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A Brooklyn Artist and the Possibilities He Seeks in Work and Life
After more than 40 years in a Williamsburg loft, Noah Jemison says the benefits of his tenure have come with a world of changes outside his windows.
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CreditClark Hodgin for The New York Times The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster
Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble?
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CreditFrederic Lewis/Getty Images Did King Charles Really Buy a $6 Million New York Condo?
The reports were tantalizing, but someone else was behind the expensive purchase.
By Rukmini Callimachi and
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$850,000 Homes in California
A two-bedroom bungalow with a guest cottage in Oakland, a townhouse in Novato and a renovated midcentury home in Los Angeles.
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Is Your Condo Board Falling Short? Here’s How to Take Over.
Building administrators sometimes fail to follow their own rules. Legal action is one option, but a more direct approach can also yield results.
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CreditNadia Pillon Ask Real EstateA Tiny House Reunited Their Family
“A lightbulb went on”: By building a stylish little A.D.U. in front of the main house, he realized, several generations could live happily together.
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CreditLeonid Furmansky Living smallRenting a one-bedroom near two hospitals left a couple yearning for some quiet and a bigger kitchen. Here’s what they found.
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CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times The HuntA two-bedroom flat near Castello Sforzesco, a duplex on the banks of the Naviglio Grande canal, and a three-bedroom in Milan’s historical center.
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CreditChristie's International Real Estate What you GetWhich States Pay the Highest Energy Costs?
A recent study ranked all 50 states based on the average monthly energy bill in each. Hint: It’s better in the heat than in the cold.
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Amy Tan Takes a Novel Approach to Bird-Watching: ‘Be the Bird’
In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing.
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CreditAmy Tan IN THE GARDENAfter She Lost Her Home in a Fire, an Opportunity Rose From the Ashes
The fire-resistant house she built in Napa, Calif., with the insurance money was “so different — and I like different.”
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CreditJoe Fletcher On Location$1.5 Million Homes in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
A 1735 stone house on 32 acres in Saugerties, a Queen Anne Revival home in Stockbridge and an early 18th-century farmhouse with a guest cottage in Collegeville.
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CreditThe Lillie K. Team at Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty What You GetMaking an Offer: When Is It Lowballing, and When Is It Just a Fair Price?
Prospective buyers should limit any offer to the value of a property as they see it.
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CreditNadia Pillon Ask Real Estate$3 Million Homes in California
A midcentury-modern house in Los Angeles, a three-bedroom condominium in San Francisco and a hillside home in San Rafael.
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More in Ask Real Estate ›When Your Neighbor Renovates, How Do You Protect Your Home?
A law exists to balance the interests of people who renovate their properties with the interests of their neighbors.
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CreditNadia Pillon Co-op Assessments: Do You Have to Pay What They Say?
Courts allow co-op boards significant power over building finances, including assessments — if the fees are in ‘good faith.’
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CreditNadia Pillon I Hired an Agent to Sell My Home. Do I Have to Pay the Buyer’s Broker Now?
The legal settlements roiling the real estate industry are changing the way commissions get paid. But the change could come slowly.
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CreditNadia Pillon My Neighbor Has a Very Annoying Emotional Support Dog. What Can I Do?
As long as this dog isn’t biting people, it’s probably not going anywhere. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to live with the noise.
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CreditNadia Pillon I Can’t Use My Co-op’s Keypad Entry on the Sabbath. Am I Entitled to a Side Door Key?
Because of your religious beliefs, your co-op could face legal liability if it fails to accommodate your request.
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More in Renters ›A New World Order for Renters? Well, It Worked for This Guy.
During the pandemic, a man realized he was free to work remotely in any city he wanted, in the U.S. and abroad. After moving a dozen times, he had a second epiphany.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times Looking for Friends? How About 23 Housemates?
An engineer who moved from London to New York was planning to live alone, but ended up doing just the opposite — and loving it.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times The Make-or-Break Question for a New Roommate: Do You Drink?
A Brooklyn woman who has been sober for three years needed a roommate. But alcohol would not be allowed in the apartment. Some people thought that was a joke.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times He Wanted to Go Back Home to the Hamptons. Could He Afford It?
A man who struggled to find housing in East Hampton has turned his experience into a podcast, and many of his guests are ‘navigating the waters of trying to make a living here.’
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CreditLindsay Morris for The New York Times An Independent Life of Flowers and Bible Verses in the Bronx
A woman in a HUD-subsidized apartment in a building for older New Yorkers bristles at the notion that she would stay home and “watch these four walls.”
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TimesVideoOur Reporter on the Ups and Downs of an N.Y.C. Landmark
The Chrysler Building is an icon of New York City’s skyline. But with ownership changes, a crumbling interior and newer, glitzier towers surrounding it, the building is at risk of losing that status.
By Anna Kodé, Farah Otero-Amad and Karen Hanley
On the MarketHomes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx
This week’s properties are in Turtle Bay, on the Lower East Side and in Kingsbridge.
By Heather Senison
On the MarketHomes for Sale in New Jersey and New York
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Nutley, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Thornwood, N.Y.
By Jill P. Capuzzo and Anne Mancuso
Did You Sell Your Home to Pay for Your Child’s College? We Want to Hear From You.
With the cost of college through the roof, some parents have sold their homes or taken out exorbitant loans to pay for their child’s degree. Share your story with us.
By Linda Federico-Ó Murchú and Rukmini Callimachi
Big TicketBig Ticket: N.Y.’s Top Sales and Listings in June
Take a look at some of the most high-profile real estate listings and sales in June in New York City.
By Vivian Marino
What you Get$600,000 Homes in Edinburgh
A mews apartment, a two-bedroom in a semidetached Victorian villa, and a three-bedroom in a rowhouse with a private backyard.
By Alison Gregor
How To: Arrange FlowersThe Simplest (and Cheapest) Way to Decorate With Flowers
It starts in your own backyard (or the tiny container garden on your balcony): “You can put a single bloom in a flower vase, and that is often enough.”
By Tim McKeough
The HuntFrom an R.V. to a Condo Near Washington: Which Was Better for Their Growing Family?
After spending two years on the road and having a baby, a young couple decided to put down roots just south of the nation’s capital. Here’s what they found.
By Michele Lerner
On the MarketHomes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Sutton Place, Gramercy Park and Flatbush.
By Heather Senison
On the MarketHomes for Sale in Connecticut and New York
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Weston, Conn., and a five-bedroom in Stony Brook, N.Y.
By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski
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