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No Home for Squares
Michael Brands for The New York Times
ROUND, ROCKY AND RASCALLY The original owner of the house built it with the coil of the nautilus shell in mind. The focal point of the main living area is the moss rock canopy over a section of the sofa.
This Aspen, Colo., house coils around itself, with rooms and railing-less balconies constituting 12 levels.
Havens | Bainbridge Island, Wash.
A Respite From Seattle, a Ferry Ride Away
Bainbridge Island, Wash., offers residents charming amenities, a tranquil lifestyle, and a short, 35-minute commute.
Your Second Home | Warm-Weather Towns
Views Wet or Views Dry?
For a warm- weather getaway, consider sand and surf, or desert and mountains.
Breaking Ground
The Grand at Diamond Beach, and the Veranda Resort & Residences
A resort community at a well-known beach and an oceanfront residential development.
High & Low | North Fork, Long Island
Less Buzz, More Tranquillity
What the North Fork of Long Island lacks in glamour, it makes up for with charm.
Property Values
What You Get for ... $270,000
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Luxury Properties Suffer in Singapore’s Downturn
Prices for luxury real estate in Singapore came crashing down last year and analysts are predicting another sharp drop in the year to come.
Swindlers Find Growing Market in Foreclosures
A new breed of swindlers calling themselves “foreclosure rescue companies” is preying on desperate homeowners.
To Avert Blight, City Will Repair and Resell Vacant Homes
New York City will spend $24 million to rehabilitate and resell 115 foreclosed homes, one of the most aggressive steps city officials have taken in years to prevent neighborhood blight.
On Location
24 Rooms Tucked Into One
A tiny Hong Kong apartment is a model of flexible living, featuring sliding wall units and fold-down tables and chairs.
Dispute Stalls an Ambitious Upper West Side Conversion
The Apthorp, one of New York’s grandest apartment buildings, stands as a cautionary tale in messy condo conversions.
International Real Estate
For Sale in ... Istanbul
A two-bedroom furnished penthouse apartment at the Polat Tower Residence in Istanbul is on the market for $800,000.
From a Dairy Farm to a London Row House
After only a week in London, Sherri Snelson, who grew up on a farm in North Carolina, knew she wanted to stay and began looking for a property to buy.
Harold A. Ellis Dies at 77; Started Realty Chain
Mr. Ellis was a founder of the international real estate company Grubb & Ellis and a leader in the consolidation of small neighborhood brokerage companies into major national chains.
Concierges Get New Marching Orders
Once emblems of conspicuous consumption, concierges are repositioning themselves. Now they help clients with the nuts and bolts of their downsized lives.
Mortgages
Will Loan Limits Rise?
If you’re in the market for a new home, especially in an area where housing prices are typically high, it might make sense to wait a few weeks.
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Inside the Magic Mushroom House
Designed by an Aspen nightclub owner, this home’s 1970s-era décor is largely intact.
Havens - Bainbridge Island, Wash.
From a lumber center to a bedroom community, nine miles across the Puget Sound from Seattle.
Buy of the Week
A one-bedroom, one-bath co-op in a prewar elevator building in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, for $275,000.
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VIDEO: Project Apartment: A Family of Friends
"Project Runway" star Daniel Vosovic and four longtime friends live in a duplex on New York City's Lower East Side. Out of their friendship has come a "family."
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Do-It-Yourself Selling
Hal Ruzal, 54, is selling his own meatpacking district apartment without the help of a real estate broker.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: A Modern Brownstone
Deborah Marland and David Backus’s remodeled house in Park Slope, Brooklyn, which Ms. Marland has lived in since the early 1970s, feels more like a loft than a brownstone.
Living In | Woodhaven, Queens
Diversity Under the El
Underneath the J and Z rails, Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens, is lined with delis, halal bodegas and Mexican bakeries.
Streetscapes | Henry Hudson Parkway
Flickering Views of an Earlier Era
The section of Henry Hudson Parkway above 165th Street is an amalgam of various street improvements from the 1880s to the 1930s.
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Habitats
A Few of Their Favorite Things
Leon I. Jacobson’s Upper West Side apartment holds many collections, but the main one you notice is his collection of bikes, scooters and unicycles.
The Hunt
Combing the Boroughs
Chloe Sowers found an apartment in her price range — with enough room for her dad on the couch — on Staten Island.
The Sell
A Deal Squared by a Round Number
A newly renovated loft on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, was priced to sell at $725,000 — but didn’t. Then a new agent suggested a more-search-friendly listing price of $700,000.
Westchester
A Yonkers Project Under Threat
The weak economy now seems in danger of sidelining a proposal viewed as critical to improved social conditions in Yonkers.
New Jersey
At Least the Agents Are Sold
Some developers in New Jersey cultivated sales agents, and several ended up buying into their properties.
More Real Estate News
From the Ground Up
In a new blog, Lou Ureneck writes about building a cabin and offers advice, ideas and links for those who would like to build their own (or at least dream of doing it).
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Havens — Boca Grande, Fla.
Living on this quiet barrier island along the Gulf Coast can seem like living in the 1950s.
A Garden Home on Cozumel
A house that was built 11 years ago and is a block from the ocean.
Properties for $600,000
Houses in Portland, Me., Pahoa, Hawaii, and a cottage in Encinitas, Calif.
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Highest $/Sq. Ft.: 10023 — Upper West Side/Lincoln Square Area
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