A horticulture expert shares his must-read list.

“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.

A woman with a young son started looking for a place before her lease expired, but even her most far-fetched solutions — Buy an RV? — haven’t panned out.

A three-bedroom house in Calistoga, a Cape Cod-style home in Long Beach and a 1927 cottage in Mill Valley.

More hosts are fighting over fewer guests, driving down prices and forcing the hosts to find creative ways to entice renters.

Carpeting rules are common. But housing laws protect residents with disabilities, to a point.

Interior designer Jessica Schuster offers advice on how to set up a home bar.

An artful display tells your guests you care about them — and it’s easier to create than you may think.

The V.A. loan prohibits borrowers from paying commissions to real estate agents — a rule that could put veterans at a great disadvantage when buying a house.

A two-level penthouse on the Athens Riviera, an industrial-flavored loft with Acropolis views, and a custom-built villa just south of central Athens.

After a decade in rentals, a couple hoped to strike the right balance for their first purchase on the north side of the city: ‘square footage versus access to coffee shops and restaurants.’ Here’s what they found.

This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Greenwich, Conn., and Port Washington, N.Y.

If paying taxes every year makes you think about moving, consider the state and local tax burden, which varies from state to state.

This week’s properties on Central Park South, in West Chelsea and Riverdale.

It has taken the historian a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.

A 1940 Colonial Revival home in Charles Town, an 1858 Greek Revival house in Holly Springs and a one-bedroom condominium in Washington.

You just have to follow a few simple rules. (Also, forget about going away for the weekend.)

It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.

A Brooklyn hospital is trying to evict employees and retirees from staff housing, as it struggles financially, but tenants fear they will now be homeless in an unaffordable city.

A husband’s sudden death gave a widow time to reflect on the designs of their second homes and how to make one on her own.