Plans for a tower near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a skate facility in Mount Prospect Park bring mixed reactions.

A young schoolteacher in the Central Valley plotted his way toward homeownership one move at a time.

Overall, prices and the number of sales remained relatively flat over a year, though a few neighborhoods saw big changes with just a handful of sales.

Take a look at some of the most high-profile real estate listings and sales in July in New York City.

This week’s properties are in Battery Park City, Murray Hill and Stuyvesant Heights.

This week’s properties are five-bedroom beachfront house in Brigantine, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

A Tony Award winner makes a home away from home in Manhattan.

A rural escape in Weston, an 1854 cottage in New Orleans and an 1896 Queen Anne Revival house in Ocean Grove.

There are some important things to know about dealing with stressed plants. For starters, don’t prune them — and don’t fertilize, either.

A man fled the country to escape political violence and seek asylum in the United States. He has made some inroads in New York financially, but he misses the family he left behind.

A three-bedroom home in Carmel, a 1915 house in Altadena and a renovated cottage in Newport Beach.

Condo boards have a duty to act in the interest of all unit owners. But if the board is controlled by the building’s sponsor, that could be tricky.

A fourth woman filed a lawsuit against Oren Alexander, once a star agent of luxury real estate.

In the country’s capital and largest city, buyers can find traditional villas, sunny condos and new developments in some of the most coveted neighborhoods.

The architect Winka Dubbeldam’s renovation of a nondescript 800-square-foot building resulted in a minimalist house with a maximalist sense of drama.

Two longtime Californians searched for a comfortable one-bedroom, with an eye on Central Park and Lincoln Center.

A recent report found that the youngest — and oldest — American adults are sustaining the demand for rental homes.

This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, the Lower East Side and in Astoria.

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

Tal and Oren Alexander, who had lifestyles as flashy as their real estate deals, are now accused of a string of sexual assaults.