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July
17


Image Caption: Wildfires in Ontario have led to poor air quality in major cities, including New York.

Wildfire smoke can contaminate the air inside a home, but there are measures you can take to make your indoor environment safer.

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July
17

This week’s properties are in South Slope, Washington Heights and the Flatiron district.

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July
17

An eight-bedroom compound with thatched roofs, a forest villa topped with solar panels, and a contemporary indoor-outdoor house.

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July
17


Image Caption: Lorena Waters finally landed her first home after making many unsuccessful offers.

Even as the market shifts to buyers, first-timers need to be resilient and flexible.

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July
16

Four-bedroom homes in Southold, N.Y., and Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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July
16


Image Caption: The national median price for a townhouse was $357,000 in 2025, according to Zillow’s research — $12,000 less than a single-family home.

They can cost less to build and buy, and often are easier to maintain.

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July
15

City dwellers priced out of owning locally look to vacation and weekend homes as a path to home ownership.

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July
15


Image Caption: Aimee Gardner and David Linnard on the front porch of their “Disaster Mansion,” which they bought for $53,500 and have been renovating for years.

First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y., tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.

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July
15

Historic stone buildings and a thriving restaurant scene meet the rural landscape of the Delaware Valley.

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July
15

A renovation aimed to honor a house’s past while evolving it for the future.

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July
15

A townhouse in Savannah, Ga., a condo in Providence, R.I., and a desert home in Tucson, Ariz.

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July
15


Image Caption: An LED strip light illuminates the ceiling behind a credenza.

Brian Messana of Messana O’Rorke selects some practical lighting and special seating in his upstate bedroom.

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July
15


Image Caption: Susan Deng bought her Brooklyn home in 2021 and has spent years dealing with various issues that were the result of faulty construction.

What New York homeowners can do before and after a purchase to avoid or mitigate shoddy construction.

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July
14


Image Caption: Greystar, the nation’s largest rental property manager, allegedly rejected renters with Section 8 vouchers at buildings including this one in College Park, Md.

Greystar turned away apartment applicants trying to use housing vouchers to pay rent, according to a watchdog group.

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July
14

An organic farmer reveals his system for sowing seeds, mapping crops and keeping your favorite lettuces, carrots and radishes sprouting from summer into winter.

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July
13


Image Caption: The Biebers’ open-plan living room looks out to the Hudson River and has motorized shades for complete privacy.

The pop star and his entrepreneur wife bought a condo in a luxury building on the edge of the Hudson River, and other celebrity real estate deals.

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