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.
Andrew Robertson, who ran BBDO Worldwide for 20 years, and his wife, Susan, are selling their six-acre home. The asking price is $13.75 million.
A tour through the Fox News host’s New Jersey beach home
The administration simply needs to reverse some of its biggest policy items.
The proposed merger with Anywhere Real Estate would create a nationwide real estate behemoth.
Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.
Emma Kemper, founder of the design firm Emma Beryl Interiors, and her husband, Benjamin, bought a retreat from Brooklyn and undertook a complete renovation.
A Craftsman in Los Angeles, a farmhouse in Healdsburg and a Moroccan-inspired house in Yucca Valley.
A new program will put manufactured homes at the center of a statewide effort to make housing more affordable.
An assistant at the Shinnecock housing office says that perseverance and the personal touch, however unlikely, can work in landing vouchers.
Inexpensive airfare and a house swap made a last-minute family trip to French Polynesia an unexpected bargain, with funds left over for splurges.
Despite their high salaries, some tech workers, lawyers and financiers are concerned by New York’s rising cost of living, and are betting on Zohran Mamdani for mayor.
A co-op board can take action against a shareholder who has caused damage to the building. But it must follow its own rules.
A top-floor loft near the beach, a renovated 1950s apartment in a busy neighborhood and a penthouse with a popular beach at its doorstep.
From super glues and construction tapes to silicone greases and penetrating oils, we’ll show you how the professionals put things together and take them apart.
The architect William Ryall has designed a collection of homes in the hamlet of Orient on Long Island’s North Fork.
The sides of buildings have become an unexpected source of conflict as street artists, advertisers and residents debate what New York should look like.
A mother teamed up with her daughter and son-in-law to find a home they could all live in together — but separately.
This week’s properties are in Tudor City, the Upper West Side and Williamsburg.
This week’s properties are a Spanish-style house in North Caldwell and a townhouse in Rye Brook.
Thousands of dollars in potential tax deductions are available — but only through the end of the year.
Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
A Queen Anne Revival in Port Townsend, a Tudor in Briarcliff Manor and a 1903 house in Fort Collins
A landscaping firm in New York built an educational program to help gardeners make their landscapes more biodiverse.
The quiet farming and second-home community is undergoing a renaissance and has had an uptick in home buyers from Brooklyn.
Some residents of the Pierre claim that Howard Lutnick, who owns the penthouse, was part of a plot to sell off this symbol of Manhattan glamour and wealth.
Guests at runway shows and after-parties might find themselves at a members-only club, hotel’s presidential suite, high school or cemetery.
Inside the real estate scam that tore through a tight-knit immigrant community in New York.
Mortgage fraud allegations, like those President Trump has leveled against Lisa Cook, are hard to prove. A New York Times review of the holdings of other Washington officials shows how multiple mortgages can invite questions even when people act properly.
Though nearly dissuaded by the listing photos, a family made a Tuscan-style house into an indoor-outdoor destination inspired by their travels.
A midcentury modern home in Santa Paula, a Craftsman in Pasadena and a Mediterranean-style house in Sacramento.
In minute-long video tours of Florida real estate, Breanna Banaciski lampoons the rich — and the upscale houses she wants you to buy.
Tenants and landlords should take photos of the rental at the beginning and end of the lease in case a dispute arises.
A loft in Kreuzberg, an apartment in a snail-shaped building in Mitte and a maisonette duplex in Mitte.
A cabaret and nightclub in Bushwick amplifies Asian culture with moody music, cinematic interior design and drinks inspired by Chinese legend.
While working on villas in Costa Rica, the Czech architect Dagmar Stepanova “fell in love” with the country and decided to live there in a hillside home partially open to the elements.
Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control says two summer residents poisoned a neighbor’s trees so the couple, both Martha Stewart associates, could have a harbor view. They deny it.
As they eased into retirement, two empty-nesters toured some of Port Jefferson’s condo communities with about $650,000 to spend. Here’s what they found.
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Midtown and Far Rockaway.
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom house in Newtown, and a nine-bedroom house in Bay Shore.
One in five buyers would, according to a recent survey.
Lebron James, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Mbappé, Belinda, Ricky Martin y muchas estrellas más se unieron a la fiesta de Bad Bunny en una casa tradicional de Puerto Rico construida al medio de un coliseo.
Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler, husband-and-wife founders of the design firm Workstead, have filled their living room with “unexpected heirlooms.”
A loft with a commercial storefront in Ayden, a cottage in Houston and a Classic Revival house in Detroit
A traditional home built in the arena at Bad Bunny’s residency has welcomed dozens of guests, one of whom said it “feels like a Christmas party in a house.”
The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters.
The Kansas-born aviator was a heroine of the Midwest in her day. But her legend was forged in Midtown Manhattan.
A rustic cabin in Sycamore Canyon, a converted 1900s house in San Francisco’s Mission District and a private retreat in Sonoma County.
Two sisters were evicted from the 19th-century home after their father and older brother went to court.
Fitting into a small home means clever transformations, custom storage solutions, and often, bright pops of color. These homes do it all.
Micia Mosely founded a group to support Black teachers transforming schools across the country. She also tells a joke or two.
The measures could make it easier to build housing, but the City Council is trying to keep them off the November ballot.
A judge denied a neighbor’s petition to raze the Spanish-style hacienda, which the City Council had declared a cultural landmark.
Marko Banic first met NBA legend Kobe Bryant when he was playing for Croatia’s national team. Now he’s dedicating his new real estate project to the former Laker.
The rights of shareholders to transfer their shares vary from building to building. The answer lies in the co-op’s governing documents.
While the wealthy in the past favored more precious materials, pewter is making its way into high-end design studios and boutiques.
Tortola, the largest of the British Virgin Islands, offers waterfront homes with pools and guesthouses.
Jason Ballard, an entrepreneur who once thought he would be a preacher, believes 3-D printing is the solution to fill the affordable housing gap in the United States.
The City Council opposes the measures, which would curtail its power. The Board of Elections, appointed by the Council, could prevent voters from weighing in.
With five sons between the ages of 2 and 10, a couple needed to size up in Lancaster County. But they knew that anything they could afford would need a lot of work.
This week’s properties are in Chelsea, Yorkville and Crown Heights.
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Dix Hills and a three-bedroom in Hillsdale.
The number of millionaire renters in the United States more than tripled between 2019 and 2023.
A former schoolhouse in Canaan, a semidetached house in Columbus and a wood-frame house in Louisville.
Tending to a garden provides a lifelong education in science and wonder, if you get in the dirt and look closely.
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.