Opinion | California Could Throw Away What It’s Won

A crazy recall process could lead to repudiation of the state’s policy successes.

How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding

Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts.

After Years of Failure, California Lawmakers Pave the Way for More Housing

To ease an affordability crisis, the Legislature voted to open suburbs to development, allowing two-units on lots long reserved for single-family homes.

Olivier Sarkozy’s Turtle Bay Townhouse Is Listed for $11.5 Million

The half brother of the former French president was renovating the house with the fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen before they divorced earlier this year.

New York City Rents Rise, Even as Thousands Struggle to Pay

One report found that rents in the city were now the highest in the nation, surpassing San Francisco. At the same time, tens of thousands of people are millions of dollars behind on rent.

A Derelict Warehouse as a Second Home?

Even his artsy friends were skeptical. But for $70,000, he knew he could find a way to make it work.

The Stress-Free Way to Hang Art

Why does hanging art make many of us so nervous? If you follow a few simple rules, it’s easy.

Why an East Harlem Street Is 31 Degrees Hotter Than Central Park West

If you want to map inequality in New York, you can just count trees.

So Your Rent Is About to Spike. Can You Avoid Paying More?

Renters are reeling with sticker shock as they discover just how aggressively New York’s housing market is bouncing back.

What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners

In historically Black neighborhoods, owners selling their homes on the open market have to grapple with the fact that accepting the highest bid could mean another step toward Black displacement.

‘Grandfamily’ Housing Caters to Older Americans Raising Children

Intergenerational communities are sprouting up as the need grows for homes that suit aging adults and their young charges.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka List Their Brownstone

The actors bought the Harlem home in 2013 and converted it to a single-family residence from a bed-and-breakfast. Their asking price is $7.325 million.

Is There Racism in the Deed to Your Home?

Racial covenants were designed to keep neighborhoods segregated. Some states are now making it easier to erase them from legal documents.

A Better Way to Grow Bulbs

Bulbs can be the ‘easiest of all plants’ — if you choose well and treat them right. (Hint: Start with chicken wire.)

The Secret to Finding That Off-Market Deal: ‘Be Prepared to Battle’

With listings appearing and disappearing overnight, buyers are turning to alternate sources to snag a home before it ever lands on the market.

Finding a Home that Can Accommodate a Disability

When he found himself hobbled by a nerve problem, he knew he couldn’t stay in his walk-up. Moving to a new building near a transit hub was the solution.

The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners

Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies.

Overheated Real Estate Market Begins to Cool

Supercharged by tight inventory and pent-up demand, home prices continued to rise in July, but at a slower rate.

$1.7 Million Homes in California

An Elizabethan-style cottage in Berkeley, a ranch house in Los Angeles and a three-bedroom townhouse in Hermosa Beach.

$4.3 Million Homes in California

A 1938 chalet-style house in Orinda, an 1885 Victorian in St. Helena and a hotel-inspired contemporary home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.