Real Estate

Trying for a Mortgage? Here’s How Much Money You Need to Make.

Qualifying incomes for standard mortgages on typical homes have gone through the roof. Especially in California.

If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)

These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either.

City Island: A ‘Little Magical Wonderland’ in the Bronx

This 1.5-mile-long island, with “a beach on almost every block,” may feel like small-town New England, but it’s part of…

$400,000 Homes in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana

A Craftsman house in Oklahoma City, a two-bedroom bungalow in North Charleston and a renovated 1850s cottage in New Orleans.

Is Roz Chast ‘Terrible at Decorating’? You Decide.

The New Yorker cartoonist has trouble making decisions about décor. Anyone who has seen the art collection in her home…

With Rent Out of Reach, a Back Seat Becomes a Bedroom

For a Times journalist, months of reporting led to surprising discoveries about the growing number of Americans who, amid a…

$900,000 Homes in California

A 1927 bungalow in Oakland, a two-bedroom condominium in Los Angeles and a mobile home in Agoura Hills.

I Live in a Subdivided Apartment and My Roommate Refuses to Pay Rent

Technically you’re not roommates, but the law could still work in your favor.

When You Think About Your Credit Card, Does a Fragrance Come to Mind?

Corporations are now mimicking fashion designers and hiring development firms to create a signature scent that clients won’t forget.

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties are a six-bedroom in Yonkers, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Livingston, N.J.

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