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Start Small and Think Long-Term: Saving Energy
Get an energy audit. Check out the thermostat. Think about motion sensors. And how about sending the super to class?
Habitats: Where Punchlines Pay the Rent
This couple, both New Yorker cartoonists, live in a sunny three-bedroom apartment in Inwood with enough room for his-and-hers studios.
The Hunt: Shifting Priorities
With a child on the way, a second bedroom was needed, so this couple moved into a 1,000-square-condo in Williamsburg.
Streetscapes: A Walk Among Vanished Guideposts
A writer retraces his first brushes with the streetscapes of New York.
Mortgages: Reaching Out to Condo Buyers
Industry executives say the F.H.A.?s new rules will open an important lending option to condo buyers, especially those with weak credit.
Living In | Astoria, Queens: Everyone?s Invited to This Block Party
Having something for everyone is admittedly a cliché, but even if used sparingly it should apply to Astoria, Queens.
Go Ahead and Yell. He?s Everyone?s Punching Bag.
Day in, day out, Norman Radow deals with the unpleasantries of the real estate mess. He works for lenders to revive developments gone awry.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: K. Thomas Elghanayan
Mr. Elghanayan, 64, is the chairman of TF Cornerstone.
On Location: A White Cavern in Morocco
Outside, Emma Wilson and Graham Carter?s riad blends right into Essaouira, Morocco, but not inside.
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... Ecuador
Though predominantly a local real estate market, Cuenca is becoming increasingly popular with American expatriates.
Property Values: What You Get for ... $600,000
A town house in Hollywood, a house in Pahoa, Hawaii, and a converted 19th-century barn in Westport, Conn.
Asian Governments Indicate They May Take Action to Deter Speculation
As a tumultuous year for Asian real estate comes to an end, it seems regulators are likely to try to cool the market next year.
A Lowly Grass Moves Up
Bamboo continues to gain favor as a modern, eco-friendly material for construction.
Big Deal: Lots to Spend, Little to Buy
Brokers say more wealthy buyers have come back to the table, looking for fabulous apartments at a bargain. But there are precious few listings.
Big Deal: A Partly Cloudy Resolution
A developer of a new condominium in SoHo is declaring victory over reluctant buyers.
Big Deal: Princess Prevails in Duplex Wrangle
Princess Firyal of Jordan has gained control of the huge duplex apartment on the 30th and 31st floors of the Pierre Hotel.
In the Region | Connecticut: When Is a Big House Too Big?
The shoehorning of supersize houses into neighborhoods conceived as summer cottage communities has been a source of controversy for several years.
In the Region | New Jersey: No Coffee Breaks for These ?Doormen?
Hoboken recently got its first virtual doorman service, at the 16-unit Vesta, which opened on Observer Highway in September.
In the Region | Long Island: For Home Buyers, Sweet Incentives
A swarm of local home buyers jumped into the real estate market last month, taking advantage of low interest rates, depressed prices and a federal tax credit for first-time buyers of homes.
High & Low | St. Augustine, Fla.: History, Sun-Drenched
St. Augustine, Fla., the oldest permanent European settlement in the continental United States, was settled by the Spanish in 1565.
Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put
A program in Philadelphia has enabled hundreds of troubled borrowers to retain their homes.
Square Feet: Earning a Profit by Ending Energy Waste
A nonprofit lender?s new Green Financing Initiative offers mortgages or refinancing to developers who fix wasteful energy and water systems in apartment buildings.
Square Feet: Drake Hotel?s Prime Space Remains Undeveloped
Real estate specialists say the vacancy is likely to leave a gash in the middle of the nation?s costliest office submarket for years to come.
Resale: The Story Seller
With couches, tables and antique French lemonade bottles, the house stager Meredith Baer gives luxury houses the one thing they lack ? an irresistible narrative.
