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  1. A New Yorker Took Her $400,000 Budget Up to the Hudson Valley. Here’s What She Found.

    After renting for years in Brooklyn and Harlem, Rachel Watts decided to swap shared city apartments for a house of her own in the Beacon area. But how much house could she afford?

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    Rachel Watts with Winnie near the banks of the Hudson River. With about $400,000 to spend, Ms. Watts looked for houses in the twin upstate cities of Beacon and Newburgh.
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    The Hunt
  2. $700,000 Homes in Barcelona

    Two renovated apartments in the Gothic Quarter, and a one-bedroom unit in a historic building in the Dreta de l’Eixample.

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    What you Get
  3. My Co-op Neighbor Never Pays His Maintenance on Time. Can We Make Him?

    State law currently allows co-ops to charge up to 8 percent of the monthly cost as a late fee. But there are exceptions.

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    Ask Real Estate
  4. Which Cities Are Converting the Most Commercial Spaces Into Apartments?

    After a slight dip, the creation of new adaptive reuse units rose in 2023.

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  5. At-Home IV Drips Are the Latest Luxury Building Amenity

    High-end condos and rentals now offer the medically dubious therapy as a regular wellness practice, not just a vacation splurge.

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    At One Manhattan Square, a Lower East Side waterfront condo, residents like Joe Laresca can get IV drip therapy without leaving the building.
    CreditClark Hodgin for The New York Times
  1. Butterflies Know: These Native Plants Aren’t Weeds

    Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control. As one put it, “My prairie is my pesticide.”

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    Knowledge of native plants is increasing rapidly, said Neil Diboll, a prairie ecologist and nurseryman, “but they are still not your go-to plants” — although pollinators love them. Above, a monarch butterfly enjoys whorled milkweed (A. verticillata).
    CreditCourtesy of Prairie Nursery
    In the Garden
  2. $450,000 Homes in Kentucky, New Jersey and New York

    A two-bedroom bungalow in Lexington, a 1925 home in Blairstown and a Colonial Revival house in Buffalo.

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    What You Get
  3. An Independent Life of Flowers and Bible Verses in the Bronx

    A woman in a HUD-subsidized apartment in a building for older New Yorkers bristles at the notion that she would stay home and “watch these four walls.”

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    Molly Mungroo wants to keep living in her spacious one-bedroom apartment for the rest of her life, even though she prefers to not be there. “I’m not in this place most times. I’m out. I make myself active,” she said.
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  4. $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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    What You Get
  5. He Thought He Had Bought a Great Apartment. The Ceiling Held a Secret.

    A home buyer quickly found out his co-op shared something in common with Carnegie Hall, Grand Central Terminal and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

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    “This ceiling is like the beauty of New York,” said Frank DiLella, the host of “On Stage,” a program about the theater scene on Spectrum News NY1.
    CreditKatherine Marks for The New York Times

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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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  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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  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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  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
  5. 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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Living In

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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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  1. On the Market

    Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

    This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Port Washington, N.Y., and a two-bedroom in Guilford, Conn.

    By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski

     
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