Living in

East Northport, L.I.: Good Schools, Good Neighbors

By AILEEN JACOBSON

A hamlet in the Town of Huntington that shares the same highly rated school district of its more expensive neighbor to the north, but with lower taxes.
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Middle-Class Lament: Rent

By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM

In New York, middle-income households that pay at least 30 percent of earnings for housing are on the rise. And there are fewer and fewer places for them to live.
Big Deal

Sky-High Demand for Luxury

By JULIE SATOW

The market for multimillion-dollar condominiums remains on fire, and driving the demand is a staggering lack of inventory.
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The Hunt

This Time Around, Let There Be Light

By JOYCE COHEN

Aaron and Jill Ginsberg found the competition fierce for apartments in Brooklyn.
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Debriefing

Donna Florio is at work on a chatty, anecdotal history of Bank Street, her home address for nearly her entire life. Among those who have shared its sidewalks with her are John and Yoko, Bella Abzug, the real-life Auntie Mame and Sid Vicious.

Six Short Blocks With a Lot to Say

By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM

Donna Florio is writing a history of Bank Street, over the years a magnet for boldface names.

Big Ticket

A penthouse in the “House” portion of 15 Central Park West recently sold.

A Duplex Above the Park for $48 Million

By ROBIN FINN

A penthouse at 15 Central Park West, with a 392-square-foot terrace facing the park and just beneath a record-setting unit, was the most expensive sale of the week.

The Appraisal

N.Y.U.’s Institute of Fine Arts, left, at 1 East 78th Street, is next to a building where residents have rejected plans to connect to it.

Seeking to Expand an Uptown Site, N.Y.U. Finds Itself in an Alley Fight

By MATT A.V. CHABAN

The university’s attempt to connect two uptown buildings with a 10-foot-long passageway has been met with resistance.

On the Market in New York City

By MICHELLE HIGGINS

This week’s properties include homes Crown Heights; the Upper East Side; and Lincoln Square.

On the Market in the Region

By MICHELLE HIGGINS

This week’s properties include homes in Bronxville and Stamford.

Streetscapes

After its trans-Atlantic voyage from Egypt, Cleopatra’s Needle crossed the railroad tracks along the Hudson River.

A Very Difficult Crosstown Move

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY

The journey in 1880 of Cleopatra’s Needle from the Hudson River at West 96th Street to Central Park was one of the sights of New York.

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Mortgages

Lenders Easing Up on Jumbo Mortgages

By LISA PREVOST

Lenders are becoming more accommodating on nonconforming, or jumbo, loans.

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Ask Real Estate

Following the Smoke Trail

By RONDA KAYSEN

Subjects include locating the source of marijuana smoke; raising rent ethically; and dealing with annoying building sounds.

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Off the Charts

Housing on the Mend, Ever So Gradually

By FLOYD NORRIS

Though banks still lead, the gap is narrowing between sales of new homes by builders and of foreclosed houses by banks.

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The Upshot

Is It Better to Rent or Buy?

The choice between buying a home and renting one is among the biggest financial decisions that many adults make.

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Property Values

What You Get for ... $1,950,000

By MIKE POWELL

This week’s properties include a retreat in Maine, an adobe in New Mexico and a contemporary in Montana.

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International Real Estate

House Hunting in ...Mykonos, Greece

By PETER SIGAL

The island’s jet-set appeal has helped it escape some of the country’s economic woes, and a new wave of buyers from the Middle East has offset the loss of the Greek market.

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On Location: Cannon Falls, Minn.

The Innkeepers

By SANDY KEENAN

A rambling house was designed to be a magnet for family and friends. It worked.

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Residential Sales Around the Region

Information on sales in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Data provided by Miller Samuel, Inc. Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants

1st Quarter, 2014 by Zip

Parse the market by price and size.

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Commercial Real Estate

The 30-Minute Interview

Steven Spinola

By VIVIAN MARINO

Mr. Spinola is the president of the Real Estate Board of New York, or Rebny, the industry’s leading trade association in the city with about 15,000 members.

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

The architect William Weyland’s City Properties Group handled the $17 million renovation of downtown Louisville’s 19th-century Whiskey Row warehouses.

Waking Up Louisville’s Downtown

By KEITH SCHNEIDER

Kentucky’s largest city is undergoing a boom in renovation and construction that includes hotels, residences, entertainment outlets and fine dining.

The 30-Minute Interview

Joseph A. McMillan Jr.

By VIVIAN MARINO

Mr. McMillan is a founder of DDG, an investment, architecture, construction and development firm that focuses mainly on residential and mixed-use projects.

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

In the Garden

Are They Nuts?

By MICHAEL TORTORELLO

Randy Harris for The New York Times

Shelling peanut seeds at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn.

New York gardeners are taking on the ultimate challenge: growing peanuts. Global warming aside, it’s a dicey proposition for Yankees.

Currents: Events

Opening night of “Così Fan Tutte” at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

At Disney Concert Hall, Hadid Picks Up on Gehry’s Tune

By JOSEPH GIOVANNINI

Zaha Hadid’s set for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Così Fan Tutte” harmonizes with the surrounding architecture.

From left: Johanna Osburn, Cindy Allen, David Rockwell, Isabel Toledo, Terrence McNally and Ruben Toledo celebrated Diffa's 30th year.

Diffa Marks 3 Decades of Designers Fighting AIDS

By PENELOPE GREEN

At its latest fund-raiser, a panel including Ruben and Isabel Toledo and Terrence McNally spoke of how the disease had affected their industries in the early, terrifying years.