Three People in a One-Bedroom Apartment? They Found a Clever Solution.
Co-op rules meant they couldn’t add a second bedroom, so they came up with an elegant workaround.
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Co-op rules meant they couldn’t add a second bedroom, so they came up with an elegant workaround.
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Retailers like Chick-fil-A are opening smaller, takeout-focused outposts with little or no seating to complement their traditional locations.
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A four-bedroom house with a thatched roof, a turn-of-the-century rowhouse and a three-bedroom duplex in a converted grain distillery.
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With their lease on a Lower East Side apartment expiring, two software engineers wondered if buying made more sense than renting, now that the housing market wasn’t quite so frenzied. Here’s what they found.
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How Long Does It Take to Save Up for a Down Payment?
Facing high home prices and mortgage interest rates, many people need huge down payments to afford a mortgage.
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The High Line Opened 15 Years Ago. What Lessons Has It Taught Us?
The world-famous New York City gardens offer a master class in how to grow and maintain a naturalistic landscape. Here are a few takeaways.
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They Thought They Owned Condos. They Never Got the Deeds.
A tight-knit immigrant community trusted a developer as one of their own. But he pocketed the money, according to the state attorney general’s office.
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Another Real Estate Broker Steps Down in the Face of Sex Assault Suits
Tal Alexander, who rose to fame in the luxury housing market with his younger brother Oren, will take a leave from the firm he helped to create. Oren left earlier in June.
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An Orcas Island Home Was the Dream. Here’s How They Made It a Reality.
The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.
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$2.4 Million Homes in California
A Craftsman bungalow in Altadena, a three-bedroom condominium in San Francisco and a renovated midcentury house in Sausalito.
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What Is a Flip Tax, and Who Has to Pay It?
Flip taxes, also known as transfer fees, help co-op buildings raise money for repairs and improvements, and they must be described in your governing documents.
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The Spectacular Transformation of a Showman’s Mansion
The Harlem home of the circus impresario James A. Bailey is being restored, detail by detail, by a couple who are learning the job as they go along.
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A three-bedroom loft in an revamped factory, a two-bedroom apartment in a 16th-century house, and a detached villa in a leafy residential area.
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It Was ‘Love at First Sight’ in the Heart of Rome. But for Which Apartment?
A recently married couple moved to the Italian capital in search of a two-bedroom with a terrace in a central neighborhood. What would their $950,000 budget afford?
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When Your Neighbor Renovates, How Do You Protect Your Home?
A law exists to balance the interests of people who renovate their properties with the interests of their neighbors.
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Co-op Assessments: Do You Have to Pay What They Say?
Courts allow co-op boards significant power over building finances, including assessments — if the fees are in ‘good faith.’
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I Hired an Agent to Sell My Home. Do I Have to Pay the Buyer’s Broker Now?
The legal settlements roiling the real estate industry are changing the way commissions get paid. But the change could come slowly.
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My Neighbor Has a Very Annoying Emotional Support Dog. What Can I Do?
As long as this dog isn’t biting people, it’s probably not going anywhere. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to live with the noise.
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I Can’t Use My Co-op’s Keypad Entry on the Sabbath. Am I Entitled to a Side Door Key?
Because of your religious beliefs, your co-op could face legal liability if it fails to accommodate your request.
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Bernardsville, N.J.: A Gilded Age Enclave Looking to the Future
With grand estates and rolling meadows, this Somerset County borough has long attracted the wealthy. But now it’s courting younger, less affluent buyers.
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Ringwood, N.J.: A Rural Lifestyle 40 Miles From New York City
Residents say this northern Passaic County borough resembles the Catskills: “You’re in the country, and yet you’re not far from the city.”
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Brooklyn Heights: A Historic Waterfront Community Minutes From Manhattan
The neighborhood, known as New York’s first suburb, is a place where ‘people want to stay forever.’
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Medford, N.J.: A Rural Township With a Quaint Downtown
The Burlington County community often surprises new residents with its woodsy vibe: “It’s not at all what we thought of when we thought of New Jersey.”
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