Investment firms are buying and bundling contractors, leaving some workers and customers worse off.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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Does Your House Need a Name?
An increasing number of homeowners are naming their homes as a show of pride — or to make their guests feel as if they’re at a hotel.
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Builders Find Hardship in Trump’s Tariffs And Deportations
Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.
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E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
The agency has faced blowback from business leaders and Republicans over plans to end the popular energy efficiency program.
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The Odd History of the Rowhouse at the Center of the N.B.A. Betting Scandal
The Greenwich Village building has been home to celebrities like John Philip Sousa and Kylie Jenner — and, according to prosecutors, Mafia-controlled poker games.
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Why Is There a Wasp Nest In the Living Room?
These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design.
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Moving in Retirement? Here’s How to Minimize Regrets.
When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.
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Renting a San Francisco Apartment in the A.I. Boom? Good Luck.
The artificial intelligence gold rush has pushed San Francisco’s residential rents up by the most in the nation, as A.I. companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees.
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Lauren Greenfield, Bard of Excessive Wealth, on Seeing Her Work on Broadway
The artist’s 2012 documentary on a particular pursuit of excess arrives on Broadway when, she says, “we have gotten farther and farther away from the value of modesty.”
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Margs, Stars and Classic Cars: Surprising Retirement Communities
Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out living arrangements that are increasingly catering to niche interests.
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New Tariffs Could Worsen America’s Housing Crisis
President Trump’s tariffs on timber, wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets could raise the cost of building and buying a home.