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Start Small and Think Long-Term: Saving Energy
Get an energy audit. Check out the thermostat. Think about motion sensors. And how about sending the super to class?
Habitats: Where Punchlines Pay the Rent
This couple, both New Yorker cartoonists, live in a sunny three-bedroom apartment in Inwood with enough room for his-and-hers studios.
The Hunt: Shifting Priorities
With a child on the way, a second bedroom was needed, so this couple moved into a 1,000-square-condo in Williamsburg.
Streetscapes: A Walk Among Vanished Guideposts
A writer retraces his first brushes with the streetscapes of New York.
Mortgages: Reaching Out to Condo Buyers
Industry executives say the F.H.A.?s new rules will open an important lending option to condo buyers, especially those with weak credit.
Living In | Astoria, Queens: Everyone?s Invited to This Block Party
Having something for everyone is admittedly a cliché, but even if used sparingly it should apply to Astoria, Queens.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: K. Thomas Elghanayan
Mr. Elghanayan, 64, is the chairman of TF Cornerstone.
On Location: A White Cavern in Morocco
Outside, Emma Wilson and Graham Carter?s riad blends right into Essaouira, Morocco, but not inside.
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Ecuador
Though predominantly a local real estate market, Cuenca is becoming increasingly popular with American expatriates.
Property Values: What You Get for ... $600,000
A town house in Hollywood, a house in Pahoa, Hawaii, and a converted 19th-century barn in Westport, Conn.
Asian Governments Indicate They May Take Action to Deter Speculation
As a tumultuous year for Asian real estate comes to an end, it seems regulators are likely to try to cool the market next year.
A Lowly Grass Moves Up
Bamboo continues to gain favor as a modern, eco-friendly material for construction.
Big Deal: Lots to Spend, Little to Buy
Brokers say more wealthy buyers have come back to the table, looking for fabulous apartments at a bargain. But there are precious few listings.
Big Deal: A Partly Cloudy Resolution
A developer of a new condominium in SoHo is declaring victory over reluctant buyers.
Big Deal: Princess Prevails in Duplex Wrangle
Princess Firyal of Jordan has gained control of the huge duplex apartment on the 30th and 31st floors of the Pierre Hotel.
In the Region | Connecticut: When Is a Big House Too Big?
The shoehorning of supersize houses into neighborhoods conceived as summer cottage communities has been a source of controversy for several years.
In the Region | New Jersey: No Coffee Breaks for These ?Doormen?
Hoboken recently got its first virtual doorman service, at the 16-unit Vesta, which opened on Observer Highway in September.
In the Region | Long Island: For Home Buyers, Sweet Incentives
A swarm of local home buyers jumped into the real estate market last month, taking advantage of low interest rates, depressed prices and a federal tax credit for first-time buyers of homes.
High & Low | St. Augustine, Fla.: History, Sun-Drenched
St. Augustine, Fla., the oldest permanent European settlement in the continental United States, was settled by the Spanish in 1565.
Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put
A program in Philadelphia has enabled hundreds of troubled borrowers to retain their homes.
Square Feet: Earning a Profit by Ending Energy Waste
A nonprofit lender?s new Green Financing Initiative offers mortgages or refinancing to developers who fix wasteful energy and water systems in apartment buildings.
Square Feet: Drake Hotel?s Prime Space Remains Undeveloped
Real estate specialists say the vacancy is likely to leave a gash in the middle of the nation?s costliest office submarket for years to come.
Resale: The Story Seller
With couches, tables and antique French lemonade bottles, the house stager Meredith Baer gives luxury houses the one thing they lack ? an irresistible narrative.
