Don’t Jump into Spring Cleaning. Take It Slow.
A writer discovers the joy of breaking up chores into manageable chunks.
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A writer discovers the joy of breaking up chores into manageable chunks.
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Though they don’t own their apartments, some renters are investing in the décor and design of their units to display on social media and are getting paid to do it.
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Looking to avoid the bustle of downtown, a first-time buyer sized up smaller single-family houses in South Minneapolis. Here’s what she found.
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This week’s properties are in Central Harlem, Midtown and Brooklyn Heights.
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A study of Zillow search behavior identified the most sought-after areas in the country.
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This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Greenwich, Conn., and a five-bedroom in Syosset, N.Y.
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And no, it’s not because it stinks like rotten meat. (Just for the record, they don’t all have a rancid smell.)
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In this ‘family-friendly' Union County township just 25 miles from Midtown Manhattan, ‘you’re going to get a little bit more for your money.’
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A one-bedroom cottage in Hope, a two-family home in Austin and a two-bedroom bungalow in Portland.
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In an earlier, dirtier era, a thorough post-winter scrubbing was a labor-intensive necessity. Today, the tradition lives on as an annual rite of purification and renewal.
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Jamila Norman — a.k.a. Farmer J from the Magnolia Network series “Homegrown” — has a simple home-décor philosophy: “I don’t like buying new stuff.”
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A family needed more space once their son began to grow up. The boy’s father, who has a long history with social media, decided to conduct the search online.
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A 1903 Craftsman house in Los Angeles, a Mediterranean-style home in San Rafael and a midcentury-modern retreat in Cambria.
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New York home sellers spend an average of three and a half hours researching agents — less time than they spend searching vacation destinations.
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For starters, don’t send any rent checks until you know exactly who you’re sending them to.
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Sometimes simply filing a lawsuit is enough to lure a person to the negotiating table. But you have to find them first.
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Everyone is entitled to live in an apartment free of noxious odors, but compelling a landlord to take action comes with risks.
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The city regulates noise, but it has to be ‘excessive and unreasonable’ to be considered a violation. You may need a more personal approach.
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Establishing whether noise is legally excessive or unreasonable is the landlord’s responsibility. So is making a quieter building.
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With more than 2,800 new housing units approved in the last three years, ‘Port Chester is certainly on the move.’ Not everyone is happy about it.
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With major highways running through it, the 38-square-mile township offers easy access to schools, shopping and medical care: ‘There’s something for everyone.’
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This Fairfield County city is working to shed its ‘rundown’ image, although progress is happening slowly: “The city’s turning itself around.”
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Natives and newcomers are transforming this Greene County town, with an eye toward preservation. (And they want you to know it’s pronounced ‘cook-SAH-kie.’)
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This Ulster County hamlet may not be as fashionable as some Hudson Valley towns, but it’s more affordable. And everyone turns out for the spring Duck Derby.
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