Consider loans with shorter terms and tactics that build equity.

Guided by the principles of Vastu Shastra, an ancient Indian philosophy of design, two first-time buyers searched the Brooklyn waterfront for a place where they could start a family.

This former manufacturing center in New Haven County is gaining popularity with New Yorkers, thanks to its affordability and access to Metro-North.

This former manufacturing center in New Haven County is gaining popularity with New Yorkers, thanks to its relative affordability and access to Metro-North.

An 1861 house in New Hope, a Craftsman bungalow in Portland and a converted 1794 schoolhouse in Greensburg.

The rural Dordogne department of France “remains the most sought-after of French countryside house-buying destinations,” agents say.

The invasive spongy moth and its caterpillars can decimate a garden. Here’s how to fight back.

Dismayed by overpriced Hamptons real estate — ‘and nothing was really what I wanted’ — she decided to build her own house instead of buying one.

Dismayed by overpriced Hamptons real estate — ‘and nothing was really what I wanted’ — she decided to design her own house instead of buying one.

A 1905 bungalow in Berkeley designed by the architect Julia Morgan, a three-bedroom ranch house in Los Angeles and a midcentury-modern home in Cupertino.

Why do you need a well-designed broom? Because you’re more likely to use it.

But everything is not as it was, with Covid both accelerating some nascent trends and pushing builders in new directions.

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

In an increasingly litigious conflict, the island’s residents are clashing over how to deal with the effects of climate change: Push back or accept what’s coming?

It seems simple enough to hold spare keys for tenants at the front desk, but if one goes missing it can create security headaches.

The back kitchen, in essence a pantry on overdrive, has become increasingly popular in recent years, according to architects, designers and homebuilders.

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom house in Fairfield, Conn., and a five-bedroom house in East Hills, N.Y.

This week’s properties are in Park Slope, East Harlem and Chelsea.

A Tudor Revival cottage in Dallas, a 1950 house in Minnetonka and an 1890 Arts and Crafts-style home in Branford.

Your return on investment will be affected by where you live and the scope of your renovation project.