Seeking city-style activities in a small-town setting, a young couple headed north out of San Francisco in search of a sunny place with character, preferably for less than $1 million. Here’s what they found.

This week’s properties are a five-bedroom house in Millstone, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Huntington, N.Y.

The interior designer Bunny Williams shares tips on how she styles the five fireplaces in her Connecticut home.

These interior designers have strategies for creating personal spaces for reading, whether it is in a dedicated room or a welcoming corner in your house.

Forced out of their two-bedroom rental by a new landlord, a young couple looked to downsize in Park Slope or Clinton Hill. Here’s what they found.

A three-bedroom house with a pool in Palm Springs, a cute Victorian-era house in Nevada City, and a three-bedroom bungalow from 1925 in Torrance.

Betti Franceschi has lived in her art-filled Upper West Side apartment for decades. In her latest project, she published a book of photographs featuring dancers from the New York City Ballet.

Transfer fees, a.k.a. flip taxes, typically fund upgrades and improvements in co-op buildings. But how much is too much?

“You want the street name to be something people would be proud to live on,” says one developer. But no bad vibes, please.

The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.

A one-bedroom with a showcase ceiling in Marais, a lofted three-bedroom apartment on Avenue Frochot, and a three-bedroom unit in the 10th Arrondissement.

Some people race to grab their packages before thieves can nab them. Others move to buildings with dedicated mailrooms.

This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper East Side and on the Grand Concourse.

This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in North Bellmore, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Sherman, Conn.

It’s beaches and water (and sometimes snow), according to a study that analyzed median list prices in every state.

Following a lawsuit, the National Association of Realtors was ordered to rewrite its rules governing agents’ commissions and pay $418 million in damages.

A five-bedroom Tudor Revival house in Detroit, a 1925 rowhouse in South Philadelphia, and a two-bedroom cottage from 1920 in Manchester, Vt.

Two designers created a unique home that they hope makes visitors feel like they’re in an alternate world.

A Spanish-style home in Los Angeles, a four-bedroom house with a detached studio in the East Bay, and a Craftsman bungalow in Sacramento.

State housing laws favor tenant protection, so landlords want to make sure that a new tenant will meet the lease obligations.