wanted her architect to focus more...

The Secrets of a Location Agent for Movies and TV

The former television producer Wendy Prior Fentress finds the most important bac...

$800,000 Homes in California

A midcentury modern compound in Yucca Valley, a cabin in Cazadero and a townhous...

Can I Pass My Co-op Unit to My Partner if We’re Not Mar...

Many co-op leases allow for graduated levels of board approval for heirs who wan...

Sports Stadiums Add Exclusive Members-Only Clubs to Att...

Sports arenas across the country are opening members-only spaces for high-net-wo...

$790,000 Homes in the Dominican Republic

Two picturesque homes on the scenic Samaná Peninsula, and a four-bedroom villa i...

Is a Global Housing Bubble About to Burst?

It’s unlikely, according to a report by the Swiss bank UBS, but some markets are...

How to Keep Your Houseplants Anything but Basic

Rob Moffitt, founder of a Los Angeles-based botanical studio, exposes roots and ...

Why More People Are Adding Custom Drink Stations at Home

Customized drink stations are appearing all over the home, from the kitchen to t...

Making a Yard ‘Very Wild,’ Yet Still Fit for Entertaining

The architect Morris Adjmi made a steel stove and a fountain key elements of his...

Parents Use Decades of Home Equity to Help Their Kids B...

With decades of equity and their children facing a tough housing market, older h...

To Afford Manhattan, a Trainer Offered His Services

Rodrick Covington found his ideal apartment in Harlem, but it was outside his bu...

At First, It Was Just ‘Livable.’ Now, It’s Their Brookl...

Kwame Taylor-Hayford and Tamara Tribula, who own the fashion retailer August Mar...

$3 Million Homes in California

A hillside house in Los Angeles, a Queen Anne Revival in Healdsburg and a Japane...

My Landlord Is Trying to Cheat Me on a Lease Renewal

Owners of rent-stabilized units must follow the law when offering lease renewals.