Short-term rentals are taking over college towns, fueled by wealthy fans and investors who turn homes into hotels for a few weeks out of the year.

In Northern Ireland, one couple grappled with a problem familiar to families everywhere: How to get more space without spending too much money.

The actor Charlie Carver bought a 755-square-foot house, beating out developers who wanted to tear it down. Then he needed a designer who shared his eccentric vision.

A 1989 shingle-clad house in Bodega Bay, a townhouse in Santa Monica and a midcentury ranch house with a cabana and studio in Long Beach.

To renovate a market-rate rental, tenants must show that the problems violate city habitability codes.

A new study puts a spotlight on the challenges faced by female renters living alone.

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

This week’s properties are three-bedroom homes in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn.

This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, on the Upper West Side and in Hunters Point.

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and a six-bedroom in Hopewell, N.J.

A circa 1720 stone house in Kerhonkson, a 1912 Colonial Revival home in Wilmette and a 1926 Craftsman cottage in Seattle.

A Craftsman bungalow in Salt Lake City, a Victorian in Des Moines and a 1910 home in Peabody.

A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.

Fire-engine red, cobalt blue and a futuristic vibe: There’s nothing indistinct or ambiguous about this Manhattan condominium.

In his new memoir, “Uncross Your Legs,” a 95-year-old designer chronicles a lifetime of adventures in apparel (and out).

A family of four lived in a tiny apartment while they looked for something bigger. They bought a place, but it needed work. So it’s back to a small rental.

A 1906 Craftsman house in San Anselmo, a 1936 Tudor Revival home in San Diego and a 1970 farmhouse in Santa Ynez.

Hip-hop got its start in a Bronx apartment building 50 years ago. The concept of home has been at the center of the genre ever since.

“We’re pretty much doing a bunk room in every house we work on.” Here’s how they do it.

With the proceeds from an apartment sale and a dream of making wine in Napa Valley, a buyer looked for an investment property to make her money grow.