Worth the Climb
Some of the best deals in New York right now are for top-floor apartments in walk-ups. Buyers who make the effort are finding lots of light and great views.

Living in Rossville, S.I.: Steeped in History, With a Feel of the Brand New
Families in search of a suburban setting have flocked to Rossville to fill the new houses that keep popping up.

Streetscapes | SoHo Historic District: Not Exactly the Wild West
One side of a SoHo street received protection as a historic district in 1973. Why does the unprotected side look so similar?

Posting: Brooklyn Churches Come and Go
More than two dozen churches and synagogues in Manhattan and Brooklyn have been repurposed for residential and commercial development since the 1980s.

Habitats | Ridgewood, Queens: A ‘Farmhouse’ Near the L Train
In search of a space to renovate, a family was drawn to a 1908 row house in Ridgewood, Queens.

The Hunt: Home Again (or Still)
Feeling caged after a few years in one place, a couple searched the Upper West Side for a two-bedroom.

Your Home: Can a Bargain Rent Have Staying Power?
For landlords and tenants in rent-stabilized buildings, few issues are more important than “preferential rent.”

Mortgages: A Fixed-Fee Refinancing
A new kind of adjustable-rate mortgage allows users to refinance the loan for a flat fee.

Q & A: Can the Sponsor Vote for His Ex-Wife?
The ex-wife of a co-op sponsor wants to serve on the board. If the sponsor is paying her alimony, can he vote for her?

Q & A: The Trunk Is in Their Yard, the Branches Are in Yours
What rights do I have to get the railroad to take care of trees intruding into my property?

In the Region | Westchester: Parking Space as Living Space?
A report suggested using land in office parks for moderate-cost housing, but officials are wary.

In the Region | New Jersey: Spring in a Cold Climate
The latest residential real estate numbers from New Jersey make it clear that the housing market has further to fall.

In the Region | Long Island: Bridal Gown? Caterer? Mortgage?
As they seek to offset the downturn in sales, real estate and mortgage brokers have recently started courting the newly engaged.

Big Deal: Selling Isn’t Poetry
Owners of co-ops and condos lingering on the market have been trimming prices and considering unusual inducements to get a second look from buyers.

Big Deal: Stylish School Expansion
The Spence School signed a contract to buy a mansion on East 90th Street, which was formerly the home of an international socialite.

Away: The Dream House at Last
Jim Abdo has transformed a 1907 bungalow from its humble past into its current double life: period vernacular outside, completely modern inside.

Havens | Three Oaks, Mich.: An ‘Our Town’ Stage for the Creative Set
Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts.

Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity
Private firms are buying up rent-regulated buildings and harassing tenants to increase vacancies, advocates say.

Your Second Home | Pests: Your House, Their Nest
Many second-home owners in the next few weeks will encounter evidence that their houses did not sit empty last winter.

High & Low | Northern Catskills Farmhouses: Dreams of Fields
For an urban second-home buyer, the allure of a farmhouse in the northern Catskills has much to do with the setting.

Breaking Ground: El Banco and Ballyhack Golf Club
An oceanfront residential resort near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and a residential golf development in southwest Virginia.

New Vision for Catskill Development, Without Cards
Louis R. Cappelli, a Westchester County builder, emerged as an unlikely potential savior after the federal government quashed a decades-long effort to bring casino gambling to the Catskills.

In England, at Home in a Railroad Station
As a child Steve Sokalsky always preferred airplanes to trains. But that hasn’t stopped him and his family from making their home in a former railroad station.

Property Values: What You Get for ... $3 Million
A five-bedroom house in Honolulu; a three-bedroom house in Bloomfield Township, Mich.; and a three-bedroom house in Weaverville, N.C.

Young Artists Find a Private Space, Only Without the Privacy
At the McKibbin lofts in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the rooms are cramped and residents put up with a lot.

Building Proposal by Greenwich Village Hospital Is Rejected
The plan would have demolished nine existing buildings to permit the construction of a 329-foot-tall hospital and a 265-foot-tall luxury condominium.