Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

Bees Do It. And So Can You.

There are endless possibilities for breeding coleus plants with wildly creative leaf colors and shapes. Home propagators can start with a windowsill.
In Brazil, a Family Found a Way to Live Together — and Apart

A furniture designer and her adult children share a modern mountainside compound outside of São Paulo.
Office Market Poised to Rebound as Work From Home Policies End

Sales of office buildings jumped 20 percent last year, and leasing activity is up, too. Companies are looking for more space as work-from-home policies peter out.
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.
Mortgage Giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Brace for Job Cuts

William Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is consolidating control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and questioning employees’ productivity.
Federal Housing Agency Braces for Deep Job Cuts

William Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is consolidating control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and questioning employees’ productivity.
On a Mountain in Utah, Modernism in Glass and Pine

A family from California embraced the slopes of Park City, and built a house in tune with nature.
Buying a Home? Without the CFPB, You Need to Be Your Own Watchdog.

The C.F.P.B. had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders. But with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, starting with shopping for the best mortgage rates.
How ‘Silo’ and ‘Paradise’ Envision Housing After the Apocalypse

“Paradise” and “Silo” have opposing takes on the future of urban organization, echoing the debate over America’s housing shortage today.
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Set Off Panic in an Unexpected Place: Real Estate

The president initially said his $5 million green card alternative would replace a visa for foreign investors that has become a favorite financing tool of major developers.
Inside Lucas Samaras’s New York Apartment

Lucas Samaras lived and worked in on the 62nd floor of a Midtown building, transforming the space into a creative retreat unlike any other.
How Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building

How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.