WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Upper West Side $3.295 million What happens when you make eight into seven? Well, if you're talking rooms, as in this "palatial" renovated corner co-op, the numbers add...more >

By JANE REILLY MOUNT

How can I determine if the unfamiliar neighborhood I'm thinking of moving into is really as safe as the broker claims? Yours is a good question, because not only have long-held boundaries...more >

OUT HERE, YOUR VOICE REALLY CAN BE HEARD

By TINA TRASTER

When I lived on the Upper West Side, I tried bitterly to get relief from a neighbor's teenagers who played basketball and partied in a shared courtyard until midnight. I appealed to the parent...more >

By TINA TRASTER

A famous cartoonist's rambling farmhouse. A screen legend's weekend lair. A "Sopranos" star's suburban cottage. All in Rockland County, all for sale. Here are the details if...more >

By BARBARA K

The city is awash in noise - whether it's the neighbors pushing their stereo speakers to the limit, a recycling truck showing up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday, or your own kids practicing for "The...more >

'KITE RUNNER' SCREENWRITER SHOWS OFF HIS TRIBECA LOFT

By JENNIFER CEASER

As a screenwriter, author and husband of a famous actress, David Benioff, 37, is used to operating behind the scenes. So it's no surprise that he credits his wife, Amanda Peet, as the driving...more >

Chelsea $899,000 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 650 Maintenance: $875 Located on a stretch of 20th Street that TimeOut New...more >

RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACK YARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan CHELSEA $1,250,000 124 W. 24th St. One-bedroom, two-bath loft condo, 1,180 square feet, with birch walls, wood beams, cast-iron columns and washer/dryer; building...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

West Village $3.9 million Talk about the perfect blending of old and new: This sleek parlor-floor duplex in an 1850s brownstone sits at the gateway to trendiness, just steps from the...more >

By BRADEN KEIL

Another previously unsolved mystery surrounding the untimely death of broker Linda Stein was the disappearance of Sting and Trudie Styler's apartment from her Prudential Douglas Elliman Web page...more >

THE FOUR COMMUTES FROM HELL - AND WHY THEY'RE WELL WORTH IT

By MAX GROSS

COMPLAINING about one's commute is considered a birthright for New Yorkers. Well, all you wimps, quit whining. Anybody who only has to deal with a single-fare subway ride isn't entitled to...more >

New Rochelle, N.Y. $1.095 million Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 2,641 This "enchanting" 1927 stone-front...more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACK YARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan CENTRAL PARK SOUTH $850,000 150 Central Park South Studio co-op, 462 square feet, with fireplace and open park and skyline views; building features doorman, concierge...more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACK YARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan CHELSEA $882,000 425 W. 24th St. Renovated two-bedroom, two-bath duplex co-op, 1,000 square feet, with windowed eat-in kitchen with butcher-block countertops, dishwasher...more >

Franklin Square, L.I. $430,000 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 ½ Square feet: 1,100 This brick Cape Cod on the "desirable" north side of town has plenty of...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Centre Island, L.I. $11.25 million Buy your own island paradise, just an hour's drive from the isle of Manhattan. Custom-built in 2005, this "Southampton-style" shingle...more >

By BARBARA K

With all the unseasonably warm weather we'd been having, it seemed as though we were going to skip winter entirely. But along came a cold snap, which reminded me that now is the time to do basic...more >

MONTCLAIR MANSION IS ONE RITZY SHOWPLACE

By MICKI SIEGEL

Onstage, as the Monster in "Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein," Shuler Hensley gets to roar, tap dance and even win the girl. The drawback? He has to live in a creepy castle in...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Upper East Side $6.475 million It's not quite Gracie Mansion, but it sure is close (geographically, anyway). This "fabulous" prewar co-op at Gracie Square, overlooking...more >

LIVE THE WILD LIFE IN COSTA RICA

By JENNIFER CEASER

For some time now, Costa Rica has been the go-to place for adventurous, eco-minded vacationers. So it's no surprise that the country has spurred the interest of the same kind of home buyer...more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACK YARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan LOWER EAST SIDE $850,000 550 Grand St. Three-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath co-op, 1,250 square feet, with parquet floors, eat-in kitchen, windowed bath, six closets, balcony and...more >

By KATHERINE DYKSTRA

Seven months ago, Josh Woodward, a restaurateur who owns South Beach's Table 8, signed what he thought would be his last short-term lease. Tired of renting, he was ready for his own piece of the...more >

SAVVY BUYERS FIND REASONS TO POUNCE ON MIAMI'S SUDDENLY MORE AFFORDABLE CONDOS

By SUZY BUCKLEY

MIAMI'S once-sizzling realestate market has certainly cooled off, but perhaps not by as much as redicted. In a city oozing with the vested interests of owners, renters, potential buyers...more >

By SUZY BUCKLEY

As everyone in Miami asks, "What's it worth?," real-estate auctions are making a big comeback. After all, what better way to gauge fair-market value than selling through a public forum...more >

Midtown East $1.695 millionBedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,350 Common charges: $1,175This "spacious" condo on...more >

By BRADEN KEIL

Leonardo DiCaprio has a case of shrinkage - real-estate shrinkage, at any rate. Since it was first reported in 2005 that the actor was buying in the now nearly completed Hudson Blue condo building in...more >

WHEN ONLY A MANSION WILL DO

By VICTOR WISHNA

Summit, N.J. $10.5 million Commuters know that if you make it to Summit, you've made it to the top in more ways than one. Set on one of the town's "most gracious"...;more >

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACK YARD AND BEYOND

Manhattan CHELSEA $1,195,000 165 W. 18th St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 800 square feet, with chef's kitchen, floor-to-ceiling windows and southern exposure; Slate building...more >

By JANE REILLY MOUNT

I just moved into a doorman building and am sort of freaked out by the constant need to greet the door staff, because I don't know what to say. How many times can I say, "How are you?more >

IS THE AUCTION BLOCK THE PLACE TO BUY PROPERTY?

By ERIQ GARDNER

IT'S simple arithmetic: More foreclosures equals more opportunities for rock-bottom real-estate investment opportunities, right? That's what Winston Ragle was hoping when he attended a...more >