Why Buy? You Can Spend Tons Renting

New large-scale luxury rental buildings are testing the limits of what renters will pay for “aspirational living.”

By MARC SANTORA

Why Buy? You Can Spend Tons Renting

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Habitats

A Queens Home Wallpapered With Memories

Paul Graziano had long admired the house next door in Flushing, Queens. He bought it and its eclectic contents in late 2009.

By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM

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A Queens Home Wallpapered With Memories

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The Hunt

Arizona Transplants Survive Sticker Shock

Stephen Caesar and Ryan Lathrum were prepared to pay more for less but Manhattan prices led them to Jersey City.

By JOYCE COHEN

The Hunt

Arizona Transplants Survive Sticker Shock

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Living In | Weston, Conn.

An Enclave With Rustic Charm

The housing stock in this Fairfield County community includes simple colonials and modest midcentury homes.

By C. J. HUGHES

Living In | Weston, Conn.

An Enclave With Rustic Charm

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City Room

Big Deal | The White Gloves Are Off

By SARAH KERSHAW 6:18 PM ET

The apparent rivalry between 15 Central Park West and the Plaza Hotel Residences heated up with the recent sale of a $48 million condo at the Plaza.

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Big Deal | A 'Prized Piece of Art' for a Buyer to Call Home

By SARAH KERSHAW 1:20 PM ET

Robert Marc, the luxury eyewear designer, is putting his three-bedroom apartment on the 10th floor of the 16-story Richard Meier tower on the market for $7.95 million.

After Months of Growth, Signs of Weakness in the Manhattan Real Estate Market

By VIVIAN S. TOY

Reports from the city’s largest brokerages show drops in prices and sales volume in the first quarter of 2011.

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MAKING A LIST A sample page from Buyfolio.com, which lets buyers and agents save, sort and comment on real estate listings online.

New Online Tool Helps Buyers Keep Track of Properties

By SUSAN STELLIN

Buyfolio.com allows brokers and buyers to search its database for properties for sale and save promising listings to a folio.

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions

The original tile apron for the Lathrop, 46 West 83rd Street, since replaced.

Where Was That Wraparound View?

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY

Readers’ questions: The observatory at 70 Pine Street, and how the Lathrop got its name.

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Mortgages

Nonbank Lenders Staging a Comeback

By LYNNLEY BROWNING

Mortgage lenders that are not banks are trying to shake off a bad reputation acquired during the mortgage crisis.

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A stone house in Bucks County, about 70 miles from Manhattan, feels bigger than it looks

House Tour: New Hope, Pa.

By BETHANY LYTTLE

A stone house in Bucks County, Pa., where the front door opens onto a stone fireplace, exposed ceiling beams, wide plank floors and a winding staircase.

In the Region | Connecticut

IN DISPUTE John Avignone, a condo owner and the president of the board at Colonial Village in West Hartford, is in the camp that feels a “watchdog” is unnecessary.

New Push for a Condo Ombudsman

By LISA PREVOST

A bill before the Connecticut Legislature would establish an ombudsman to resolve disputes between condo owners and their boards.

In the Region | New Jersey

NEW HOMES A rendering of an apartment complex at the site of the old Curtiss-Wright plant.

Development Begins at Old Aircraft Engine Plant

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

After nine years of planning, ground has finally been broken for two apartment buildings that will hold 166 units in Wood-Ridge.

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By JAY ROMANO

Security locks and aesthetics; a lease becomes month-to-month; “right of first refusal” for condo boards.

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Square Feet |The 30-Minute Interview

Glenn J. Rufrano

By VIVIAN MARINO

Mr. Rufrano, 61, is the new chief executive and president of Cushman and Wakefield, a global real estate services firm.

On Location

Harry and Claudia Washington’s San Salvador apartment has piping running along the ceiling to hold electrical cables.

In El Salvador, Design Thrives

By DAVID KAUFMAN

Harry and Claudia Washington, born and bred Salvadorans who live in an apartment in the capital, are central players in their country’s fledgling design industry.

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On the Market in New York City

A Morningside Heights three-bedroom, a West Village one-bedroom and a Boerum Hill duplex.

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On the Market in the Region

A Brightwaters colonial and a Montclair contemporary.

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Homes for $700,000

A row house in Washington, D.C.; a Victorian in Salt Lake City; and a converted barn in Indianapolis.

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Residential Sales Around the Region

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Habitats | In a Home, a Life Lived Together

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The My Stuff app for the iPhone is one of several ways to catalogue DVDs, books and other household goods

Home Tech

Apps for Taking Inventory at Home

By FARHAD MANJOO

There are lots of bad, a few so-so, and some great computer programs to help you organize your belongings, and even the best ones require some work.

Domestic Lives

Revisiting a House of Nooks and Crannies

By FRANCINE PROSE

The novelist visits a treasured childhood home in Brooklyn some 40 years later.

Q&A

Michael Graves on Objects He Designs for Target, and Himself

By RIMA SUQI

The prolific designer, who has created products for companies like Dansk and Disney and designed buildings around the world, is probably best known for his work for Target.