A lease rental bond guarantee, which covers losses if a tenant fails to pay the rent, may seem unnecessary. But your landlord can require one.

Private clubs have long shaped the fabric of New York social life. Many of them formed during the Gilded Age, meticulously designed to be showstoppers before Manhattan’s skyscrapers surrounded them. But in recent years, a new wave of clubs has proliferated, varying in price point, exclusivity and amenities.

Some people belong to multiple private clubs that have emerged to fill physical and emotional voids. Others belong only to Sam’s Club.

March's top sales include the former home of George Malkemus.

A one-bedroom apartment near the Trevi Fountain, a two-bedroom duplex on the western edge of town, and a spacious pied-à-terre across from the Basilica of Santa Cecilia.

During the Harlem Renaissance, some Black people hosted rent parties, celebrations with an undercurrent of desperation in the face of racism and discrimination.

Looking to explore a new neighborhood in Manhattan and create a better work setup, a couple embarked on a search for a prewar two-bedroom.

Real estate taxes on single-family homes increased about 24 percent from 2019 to 2023.

The estate of Maurice Kanbar, an entrepreneur, is selling his Upper East Side home. There is an art gallery on the first two floors and four vacant rental apartments upstairs.

This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Paramus, N.J., and Chappaqua, N.Y.

This week’s properties are in Manhattan Valley, Hell’s Kitchen and St. George.

Six home sellers in Missouri successfully argued that the powerful real estate trade group’s rules on commissions forced them to pay inflated fees.

After several lawsuits brought by home sellers, the rules around buying and selling properties are about to change.

A converted 1840 schoolhouse in Phoenixville, a one-bedroom condominium in Portland and a two-story house in New Orleans.

Your entryway has been working hard all winter. But it’s a new season: Time to lighten things up.

You won’t stop at just one, once you discover what they can do for your garden: “People get obsessed.”

Lawmakers say preservationists held too much power over decisions on whether buildings should be demolished and what should be allowed to replace them.

Dr. Nathan Connolly and the estate of Dr. Shani Mott, who recently died, will receive a payment from their mortgage lender, which also agreed to several policy changes to discourage discrimination.

Economists and real estate experts warn that changes in how agents are paid could have unintended consequences for people buying their first homes.

A two-bedroom condominium in San Francisco, a three-bedroom cottage in Los Angeles and a ranch house in San Luis Obispo.