
They Wanted to Retire in Lower Manhattan, but What Could They Afford?
After passing on the Upper East Side, a couple ventured down to Battery Park City in search of a studio or one-bedroom for less than $600,000.
After passing on the Upper East Side, a couple ventured down to Battery Park City in search of a studio or one-bedroom for less than $600,000.
Recent census data shows that owning a home that is considered affordable is impossible in some areas.
This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper East Side and the Grand Concourse.
Visitors lined up for hours outside an architect’s Minetta Lane mansion to get an up-close look at a decade-long restoration.
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Mamaroneck and a five-bedroom in Brookfield.
A sign posted in the lobby of an apartment building listed “immigration” alongside crimes it said should be reported to a tip line, state officials said.
A housing and infrastructure plan has been proposed to address longstanding problems in the Hole, a poor and flood-prone area on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
The architect Jennifer Kell and Dominic Surprenant, a retired lawyer, hired the firm Lake Flato to design a home with multiple structures in Malibu, Calif.
A 19th-century farmhouse in Fayetteville, a Spanish-style house in SeaTac and a rowhouse in Washington.
Tree pits — those tiny patches of land beloved by dogs — have become unexpected canvases for some of the city’s most creative (and comedic) street art.
The average agent in the United States makes far less than the moneyed salespeople you see on reality TV. But a rare few have won the cutthroat game of real estate in real life.
Jamie Lenore McKillop turned her bathroom into a sanctuary with ceramic blue tiles, a refinished vanity and a tray table made for bathtub movie watching.
Rent-stabilized apartments offer a more affordable solution but are more likely than others to have poor conditions, creating an uncomfortable choice.
Por fin puedo permitirme vivir en la zona que antes solo soñaba con llamar hogar. Pero estoy indeciso.
For many young Chinese, the relentless pressure to succeed has given way to a new minimalist lifestyle known as lying flat. We followed Tom Jia, a popular influencer who left his demanding job in Shenzhen to travel across China in search of the country’s most affordable — and least stressful — places to live.
An Arts and Crafts-style house in Los Angeles, a wood house with a cottage in Big Sur and a midcentury modern home in Ojai.
Dimitrios Petsas never once considered living north of Bleecker Street, let alone outside of the city — until a tiny, furry creature came along.
Ventfort Hall, an 1893 mansion built for J.P. Morgan’s sister, was in disrepair. The living and the dead teamed up to save it.
At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
I can finally afford to live in the area I once only dreamed of calling home. But I’m torn.
Landlords who require renters to use an electronic payment system are breaking the law.
When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.
Known for her roles in film, the actress built a second act off-screen, turning the homes she renovated into another stage.
An apartment in a historic villa, a renovated farmhouse south of the city center and a maisonette near the Arno River.
After the death of her husband, Richard Cohen, last year the broadcast journalist has decided to move on from her El Dorado pied-à-terre.
The artificial intelligence gold rush has pushed San Francisco’s residential rents up by the most in the nation, as A.I. companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees.
To find a place with at least three bedrooms and some outdoor space, a couple had to look in New York “neighborhoods that aren’t so central. Here’s what they found.
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom townhouse in Pleasantville and a five-bedroom converted barn in Montgomery Township.
This week’s properties are in Hell’s Kitchen, on the Upper West Side and in Dumbo.
For at least a fifth of U.S. households, the increases have likely been financially burdensome.
The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021.
A Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Bloomington, a camelback-style home in Louisville and an 1880 house in Poughkeepsie.
Home to a cosmopolitan mix of back-to-the-landers, former loggers, 49er descendants, artists, musicians and mystics.
Stacks of Victorian-era photos, books and other documents discovered in Ohio have taken a winding path back to New York, bringing two strangers together.
Para los fanáticos de Halloween, la decoración no es solo un espectáculo, sino una oportunidad para llevar una alegría aterradora a sus barrios.
They hoped a smaller home would save money — but the reality is proving more costly.
Seeking a getaway from Toronto, a doctor and a software engineer built a two-story lakeside cottage that employs a “reversal of space.”
A bungalow in Los Angeles, a midcentury modern home in Santa Rosa and a Craftsman in San Diego.
The myriad styles and materials used for tile can make a space, not just bathrooms and kitchens, shine in unexpected ways.
After years of fires that left families tallying every burned toothbrush, a new law is requiring insurers to ease a grueling burden.
Landlords are required to act immediately when gas service is disrupted. That doesn’t mean they will.
Attorney General Letitia James of New York purchased the $137,000 home for a grandniece who needed tranquillity. Prosecutors say it is an impermissible investment property.
A storybook 17th-century cottage, a three-bedroom stone house, and a semidetached 19th-century home.
Dirty pastel colors are seemingly everywhere, in the luxury homes of skin care gurus, designers and even Prada’s runway show.
Households with three or more children have declined sharply in the city. Housing and child care costs are the big reasons.
As armies and revolutions came and went, neighbors became foes and families spoke different languages. Here’s how one small town stood at the center of history.
New York’s attorney general is accused of falsely listing a rental property in Virginia as her secondary residence to get favorable loan terms. She has called the charges “baseless.”
They show the promise of modular construction in response to housing shortfalls.
When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market.
It took a wealth of fortitude and a surge of generosity for one couple to find their forever home in the Bay Area. Here’s how they did it.
Private security, extra voltage and other considerations for going all-out this spooky season.
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Franklin Lakes and a four-bedroom in Rockville Centre.
This week’s properties are in NoMad, the financial district and Astoria.
Modern units are not only much bigger than older ones, but also more efficient.
The number of city households with three or more children has dropped by nearly 17 percent over the past decade as families struggle with the cost of child care and rent.
Many tenants have been annoyed that their rental units did not include refrigerators. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring apartments to have fridges and stoves, starting next year.
The artist’s 2012 documentary on a particular pursuit of excess arrives on Broadway when, she says, “we have gotten farther and farther away from the value of modesty.”
A 19th-century house in Richmond, a midcentury modern house in Hollywood and a Victorian in Pittsburgh.
Keeping leaves in your yard can bolster the number and variety of species around — and the perks go beyond just the fall season.
The creator of the craft fair Field + Supply, the designer Brad Ford, displays his love of handmade goods at his home in the Hamptons.
A local Y.M.C.A. branch in South Dakota partnered with a Brooklyn-based firm to design tiny homes as existing two-bedrooms swell with 10 to 15 people.
Facing a tough housing market, the Nguyen family went all-in on a mortgage together and made an arrangement with seven people ranging from 6 to 65 successful.
Proposed towers in Greenwich Village and on the Upper West Side have generated opposition. A tower on West 66th Street would be about 1,200 feet tall.
A ranch in Tijunga, a bungalow in Oakland and a hillside house in Silverado.
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build an Amazon warehouse in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support.
Landlords are allowed to raise the security deposit each time you renew your lease, but only within the bounds of the law.
Sanford Solny, a real estate investor charged with stealing properties in New York, was jailed this week for violating his probation.
A three-bedroom apartment in a 1902 villa, a 19th-century townhouse, and a renovated two-bedroom thatched cottage.
“It feels like a little house,” said Mr. Rannells, whose acting credits include the TV series “Girls” and Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.”
Whether you have Jimmy Buffett on your mind or the urge to take a class or two, we’ve got a community for you.
Several options offer different levels of independence versus care.
Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out living arrangements that are increasingly catering to niche interests.
After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $250,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.
President Trump’s tariffs on timber, wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets could raise the cost of building and buying a home.
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Pelham, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Sherman, Conn.
This week’s properties are in Murray Hill, Sutton Place and Park Slope.
In new luxury condos, the number of bathrooms sometimes exceeds the number of bedrooms.
In Houston, people are renovating their garages to make room for parties, crafts and football.
A farmhouse in Spring City, a midcentury modern home in Long Beach and a brick house in Portland
Michigan’s second-largest city offers big-city cultural attractions, outdoor recreation and affordable prices.
The filmmaker produced some of his most memorable works there. Also, the pop star Sabrina Carpenter reportedly bought a penthouse and the lake home of Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, is for sale.
A real estate editor assigned a reporter a quirky story on a colorful home in Queens. Then a criminal case turned up.
Mary Kathryn Wells and Chris Vinyard dealt with the “sensory insanity” of their open floor plan home by dousing it in bright colors and bold patterns.
An Italianate house in San Francisco, a ranch in Solvang and a cedar-shake cottage in Bolinas.
President Trump’s plan for import taxes on foreign-made cabinets, vanities and furniture is reverberating through the industry.
The city has enacted new laws to reduce the length of time for scaffolding and sidewalk shed permits. But you can take more direct action.
A rule requiring many storm-damaged homes to be demolished or rebuilt to the latest flood-resistant standards has exacted personal and cultural costs.
An architect couple, Carol Marra and Ken Yeh, used tile remnants and mismatched boards to outfit their energy efficient mountain dwelling.
For just under $2 million in the Spanish capital, buyers can find renovated two-bedroom apartments in heritage buildings and newer semidetached houses.
A couple combined their resources and senses of style to find a house that evoked the city’s rich architectural heritage — and maybe needed a little work.
This week’s properties are in Morningside Heights, Turtle Bay and Downtown Brooklyn.
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Darien and a five-bedroom in Bellmore.
When properties don’t sell, it may be time to get a tenant.
An 1800 house in Royalston, a 1920s cottage in Atlanta and a 2003 house in Iowa City.
The textile designer Rebecca Atwood went big on color, patterns and textures when her family moved to Charleston, S.C., from Brooklyn.
On the cusp of choosing the city’s next mayor, New Yorkers are taking stock of their town. But many are split on whether it’s back on track, or off the rails.
The 38-story building in the heart of Midtown Manhattan will be turned into 1,250 apartments.
Municipalities are encouraging office conversions with incentives and rule changes.
New York City was on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis. It has largely recovered, but has transformed into a place of greater extremes.
Whether you fled a crowded city or thought a puppy was the answer, the glimpses of another life we got during Covid have faded away.
Legislation would end tenant protections that were first put in place during the pandemic.
The pandemic upset a delicate balance of part-time and full-time residents in a community in the Poconos, sparking a debate over short-term rentals.
A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax increases of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.
Unlike most of his predecessors, he has had few accomplishments while leading New York City. But there’s still time to change that.
The city has rebounded from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in meaningful ways. But the recovery is incomplete and uneven.
Chastened by a series of economic downturns that punished the hospitality industry, state leaders are working to broaden the economy.
Gross domestic product expanded 5.2 percent, as China worked to export more to make up for weak demand, high debt and a steep property contraction at home.
The Federal Reserve’s relentless attack on inflation has jeopardized the housing market.
Everyone who relies on credit in America is confronting a new reality: Money will cost more for a good long while.
Federal Reserve officials forecast higher interest rates through 2026 this week, a sign that borrowing costs are not heading back to the rock-bottom levels normal before the pandemic.
Hace un siglo, un edificio bien ventilado se consideraba una buena práctica sanitaria. Pero cuando llegó la COVID-19, nuestros edificios apenas podían respirar. ¿Cómo ocurrió eso? ¿Y cómo conseguimos ahora que el aire fresco ingrese a nuestras casas?
In New Zealand, high interest rates have sent property prices sliding nearly 18 percent since November 2021.
A century ago, a well-ventilated building was considered good medicine. But by the time Covid-19 arrived, our buildings could barely breathe. How did that happen? And how do we let the fresh air back in?
Dr. Franklin and giving credit to women for their scientific contributions. Also: New College of Florida; Black unemployment; housing solutions; Covid risks.
The banking crisis may be just getting started.
Many of the nation’s major cities face a daunting future.
Facing an existential crisis over empty space, owners are trying to fill malls with residences, building on the live-work-play model sought by young adults.
New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.
Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.
What is it like to pour your life savings into apartments that might never get built?
The New York City Housing Authority collected just 65 percent of the rent it charged in the 12 months leading up to December, the lowest percentage in the agency’s history.
Federal guidelines require employees’ health information to be kept confidential. But employers also have an obligation to protect the workplace.
From Barbiecore to revenge travel, social media trends gave us a clear picture of the forces reshaping the economy.
Airbnb se ha convertido en un destino en el que estadounidenses y europeos encuentran alquileres de largo plazo en la capital mexicana, trastocando el mercado local.
American and Europeans are using Airbnb to find long-term rentals in Mexico’s capital, pushing housing costs higher and, critics say, forcing out local residents.
Years into the pandemic, it is still difficult to get a handle on what comes next for the economy by looking at examples from the past.
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be.
In a city of renters, the turbulent pandemic housing market is making it harder than ever to buy a home.
Puja Patel wanted her own apartment and wanted to be within walking distance of her new job as an emergency room doctor at Mount Sinai Queens.
Inflation-corrected prices may end up substantially lower as factors driving high home prices weaken with time.
In a rare act of defiance, people across the country who bought property from indebted developers are refusing to repay loans on their unfinished apartments.
A House subcommittee investigation found four firms were responsible for nearly 15,000 eviction filings while there were moratoriums on evictions.
More than 40 percent of the available units in Manhattan currently come from tenants priced out of apartments they leased in 2020 and 2021, according to a new StreetEasy report.
The project promises to update the notorious eyesore but critics of the plan are concerned about the cost.
And among those who moved out of their childhood bedroom, a third are spending about half of their monthly income on rent or mortgage.
Shifting demographics are reshaping complexes built for older Americans, who are looking for a variety of rates and services.
Many people changed where and how they lived, but “upgrading their policies for all of these experiences fell by the wayside,” an appraisal executive said.
Apartment hunting in the city has never been easy, but now the search has become seemingly impossible as prices soar. Readers told us about their pandemic housing struggles — and eventual successes.
Rarely have so many Americans gained so much equity in so little time, but it’s also inseparable from the housing affordability crisis.