Seeking more space for their growing children (and maybe a pool), a couple combed the San Fernando Valley for a single-family home they could afford. Here’s what they found.
This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, Kips Bay and Riverdale.
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom Tudor in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and a five-bedroom house in Cranford, N.J.
But the number of sales is also rising, according to a Q1 market report, seemingly unaffected by prices.
An Italianate home in Martinez, Calif., an industrial condo in Denver, and an updated farmhouse in Shelburne, Vt.
Soaring housing costs, with many homes nearing $1 million, have sparked an exodus from cities like Vancouver, and Canadians want their next prime minister to do something about it.
Soaring housing costs, with many homes nearing $1 million, have sparked an exodus from cities like Vancouver, and Canadians want their next prime minister to do something about it.
Offering up an element of surprise, bar cabinets are impressive, functional showpieces.
As the busy summer rental season approaches, The New York Times wants to hear your must-haves and absolutely-nots when you’re looking for a place to live.
With recent recognition from the Green Building Council, the 1,200-acre development is poised to welcome its first residential tenants this fall.
One of New York City’s minor yet annoying inconveniences is a line that forms when a restaurant or another business becomes wildly popular.
A Times reporting team is looking for reader input on how the reduction in the federal work force has affected the two Maryland communities.
A compound in Sonoma, a house with bay views in Tiburon and a penthouse in Santa Monica
After years of doing what she thought was expected of her, Cheryl Kaplan restarted her life and painted it red.
A new law that will require many landlords, and not renters, to cover broker fees is set to take effect in less than two months. It may change how New Yorkers move.
The house in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood had no working smoke detectors and was crammed with tenants, fire officials said.
Durante mucho tiempo, los libertarios han considerado la vida en el océano como la próxima frontera. Algunos hombres ricos quieren empezar a vivir bajo el agua.
Try seeking a resolution that treats each person in the conflict with dignity.
Jesus Jiménez, a New York Times reporter, goes to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles to look into the burnt lots on sale for millions of dollars. Several weeks after wildfires destroyed the wealthy neighborhood, homeowners are asses...
As Pacific Palisades residents clear debris from January’s wildfires, they’re wrestling with the decision to stay and rebuild or sell and move away.
Losing your home in a disaster when you’re at or near retirement age can derail your finances and jeopardize the funds you were counting on.
Una temporada turística que se extiende de octubre a marzo ha sido de todo menos alegre para algunos residentes de Rovaniemi, la “Ciudad natal oficial de Papá Noel”.
A couple wanted to build a house on a sloped lot in Washington State, but they didn’t want to cut into the hillside to lay a foundation. They found a better solution.
Muskoka is a popular ‘cottage country’ destination with 1,600 lakes, two hours north of the Greater Toronto Area.
The Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan was going to be razed to make way for affordable housing for older New Yorkers. Now the plan may be on hold.
After growing up in Beacon, N.Y., and drifting apart as adults, two siblings plotted their return — and brought their mother and kids along, too.
This week’s properties are in the financial district, Lenox Hill and Woodside.
This week’s properties are a two-bedroom lake house in Ridgefield and a four-bedroom home Bronxville.
Mark Zuckerberg’s political ideology and tastes have evolved. His real estate portfolio reflects the shift.
A fraction of rent-burdened households receive Section 8 vouchers — and they may not even be able to use them.
The head of a U.S. housing agency told prosecutors that Letitia James appeared to have falsified real estate records, a move that could be the start of an investigation of a key Trump adversary.
Designed to be an idyllic neighborhood more than a century ago, Forest Hills Gardens is now a hub for music — and noise complaints.
A rowhouse in Bordentown, a cottage in New Orleans and a Craftsman bungalow in Little Rock.
A city celebrated for its food scene also provides hiking, cycling and stargazing in the natural beauty of the desert.
A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official Hometown of Santa Claus.”
Las multitudes de turistas con destino a la Antártida han traído prosperidad a Ushuaia, la ciudad más meridional de Argentina, pero el auge también está poniendo presión sobre la población local y afectando al medio ambiente
Enter the L.A. Home They Have Turned Into a Gallery
Consumers may be unwilling to pay more for pottery, pillows and the other stuff that makes homes feel homey, leaving home décor store owners worried.
Alfredo Paredes showcases an easy lighting upgrade; monochromatic pottery; and a one-of-a-kind ceramic sculpture he got as a boy.
Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.
Public land is a promising place to build what Western cities need most and mostly don’t allow: homes and apartments for low-wage workers.
Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity to Argentina’s southernmost city, but the boom is also squeezing locals and stressing the environment.
An architect in Southern California wanted to create a larger home for her family. She was inspired, in part, by West African textiles and a dress she wore as a teenager.
Placing a preschool or day care center in a building can help sell the development to the community. It also makes the city stronger.
A hillside bungalow in Topanga Canyon, a unit in a Hollywood condo building and an oceanfront apartment in Redondo Beach
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is trying to stop a planned community near Dallas that has fueled anti-Muslim hostility and divided locals.
It depends, in part, on whether you’re protected under New York’s nascent Good Cause Eviction law.
When Lucas Kerr decided to revive the farm that had been in his family for seven generations, he chose to plant weed, grown in New York and sold to New Yorkers.
In and around the Victorian capital, buyers can find seaside vacation homes, converted industrial lofts, and historic homes on quiet residential streets.
New York City is facing a shortage of preschool programs. Real estate developers have discovered that providing day care in their buildings can be good for business.
His work on the interiors of the Time-Life Building helped set the tone for postwar office style and provided a model for the set of “Mad Men.”
Fortifying the American home has become big business, selling an endless supply of paranoia.
With about $750,000 to spend, a couple with a dream of opening a business for farm-to-table events looked at pastoral properties in New York, Vermont and Maine.
This week’s properties are three-bedroom homes in Glen Cove, N.Y., and Norwalk, Conn.
This week’s properties are in Carnegie Hill, Greenwich Village and Greenpoint.
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
Over most of the past decade, Millennials have purchased more homes than other generational groups. But not in 2024.
An 1875 home in Kennebunkport, a converted church in Thunderbolt and a contemporary home in Phoenix
The ecologist Douglas Tallamy says your landscape can help manage the watershed, support pollinators, bolster a viable food web, and sequester carbon.
A woman saved a decrepit building in the ’70s and turned it into, among other things, an art museum, an opera house and a jazz club. It is about to be listed for sale.
In the next 15 years, the New York area could lose more than 80,000 homes to floods, worsening the housing shortage, according to a new report.
It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future.
The financial decline of some of the city’s most popular clubs has put a spotlight on the realities of nightlife.
Thousands of working people in New York City now live in shelters, unable to afford apartments despite holding down jobs that pay them $50,000 or more.
A ranch house in Napa, a Streamline Moderne home in Pasadena and a townhouse in Oceanside
The reality of being a contractor includes labor shortages, brutal competition and low, low margins.
The metro region’s housing shortage is acute. But by 2040, dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs are likely to have lost thousands of homes to floods, a new report found.
A potential buyer confronts an unexpected monthly fee.
A block is more than just houses — it’s one of our most basic forms of community. This is the story of what’s lost when a whole block burns.
An exhibition honors Tapio Wirkkala in the context of the remote northern region that captivated him.
A modern farmhouse near Lac-Brome, a hilltop house in Racine and a sprawling home in Sutton
El año pasado, el gobierno español anunció que dejaría de expedir visados por inversión, con el fin de combatir una crisis inmobiliaria que había puesto los alquileres y los precios de la vivienda fuera del alcance de muchos españoles.
Shaking off first-time, home-buying jitters, a couple with a budget of just over $1 million searched for a two-bedroom with room for guests and their dog.
Municipalities are encouraging office conversions with incentives and rule changes.
This week’s properties are a modern four-bedroom house in North Caldwell, and a colonial-style four-bedroom in Great Neck.
This week’s properties are in TriBeCa, Hudson Heights and Fort Hamilton.
A midcentury modern home in Murray, a Craftsman in Birmingham and a brick rowhouse in Washington
The residency-by-investment program meant to stimulate the economy was so popular that Spain had to shut it down.
Take a line-by-line look at the estimated costs of building this four-bedroom home in Phoenix, Ariz., under President Trump’s agenda.
The inquiry is another roadblock to efforts by HUD and DOGE to slash funds earmarked for the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
When he was five years old, Malcolm Barlow arrived at a country estate in Pennsylvania to escape World War II. He never left, under circumstances he would not understand until years later.
Lamps in all shapes and sizes can be used to recast the feel of a room, brighten dark corners and illuminate your treasures.
La crisis de la ciudad española ejemplifica una escasez más amplia de viviendas asequibles que se extiende rápidamente por Europa y aumenta la desigualdad.
A couple and their architect friend built a family home that celebrates hyperlocal building materials.
A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood.
The size of the fund, which is run by the Vistria Group, highlights how investors see an opportunity to address the nation’s housing crisis.
Condos in Sherman Oaks, Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles
The Spanish city’s woes mirror a broader affordable-housing crunch spreading rapidly across Europe and driving inequality.
One year after a settlement, sellers and buyers alike say that some agents are using loopholes to resist change.
Asking pot smokers to better ventilate their apartments may not work in older buildings or ones with poor air circulation.
The coastal region in northeastern Spain has a long artistic and cultural heritage, as well as both modern and historic homes.
Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak. But even if it doesn’t, we’ve got you covered.
Leasing for defense and aerospace start-ups is up as global tensions and conflicts buoy investments in manufacturing.
The film and TV producers champion the importance of family, at home and in the media.
Students and neighbors are suing the school, magnifying the broader complaint that institutions stifle free expression when they restrict access to public spaces following protests.
Columbia University’s gates, closed in 2023 in anticipation of demonstrations over the war in Gaza, are at the center of a lawsuit. In an emailed statement, a university spokesperson said the school is “focused on ensuring that all of our students...
After decades of nomadic land-based living, a couple decided to search for a fishing vessel that could take them on their next journey. How far would $350,000 go?
This week’s properties are in Yorkville, the East Village and St. George.
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom house in Stamford, Conn., and a four-bedroom house in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Americans are staying in their homes much longer than they did 20 years ago. Especially in California.
Privatizing the government-sponsored mortgage giants could be a windfall for investors and raise interest rates for home buyers.
A Queen Anne Revival in Harpers Ferry, a condo in an 1840 house in Charleston, and a shingled house in New Bedford.
A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.
One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.
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.