That was the question one couple asked themselves on a vacation to the Massachusetts island during the early days of the pandemic.

The Miami neighborhood’s proximity to hip restaurants and shops and its relative safety from flooding have attracted investors and developers who are pushing out longtime residents.

A Spanish-style home in Los Angeles, a midcentury ranch house in La Jolla and a Mediterranean-style retreat in Palm Springs.

Legally, a developer doesn’t need to finish the common areas in a building to start selling apartments. But there is pressure you can apply.

Layering rugs is cheaper than buying a single large one, and cozier, too: “When you start layering rugs, it begins to feel like home.”

Cheaper than pools and more private than hot tubs, the bathtub is leaving the bathroom and has designs on your garden, or even your treehouse.

A step-by-step guide to mastering the art of layering rugs

A couple of newlyweds, with six grown children between them, wanted to combine their lives in a new Manhattan apartment big enough for family dinners. Here’s what they found.

A new survey tracks the number of construction cranes to gauge the pace of residential and commercial projects in 14 major metro areas.

The Bergen County borough has an unhurried pace and a multigenerational flavor, because many who were raised there never want to leave.

The Bergen County borough has an unhurried pace and a multigenerational flavor, because many who were raised there never want to leave.

The fashion icon, who died last year, loved to escape the city and deal with the world from his front porch.

In the last volume of his memoir trilogy, Marc Hamer explains why a garden is not just a place of work — it’s also a place of worship.

A Craftsman-style house in Dallas, a desert retreat in Pioneertown and a two-bedroom condominium in Somerville.

An electronic music D.J. wanted a home with 19th-century style — but the one he found had small, dark rooms that didn’t work for his young family.

The actress, a Tony nominee for her role in “Kimberly Akimbo,” has been the lucky occupant of a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan for 15 years.

Bonnie Milligan, a star of the musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” has been the lucky occupant of a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan for 15 years.

The insurance industry is reacting to natural disasters by raising rates, reducing coverage and exiting some markets entirely.

A new study shows that homeowners in California, Florida and New York are living in houses they cannot afford.

A couple felt obligated to take the first apartment they saw in a crazy rental market. Then they wanted to move again, but cooler heads prevailed.