WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Upper West Side $3.3 million According to the brochure, this duplex penthouse is "magazine quality." And though we're a newspaper, we quite agree. The co-op affords...more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACKYARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan EAST VILLAGE $449,000 234 E. 14th St. Prewar studio co-op, 450 square feet, with dining area, renovated kitchen, central AC and western exposure; building features...more >

By JANE REILLY MOUNT

Please resolve a debate between roommates: Is the term "good location" merely a euphemism for "upscale neighborhood," or is there more? I would say, emphatically, that a...more >

"RESCUE ME" SIREN CALLIE THORNE AND HER CAIRN TERRIER LIVE LARGE IN THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT

By MICKI SIEGEL

CALLIE Thorne can't wait for the winter. On snowy days, the actress likes to snuggle up in her apartment with a fire crackling in the fireplace and watch the snowflakes land on her skylight...more >

Hell's Kitchen $1.299 million Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,091 Maintenance: $1,144 This...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Mountain Lakes, N.J. $2.345 million With 220 feet of private lakefront, koi ponds, "water gardens" and lake views from every room, this custom Contemporary is something of...more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACKYARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan GRAMERCY $1,200,000 235 E. 22nd St. Prewar two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,300 square feet, with windowed eat-in kitchen; Gramercy House building features doorman...more >

SECAUCUS MIGHT BE N.J.'S NEXT BIG "IT" AREA

By JANET HUEGE

One person's glitter is another person's fool's gold. That's how people view Secaucus these days, with opinion split on whether the New Jersey town best known for Giants Stadium...more >

Like Ocean Reef in Key Largo, Fla., and Windsor in Vero Beach, Fla., the Monterra development in California's Carmel Valley is a destination for well-heeled buyers looking for lots of space and...more >

LIFE IS SUITE ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD

By ELIZABETH KEYSER

Summer might be over, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be thinking about where to spend next year's vacation. A good bet is Martha's Vineyard, Mass., a four-hour drive plus an...more >

By JENNIFER CEASER

Bold graphics & simple designs give your home a sleek look...more >

By BARBARA K

Do you dream of owning a vacation home in a super-desirable place like the Hamptons but find that the prices are beyond your means? Well, you might be able to afford your own little piece of heaven...more >

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET IN THE ELEVATOR WITH A BIG BARKING DOG

By JANE REILLY MOUNT

Q: My daughter is afraid of dogs and gets nervous any time a dog gets on the elevator with us. Can I ask the dog owner to wait for the next car? Yes, you can ask, but you might not like...more >

LANDMARC CHEF TAKES NYP HOME ON A TOUR OF HIS FULL-FLOOR, 5,000-SQUARE-FOOT TRIBECA HOME

By MAX GROSS

Chef Marc Murphy should feel at home in his kitchen. After all, it's filled with the kind of brand names and gadgets most foodies would kill for, including a state-of-the-art stainless-steel...more >

By MAX GROSS

Brooklyn might have had a record number of foreclosures over the summer, but don't take that to mean the borough's real estate is getting any less desirable. Plenty of buyers who were...more >

WHAT'S A PRICED-OUT RENTER TO DO? START SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO BUY

By MAX GROSS

A lot might have changed in real estate in the last few months, but there's been one solid constant: Rents are still on crack-like highs. Matt Tepper and his girlfriend, Joeleen Smith, know...more >

WHAT $500K AND UP BUYS YOU IN MANHATTAN

$500,000 West Village studio, $499,000 West 11th Street walk-up co-op (just one flight up but only 400 square feet) with exposed brick and stainless-steel kitchen...more >

THE FUTURE'S BRIGHT IN OLD-YET-NEW SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS

By TAL PINCHEVSKY

SUNNYSIDE Many Manhattan transplants are landing in Long Island City these days. But for bargain-hunters who prefer a neighborhoody feel over warehouse conversions, there's a happy...more >

WHY SOUTH SLOPE IS THE NEW PARK SLOPE

By LISA KEYS

SOUTH SLOPE FOR years, the South Slope has played Zune to Park Slope's iPod - they were basically the same thing, only, well, they weren't. But big changes are afoot in the...more >

OUTER BOROUGHS STILL OFFER VALUE, BUT IT COULD PAY TO WAIT

By ADAM BONISLAWSKI

There's no doubt the outer boroughs enjoyed their share of the last decade's housing boom. From Greenpoint to Fort Greene to Vernon Boulevard, areas that once flew largely under the radar...more >

37 WALLST. STUDIO: $2,505 Alcove studio with soaking tub, walk-in closet and 10 foot-ceilings; building has doorman, concierge, spa, gym, roof deck and screening room. Contact: Melissa...more >

WALL STREET AREA OFFERS AMENITY-LADEN ALTERNATIVES

By KATHERINE DYKSTRA

YOU'VE decided to put your home-ownership plans on hold, just for a year or so, in order to ride out the aftermath of the subprime storm. But now you need to find a rental in which to hunker down...more >

THESE MANHATTAN NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEST SHOT OF WEATHERING ANY STORM

By ADAM BONISLAWSKI

REMEMBER the halcyon days of the Manhattan real-estate scene? That long-ago age of earlier this year, back when apartments seemed less places to live than licenses to print money? Yeah, that was a...more >

Sept. 28-Nov. 4 Designer Showhouse of New Jersey Why should Manhattan have a corner on the interior-design market? New Jersey has its fair share of talent, and you can check out 20 of...more >

By BRADEN KEIL

One Madison Park is looking like a downtown version of 15 Central Park West or the Plaza. So far, Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts and Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are buying condos in the...more >

THE 10 HOTTEST DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND

By KATHERINE DYKSTRA

The Laurel The Upper East Side is getting glassier ... and greener. The Laurel, a 31-story, 129-residence, Costas Kondylis creation, has been designed for maximum daylight exposure and...more >

Riverdale, The Bronx $1.165 million Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 1,886 Common charges: $1,104 This...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Midtown East $5.95 million Here in Trump World Tower at United Nations Plaza, you'll find vistas you'd have to climb to the top of the Empire State Building or Chrysler...more >

By BRADEN KEIL

All in all, Roger Waters has bought more than just a brick in the wall. In fact, the Pink Floyd co-founder has bought an entire townhouse of bricks from Coach leather goods president Reed Krakoff for...more >

LIVING IN THE SUBURBS IS FAR FROM PLAIN VANILLA

By TINA TRASTER

I HAD spent my entire life on New York's pedestrian-jammed streets lined with restaurants, cinemas, kooky boutiques, ethnic groceries and independent bookstores. I had no penchant for vanilla, no...more >