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November
5

Vanessa Sergeon loved her Brooklyn apartment, but there wasn’t much nature nearby.

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November
5

Over the last 50 years, homeowners associations have proliferated; over the last five, fees have soared.

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November
5


Image Caption: The pied-à-terre tax is intended to apply to New York City homes with a market value of $5 million or more that are not a primary residence.

When New York lawmakers passed a tax on $5 million second homes, opponents worried wealthy buyers would flee. So far, that hasn’t happened.

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November
5

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Oyster Bay, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Redding, Conn.

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November
5

This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Chelsea and Pelham Bay.

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November
4

Up for grabs: A Mediterranean-inspired house in Minneapolis, a bungalow in Fort Worth and a Craftsman in Atlanta.

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November
4


Image Caption: “What is special about this building is what happened here,” Angel Ayón, founder of AYON Studio, one of the architecture firms working on the renovation plans.

Plans emerge for the timeworn building that the Amsterdam News has called home for nearly nine decades.

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November
3


Image Caption: Defined by its black ornamental facade, this extension attached to an existing family home was designed for Thomas and Carmen Sigl.

An architect put a contemporary spin on the German tradition of ‘Austragshaus,’ and gave two empty nesters a place to live without leaving their family.

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November
3

A new book explains what it takes to grow a long list of plants year-round — from orchids to kiwi — and the structures that will help them thrive.

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November
2

This week’s properties are in TriBeCa, on the Upper West Side and City Island.

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November
2


Image Caption: New York’s tight rental market is compelling first-time parents to opt for equally tight spaces.

Amid a housing shortage and skyrocketing rent, new New York City parents are learning to embrace the squeeze.

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November
2


Image Caption: Tall native grasses turn golden in autumn near the back entrance to Will Kinsella’s Nantucket home.

Will Kinsella built a modest house on the storybook land of his youth, making good on his commitment to honor the terrain in the process.

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November
2

After finding an apartment in Forest Hills, three roommates don’t have to worry about making noise at night: Their neighbors are commercial tenants.

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November
1

Jeff Glover takes Glover Agency independent after 17 years with Keller Williams, telling Inman the move is about keeping Glover U broker-agnostic.

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November
1

Don’t jump straight to a price cut when you have a listing not selling. These seven strategies refresh your marketing and put it in front of new buyers.

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October
31

Owners should know that there can be serious financial risks if they don’t set a sustainable path forward for the building.

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