Fun Things Going on in March!
March 9th-17th: Denver Jewish Film Festival
A Little House With Grand Aspirations
When a neighbor left her a fortune, she didn’t buy a bigger house. She turned her cottage into a place where Marie Antoinette might have felt at home.
From an Unassuming California Bungalow, She Created a ‘Micro Versailles’
When a neighbor left her a fortune, she didn’t buy a bigger house. She turned her cottage into a place where Marie Antoinette might have felt at home.
I Want the House, Not My Spouse
Dividing the marital home in divorce can be a financially and emotionally fraught experience.
$1 Million Homes in London
A cottage in Nunhead Green, a two-bedroom apartment in Wapping and a three-bedroom duplex in Kingsland Basin.
They Wanted a Waterfront House in New York City for $450,000 (but Not for Themselves)
A couple loved living in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, so much that they wanted to share the experience with others. So they looked for a distressed property they could restore and rent to a low-income tenant.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Harlem, Chelsea and Clinton Hill.
Rents Are Flat — or Up, or Down, Depending Where You Look
Nationally, one-year rent increases have leveled out, but local conditions may vary.
Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut
This week’s properties are a two-bedroom in Pound Ridge, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Ridgefield, Conn.
My Neighbor May Be a Hoarder. How Do We Get in There and Find Out?
Respecting your neighbor’s privacy is a friendly instinct. But you might have to get aggressive to ensure everyone else’s well-being.
Secret Doors Are Having a Major Moment
Homeowners are adding hidden doors and rooms to foil burglars, eke out extra storage space and prepare for Armageddon.
$950,000 Homes in Maine, Florida and Washington
A cottage in Southwest Harbor, a two-bedroom condominium in Miami Beach and a four-bedroom bungalow in Seattle.
Green Architecture Hits a Growth Spurt
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.
Architects’ Los Angeles Home Embraces Tube-Like Design
A hillside home of Spanish architects has a skin made of colorful tubes.
You Don’t Need a Greenhouse to Grow Citrus Indoors
‘Lemons and limes are really great houseplants,’ said the owner of a rare-plants nursery in Connecticut — if you choose the right ones.
A New Initiative to Protect Black History Starts With Coltrane
The Philadelphia rowhouse once owned by the jazz musician will be restored through funds provided by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
How a Small One Bedroom House Became This Couple’s Dream Home
Even a quarter of a century ago, the one-bedroom house was a bargain in Los Angeles. Several renovations later, it’s the home of their dreams.
Home Sellers Claim Warren Buffett’s Brokerage Defrauded Them
A division of Mr. Buffett’s conglomerate was added to a string of defendants in an antitrust lawsuit that alleges brokerages inflated commissions that home sellers were forced to pay.
What’s Hidden in Woodlawn’s Mausoleums? Extraordinary Stained Glass.
Many artworks commissioned by the rich and powerful for their final resting places have rarely been seen by the living for the last century.
This Couple Won the N.Y.C. Housing Lottery and Their Dream Apartment
During the quarantine, a couple worked hard on an application for the city’s housing lottery, and their efforts paid off: a two-bedroom for $1,241 a month in Long Island City.
