Coming Home to a Shipping Container
Eco-friendly and affordable, shipping containers are gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional houses.
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Photo CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times On the Market
Homes for Sale in New York City
This week’s homes are on the Upper West Side, in the West Village, and in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
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Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties include a penthouse in Hoboken, N.J., and a bayfront in Merrick, N.Y.
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The Most Pet-Friendly Cities in the United States
Where is the best place to have a pet? The country’s 100 largest cities, ranked according to how hospitable they are to animals.
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Living In
Photo CreditGregg Vigliotti for The New York Times Pelham, N.Y.: Close to the City, but With a Friendly Vibe
The oldest town in Westchester County, Pelham is a place where people know one another and “there’s nothing cookie-cutter” about the homes.
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On the Market
Photo CreditEugen Sakhnenko for The New York Times Homes for Sale in Toronto
This week we visit and review properties in South Riverdale and Upper Beach.
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What You Get
Photo CreditRobert Highsmith $400,000 Homes in New York, Missouri and Maine
A high-style farmhouse in Gallatin, a renovated 1892 home in Kansas City and an 1827 colonial outside of Portland.
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The Fix
Photo CreditMegan Cencula 7 Steps to a Clutter-Free Kitchen
What’s the secret to an organized kitchen? The experts share their tricks.
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Guide
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Buying a home can seem like a daunting process, but with careful research and determination, the keys to that dream home can be yours. We’ll help you along your path toward homeownership.
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International Real Estate
Photo CreditTuomas Uusheimo for The New York Times House Hunting in ... Helsinki, Finland
The Finnish economy has improved since the global financial crisis, and demand for housing is strong in major cities like Helsinki.
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What I Love
Photo CreditRobert Wright for The New York Times Moisés Kaufman on Marrying Art and Life
For a playwright and director, sharing an apartment with a husband who’s also a collaborator can get a little messy.
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The Hunt
Photo CreditSusan Fisher Plotner for The New York Times Searching for a Starter Home in Connecticut
All they wanted was a house with three bedrooms, at least two bathrooms and a big backyard for their dog — at a price they could afford.
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Renters
Photo CreditAlex Welsh for The New York Times The Life of a Live-in Super in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Tony Obey has spent most of his life within a few blocks of the large house converted to apartments where he works as the superintendent.
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Photo Credit Renting a Second Apartment for a Spouse Under Care
Exploring options for a couple who live in a rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper East Side.
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Photo Credit Facing a Brick Wall and Wondering How to Make it Bearable
A reader asks what can be done about a brick wall opposite a bathroom window.
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Photo Credit Vetting an Apartment Before You Buy
You can be alerted to some problems ahead of time by doing your homework before you sign on the dotted line.
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Photo Credit Why Does a Co-Op Ban Some Locks on Bedroom Doors?
The rule complies with city and state fire safety and occupancy laws.
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Photo Credit What to Do if the Super Gropes You
A co-op resident asks for advice about a super’s unwanted advances and a do-nothing board.
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Photo Credit Metuchen, N.J.: A ‘Doughnut Hole’ with a Storied Past and New Development
This commuter town has been growing in recent years, but it’s still the kind of place where if “you do something wrong, your mother finds out.”
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Does change spell gentrification in Alphabet City?
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Photo Credit Weston, Conn.: Quiet and Wooded, With Top-Notch Schools
With large residential lots and limited commercial development, Weston is more bucolic than nearby towns. And real estate is a relative bargain.
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Photo Credit Central Park South: A Frenetic Neighborhood with Calming Views
Once dominated by hotels, the area is now more residential, a micro-neighborhood filled with pricey condos and co-ops.
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Photo Credit Washingtonville, N.Y.: Reasonably Priced and Diverse
Where there once were dairy farms, now rolling, forested land and fresh development attract urbanites.
