When Stanley Brown heard about a recording studio for rent in Manhattan, he immediately took the lease — and landed a luxury apartment just across the river.

A 2017 residence near Manhattan Beach Pier, a rustic beach house in Bolinas and a four-bedroom condominium in an Edwardian building in San Francisco.

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

In a building evacuation, the stairs are a resident’s lifeline. New York is specific with its rules about their placement, dimensions and lighting.

Amid droughts and extreme heat, people are welcoming clover into their lawns, an alternative to the purely grass lawn, helping them save water and money.

In-laws typically have one of the most fraught family dynamics. What about two sets of in-laws living together down a hall from their children and grandchildren?

This week’s properties are in Dumbo, Lenox Hill and Turtle Bay.

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Pleasantville, N.Y., and a six-bedroom in Allendale, N.J.

Land parcels vary from place to place, governed by local laws and property values. But the largest lots aren’t necessarily where you think they are.

When a Long Island native and longtime Manhattanite gave up her Fire Island house, she went looking for a small apartment that could split the difference between beach and city. Here’s what she found.

Scotland’s home market is “cooling off after being on fire,” agents say, though demand for rural estates remains resilient to economic shifts.

A converted stone church in Rifton, a floating home in Seattle and a 1907 Tudor Revival house in Kenilworth.

The West Side neighborhood is the site of lots of new development. But housing is still slightly less expensive there than in surrounding areas.

The West Side neighborhood once known as the printing district is now the site of lots of new development. But housing is still slightly less expensive than in nearby areas.

This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you.

Here’s what you need to know from our team of Real Estate reporters.

In a ‘magical place’ in the Connecticut woods, one couple built a rural escape where the most fragile artwork is just out of reach.

A 1921 bungalow in Berkeley, a 1942 ranch house in Altadena and a midcentury-modern home in San Diego.

Sure, you can do without a long rug in your hallway or kitchen. But a runner adds comfort and style.

Local residents and elected officials are seeking to block large housing projects, warning that increased density could change the character of their towns.