Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Archives

Who’s More Likely to D.I.Y.?

Being a homeowner means taking on projects big and small, long-planned and unexpected. But will you do-it-yourself, or will you find that the job is…

adminJune 20, 2025

Architecture

‘By Chance, Did You Win a Cottage in Ireland?’

Kathleen Spangler has had a busy year.Last October, Ms. Spangler, a 29-year-old U.S. Marine Corps officer, applied for her Irish citizenship through lineage on her…

adminJune 17, 2025

Architecture

$365,000 Homes in Texas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania

Elgin, Texas | $360,000A 1931 bungalow on 0.4 acresThis three-bedroom, two-bathroom house is a few blocks from Elgin’s quaint Main Street, home to a classic…

adminJune 11, 2025

Architecture

Alexander Brothers Accused of Sex Crimes Against Another Woman

Charges of sex trafficking and abuse against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have expanded again, and now include seven victims, according to…

adminJune 10, 2025

Architecture

A SoHo Studio to Enchant a Bride and Her Entourage

Up-and-coming designers who need to work with employees and clients might require multiple spaces: a home, a studio, a showroom, maybe even a place to…

adminJune 10, 2025

Architecture

In This Designer’s Hands, Art Deco Feels Contemporary

By the beginning of the 21st century, the Australian designer Greg Natale had grown tired of quiet, minimalist interiors.“At that time in Sydney, we were…

adminJune 10, 2025

Architecture

The Co-op Said the Apartment Was Quiet. But My Neighbors Are So Loud!

Q: I recently bought a co-op in Manhattan. During the due-diligence process before the purchase, the co-op board assured me and my attorney that there…

adminJune 9, 2025

Architecture

Designer Nick Spain Embraces Femininity in His Farmhouse Living Room

When the interior designer Nick Spain and his husband, Michael Bolognino, were house hunting in the Berkshires, they yearned for a historic home with character.…

adminJune 9, 2025

Architecture

As Lives Changed, the House Came to the Rescue

For decades, Susan Herman loved her second home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., so much that whenever circumstances changed in her life, she preferred adjusting her…

adminJune 9, 2025

Architecture

$950,000 Homes in California

Carmel Valley | $949,000A 1964 A-frame cottage, on 2.5 acresThis two-bedroom, one-bathroom house is in the hills of Carmel Valley. The center of town, lined…

adminJune 9, 2025