 | How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law |
Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president?s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation. | |
| How to Choose a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Home |
Find an agent who has been working in your neighborhood, and don?t be afraid to ask questions. | |
| A For-Profit Path to Keeping Housing Affordable |
Housing groups attract investors with the promise of only modest returns so they can, in turn, keep rents as low as possible. | |
| Car Condos Give Your Vehicle Luxury Housing |
No longer satisfied by regular parking garages, some drivers are upgrading their luxury vehicles? homes. | |
| Pick Your Favorite $1 Million Home in Costa Rica |
In the running are villas in Hatillo, Punta Leona and Portasol. | |
| Compass Is Called Before Congress for Antitrust Concerns |
A House Judiciary subcommittee summoned Compass, the biggest real estate brokerage in the world, and the listing service Midwest Real Estate Data to answer questions about their partnership. | |
| Fair Housing Groups Sue HUD Over Funding Changes |
A shift in grant requirements would curtail fair housing investigations, according to a new lawsuit. | |
| You?ve Just Won? the Chance to Buy a House |
In a novel public-private partnership, a Chicago suburb raffled off the opportunity for local residents to buy houses below market rate. | |
| ?More Affordable? Doesn?t Always Mean Homes Cost Less |
By one real estate industry metric, places like San Francisco and Manhattan have become more affordable over the last 20 years. | |
| Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens |
This week?s properties are in Kips Bay, the Upper West Side and Whitestone. | |
| Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey |
This week?s properties are an eight-bedroom in Northport, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Kingwood, N.J. | |
| Even the Architects Said the Build Would Be Nearly Impossible |
An architect and his client overcame a steep site and regulatory hurdles to build a 730-square-foot house that hovers over the water in Sonoma County, Calif. | |
| A ?Disgustingly Beautiful? Glass-Brick Renovation Makes Its Mark |
A historic building in TriBeCa stood out for its short stature. A glass-brick addition was the unconventional solution. | |
| A Captain Calls This Yacht His Home. The Owner Is Selling It. |
Gavin Bladen oversaw the construction of the luxury catamaran Hemisphere and has lived on it for 15 years. When it changes hands, he may be cast adrift. | |
| Pick Your Favorite $2.5 Million Home |
This week?s properties are in Santa Fe, N.M., New Gloucester, Maine, and Lake Forest, Ill. | |
| Renovating a Century-Old House in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens |
The landscape architect Kate Orff and her family have created a habitat for wildlife, and themselves, in Forest Hills Gardens. | |
| How New York?s Historic Homes Freshened Up for America?s 250th |
House museums that predate the American Revolution renovated for this anniversary year. | |
| Is Post-Closing Possession a Terrible Idea? |
Sometimes sellers want to stay in a home for a little while after the deal is done. | |
| Why Is Syracuse, N.Y., Such a Haven for Legendary Writers? |
In the frozen shadows of shuttered factories, icons like Toni Morrison, Raymond Carver and David Foster Wallace created some of their greatest work. | |
| How to Keep the Air Inside Safe From Wildfire Smoke |
Wildfire smoke can contaminate the air inside a home, but there are measures you can take to make your indoor environment safer. | |
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