What Does It Mean to Rebuild After a House Fire?
A writer reflects on what it means to lose nearly everything in a disaster, as she moves into a new home.
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They Found a Tiny Home in the Catskills: an Original Bolt-Together House
The tiny cabin, one of the few extant examples of a popular 1970s design, had no heat or toilet. But it was theirs for $85,000.
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A Duplex on Central Park Is Listed for $8.75 Million
The apartment, at 101 Central Park West, was bought in 1976 by Irwin Segelstein of Columbia Records and is on the market for the first time in nearly half a century.
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$850,000 Homes in Lisbon, Portugal
A townhouse in Belém, an apartment with a balcony in Santos and an apartment on a plaza in Alfama.
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A 1970s Office Building’s New Life as a Rental
Pearl House, at 160 Water Street, is designed to bring personality to its neighborhood — whether you think that’s FiDi or the Seaport.
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Celebrity Realtors From Shows Like ‘Buying Beverly Hills’ Rise to New Heights
Fueled by the public’s love of reality TV and desire to view luxury homes, real estate agents are chasing fame as fervently as they chase deals.
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Home Sales and Capital Gains Tax
Thanks to huge increases in values, with home sellers making double or triple what they paid, more sales are triggering the capital gains tax.
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Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Port Washington and a horse farm in Upper Freehold.
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Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are on Central Park West, in Chelsea and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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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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$2.1 Million Homes in Massachusetts, Texas and South Carolina
An early 19th-century Cape Cod-style home with a writing studio in Provincetown, a 1939 cottage in Austin and an 1840 house in Charleston.
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The 1981 Minnesota Ranch House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
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$1.3 Million Homes in California
A 1926 Spanish-style home in Pasadena, a five-bedroom retreat in Lake Arrowhead and a midcentury ranch house in La Mesa.
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Quiz: Is This Real Donald Judd Furniture or a Knockoff?
It’s not that easy to tell fake Donald Judd furniture from the real thing. See if you can do a better job than Kim Kardashian.
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A Return to New York and, Finally, an Apartment She Can Afford
After moving 10 times in 10 years, a woman found that a little luck was the best companion for a lot of hard work. She won a studio in a lottery on her fifth try.
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