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    1. What You Get

      $2.2 Million Homes in California

      A shingled bungalow with a guesthouse and a geodesic dome in Topanga, a Victorian-era retreat in Napa and a midcentury-modern home in Berkeley.

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      CreditScott Everts for Sotheby's International Realty
  1. Should You Put Money Into a House You’re Planning to Sell?

    Is your goal to maximize value by attracting many potential buyers, or to have a quicker sale that minimizes disruption in your life?

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    CreditNadia Pillon
    Ask Real Estate
  2. This Old, Old House: Would You Buy a 1702 Fixer-Upper?

    Many people dream about restoring a historic home. Lee McColgan actually quit his job and did it, teaching himself the necessary skills along the way.

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    Lee McColgan bought and restored an 18th-century house in Massachusetts.
    CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times
  3. The Futurist Living Above the Store

    Faith Popcorn blends work and life in her Upper East Side townhouse.

     By Joanne Kaufman and

    CreditPhoto illustration by The New York Times; Katherine Marks for The New York Times
  4. Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.

    Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.

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    The Brownstone Boys — Jordan Slocum, left, and Barry Bordelon — restore furniture they find in vintage shops, architectural salvage yards and among piles of trash on the sidewalk.
    CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times
    How To: Refinish Furniture
  5. Two Floors of a Century-Old Mansion Are Listed on the Upper East Side

    The longtime auctioneer David Redden and his wife, Jeanette, are selling their duplex penthouse at the Joseph Pulitzer House. The asking price is $6.975 million.

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    The great room has double-height ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace and three tall windows that bring in an abundance of natural light.
    CreditYale Wagner for Sotheby's International Realty
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  1. $800,000 Homes in Glasgow, Scotland

    A Victorian rowhouse in the Kelvinbridge district and two four-bedroom houses in the leafy suburb of Bearsden.

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    CreditRettie & Co.
    What you Get
  2. The Cities With the Most Dog-Friendly Rentals

    And the most popular breed and dog name in each.

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  3. Why One Man Runs a Tree Service That Won’t Cut Down Dead Trees

    Basil Camu is on a mission to save trees, even the dying ones. His unconventional approach: Let it be.

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    Very old trees may seem dangerously large, prompting calls for removal. But if they create no threat to people or property, and are left to decline in place, they contribute to ecological diversity.
    CreditLeaf & Limb
    In The Garden
  4. In London, a Houseboat Used to Be the Affordable Option. Not Anymore.

    With land-based home prices increasingly out of reach, more Londoners are taking to the water. But as the canals fill up, even this affordable living option is becoming less attainable.

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    There are more than 4,000 residential boats on London’s waterways — a huge increase over the past decade. The glut is being “driven by the housing crisis and cost of living in London,” said one local official.
    CreditJeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times
  5. $900,000 Homes in Illinois, North Carolina and Arizona

    A Frank Lloyd Wright house in Wilmette, an 1897 Italianate home in Wilmington and a renovated midcentury house in Scottsdale.

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    CreditVHT for Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty
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  1. 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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    CreditNadia Pillon
  2. 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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    CreditNadia Pillon
  3. 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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    CreditNadia Pillon
  4. 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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    CreditNadia Pillon

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  1. 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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    CreditJennifer Pottheiser for The New York Times
  2. 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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    CreditLaura Moss for The New York Times
  3. 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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    The Manhattan skyline and the rejuvenated piers of Brooklyn Bridge Park can be seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
    CreditJanice Chung for The New York Times
  4. 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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    CreditHannah Beier for The New York Times

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  4. What You Get

    $3.2 Million Homes in California

    A renovated midcentury home in Los Angeles, a hillside house in Sausalito and a 2020 retreat in Santa Paula.

    By Angela Serratore

     
  5. The National Urban League Comes Home

    The civil rights organization will anchor a sprawling mixed-use development in Harlem that will include a new museum focused on the American civil rights struggle in the North.

    By Mia Jackson

     
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  18. What You Get

    $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.

    By Angela Serratore

     
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  21. TimesVideo

    Our Reporter on Real Estate Reality TV

    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.

    By Debra Kamin and Karen Hanley

     
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  23. Real Estate Agents Go Hollywood

    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.

    By Debra Kamin

     
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  27. What you Get

    $1.3 Million Homes in Anguilla

    A solar-powered seafront villa, a three-bedroom house with gardens near Shoal Bay Beach, and a presale in a six-home development opposite the Four Seasons Resort Anguilla.

    By Michael Kaminer

     
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    The Gen-Z Advantage in Housing

    A study suggests that Gen Z has it better in the housing market than the millennials who came before them.

    By Michael Kolomatsky

     
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  34. IN THE GARDEN

    How Do You Turn ‘Urban Decay’ Into a Garden?

    Apiary Studio in Philadelphia works with whatever a site holds to create landscapes that match the city’s aesthetic: “gritty, punk, improvised, layered with history.”

    By Margaret Roach

     
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  39. What You Get

    $4.2 Million Homes in California

    A three-bedroom home in La Jolla, a renovated retreat in Palm Springs and an Edwardian house in San Francisco.

    By Angela Serratore

     
  40. Streetscapes

    How Eight Feet Jolted A $180 Million Real Estate Deal

    A landowner named Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont started selling plots of his Brooklyn land in the 1820s restricted by eight-foot setbacks still in effect today, rankling modern developers.

    By Jeremy Lechtzin and Aliza Aufrichtig

     
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    $1.1 Million Homes in Amsterdam

    A three-bedroom houseboat, a duplex in a 19th-century brick building and a renovated townhouse with a roof terrace.

    By Alison Gregor

     
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