Some economists contend that the Obama administration’s $75 billion program to prevent foreclosures has done more harm than good.

The residential market continued to falter in New York, and problems have only just begun for the developers of larger projects.

“I believe that even if you don’t think of yourself as an artist, the sound of a woodpecker on the other side of the lake can make you one.”

Situated just below the city of Hartford, Newington has managed to avoid a real estate downturn.

For some very sound (if not grandma-pleasing) reasons, the first house often precedes the march down the aisle.

Against some odds, Crosby Street has managed its revitalization without losing its character.

Because of an influx of new residents who are primarily Orthodox Jews, Cedarhurst, L.I., has been undergoing a transformation.

The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church has tried something new to raise cash: an apartment building called the Chelsea Enclave has gone up on its grounds.

Elizabeth Khinda and her fiancé, Thomas O’Donnell, decorate their apartment in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx to match the season.

Even though home prices have stabilized, fewer people have enough equity in their homes to qualify for a line of credit.

Devin Scott’s goal was to waste as little time as possible getting to and from his office in the Flatiron district.

Mr. Mechanic is a partner in the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and also the chairman of its real estate department.

A comparison of recent residential sales by region and price range.

The Brill Building was built as the Alan E. Lefcourt Building, in honor of the developer’s son, but the name didn’t last.

Francisco Osler’s 2,700-square-foot home in Brasília is made up of two glass-and-concrete boxes.