A shingled home in Altadena, a golf-course retreat in Costa Mesa and a ‘Tree House’ in San Luis Obispo.

Start with the house rules, then consider getting a lawyer involved.

A New Jersey woman now lives alone part of the year on a remote island in Maine that Stephen King called ‘a novel here, just waiting to be written.’

The 1948 film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy celebrated leaving city life and spreading out in suburbia. Even then, it was a questionable idea.

This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Locust Valley, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Wilton, Conn.

This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side and in South Park Slope.

As housing stock ages in the coming years, homeowners could face challenges financing needed renovations.

For one couple, renting near a college campus in Bloomington, Ind., lost its luster after the children moved out. Would $300,000 be enough for a new house?

Relatively simple measures like thermostat control, composting and switching to electric appliances can make a big difference.

Or just start by planting a few pawpaw or persimmon trees. Chances are, you’ll want more.

An 1820 townhouse in Portsmouth, a 1940 home in Oklahoma City and a Colonial Revival house in Westbrook.

For two designers living in Brooklyn, meeting and marrying felt like destiny. The renovation of the grand apartment in France followed naturally.

At Maison Lune, in Los Angeles, you may forget you’re in a home — until you hear the sound of the clothes dryer.

A 1924 Spanish-style home in Los Angeles, a three-bedroom condominium in an Edwardian house in San Francisco and a hillside retreat in Monrovia.

Co-op boards have a fiduciary responsibility to take care of their buildings, but sometimes shareholders must compel them to act.

Word that the pop culture icon has left the fabled Upper West Side apartment building that she defined for a generation has sparked reflection on her impact as a resident there for 50 years.

Miranda Haymon, a theater director and writer, was able to make (and save) money during the pandemic. How far would it go in Brooklyn in late 2022?

This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in the East Village and Spuyten Duyvil.

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Redding, Conn., and a three-bedroom in Rye, N.Y.

A recent study tracked mold complaints in the city over the last six and a half years. So where is mold the worst?