How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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Leda Athanasopoulou’s Patmos Home Reflects Centuries of History
As the island of Patmos continues to evolve, one local designer considers just how much of the past to incorporate into her home.
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What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump administration is considering letting them go private again.
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How Old Prisons Are Being Converted Into Stylish Apartments
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.
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How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More
Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
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Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates
The market perked up late in the year when interest rates eased, but affordability challenges yielded the fewest transactions since 1995.
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Spain Seeks to Curb Short-Term Rentals Amid Growing Housing Crisis
The country is at the forefront of a wider crunch spreading across Europe, and its prime minister has proposed a 100 percent tax aimed at foreign real estate investors.
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Divvy Homes, Once Valued at $2 Billion, Is in Talks to be Sold for Parts
The company, backed by high-flying Silicon Valley investors like Andreessen Horowitz, had promised it would reinvent the rent-to-own model and make it more consumer friendly. High interest rates and mortgage rates thwarted those plans.
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Loving an ‘Untouched’ Modernist House, and Then Getting Down to Work
A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.
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A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses
Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.
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When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
It doesn’t happen often. But when it does, some residents risk losing everything.
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How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House
With prices high, putting aside enough cash to buy a house can be daunting. But housing experts say there are assistance programs in all 50 states.