How to Lavishly Decorate Your Mantel for the Holidays

The interior designer Bunny Williams shares tips on how she styles the five fireplaces in her Connecticut home.

A Home Library Can Tell Your Life Story

These interior designers have strategies for creating personal spaces for reading, whether it is in a dedicated room or a welcoming corner in your house.

In Brooklyn With $800,000 and Designs on a One-Bedroom. Which Option Was the Right Fit?

Forced out of their two-bedroom rental by a new landlord, a young couple looked to downsize in Park Slope or Clinton Hill. Here’s what they found.

$825,000 Homes in California

A three-bedroom house with a pool in Palm Springs, a cute Victorian-era house in Nevada City, and a three-bedroom bungalow from 1925 in Torrance.

An Artist Who Finds the Life in Everything

Betti Franceschi has lived in her art-filled Upper West Side apartment for decades. In her latest project, she published a book of photographs featuring dancers from the New York City Ballet.

Flip Taxes: What Can Your Co-op Board Get Away With?

Transfer fees, a.k.a. flip taxes, typically fund upgrades and improvements in co-op buildings. But how much is too much?

How Do New Streets Get Their Names?

“You want the street name to be something people would be proud to live on,” says one developer. But no bad vibes, please.

The Land That Allowed Ken Burns to Raise the Dead

The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.

$1.3 Million Homes in Paris

A one-bedroom with a showcase ceiling in Marais, a lofted three-bedroom apartment on Avenue Frochot, and a three-bedroom unit in the 10th Arrondissement.

How Online Shoppers Are Trying to Foil ‘Porch Pirates’

Some people race to grab their packages before thieves can nab them. Others move to buildings with dedicated mailrooms.

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx

This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper East Side and on the Grand Concourse.

Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in North Bellmore, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Sherman, Conn.

Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common

It’s beaches and water (and sometimes snow), according to a study that analyzed median list prices in every state.

Judge Approves National Association of Realtors Lawsuit Settlement

Following a lawsuit, the National Association of Realtors was ordered to rewrite its rules governing agents’ commissions and pay $418 million in damages.

$400,000 Homes in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Vermont

A five-bedroom Tudor Revival house in Detroit, a 1925 rowhouse in South Philadelphia, and a two-bedroom cottage from 1920 in Manchester, Vt.

The Future Is Eerie in This Queens Townhouse

Two designers created a unique home that they hope makes visitors feel like they’re in an alternate world.

$1.5 Million Homes in California

A Spanish-style home in Los Angeles, a four-bedroom house with a detached studio in the East Bay, and a Craftsman bungalow in Sacramento.

I’m Ending My Lease Early and Found the Landlord a New Tenant. Can He Refuse?

State housing laws favor tenant protection, so landlords want to make sure that a new tenant will meet the lease obligations.

Former Building Superintendent Charged With Stealing From Older Tenant

The super has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to charges in New York Supreme Court.

The Tallest Building in Queens: The Orchard in Long Island City

The Orchard, a rental tower with a dizzying array of luxury amenities, caps a decade of rapid development in the neighborhood.

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