If you’re trying to buy a home, the inspection should examine major systems in the home. The key is to take an active role in the process.

Rebellious jazz took flight in Harlem at Minton’s Playhouse, but it was nurtured on the tree-lined streets that gave pioneering Black musicians a home.

After selling the family home in Westchester, an environmental engineer looked to ‘start over’ in the city — with his 23-year-old son in tow. Here’s what he found.

This week’s properties are in East Harlem, the West Village and Mott Haven.

This week’s properties are three-bedroom homes in Merrick, N.Y., and Redding Conn.

Just 16 percent of homes listed in 2023 were affordable for the typical American household.

Two townhouses in the West Village, one owned by the producer Scott Rudin, are listed together at $37.5 million. They could be combined into a 40-foot-wide mansion.

An island retreat in Charleston County, a midcentury-modern home in Portland and an early 19th-century rowhouse in Philadelphia.

Blasting everything with one bright light won’t do. Here’s how to create a multilayered lighting plan like the pros do.

A Tudor Revival cottage in Carmel, an equestrian compound in the San Fernando Valley once owned by Patrick Swayze and a waterfront house in Huntington Beach.

After an unexpected breakup, a college professor explored the co-ops of Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil. Here’s where he landed.

Besides creating a nuisance to people, cats who roam freely can damage populations of birds and other wildlife.

A 1707 Colonial in Westport, an 1879 Victorian in Ocean Grove and a three-bedroom home in Santa Fe.

For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.

For years, the antique cottage off the coast of Washington had served her well. But with grandchildren on the way, she needed a little extra space.

The photographer traveled around the country, shooting the communities we live in, unvarnished and unfiltered.

Census data reveals the extraordinary growth of manufactured home prices since 2017.

This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Locust Valley, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Medford Lakes, N.J.

This week’s properties are in Lenox Hill, NoMad and Fort Greene.

The National Association of Realtors is facing antitrust lawsuits and sexual harassment allegations, and real estate agents are now looking for alternatives.