In northeast Queens, houses are growing in size, altering the landscape, increasing property values and raising the ire of many neighbors.

In an area with little real estate to buy, Williamsburg in Brooklyn is getting bigger - a whole town bigger. More than 130 buildings are currently planned.

As tenants leave and apartment rents reach $2,000 a month, the free market takes over. Now, in a city with a very long history of regulation, only half of the rental apartments are covered by the rules.

In a bucolic pocket of the city, construction sites seem to be everywhere, and tall apartment buildings are going up.

The $1.8 billion sale would be the largest residential sale in the city's history and the latest example of a rocketing housing market.

Apartments with windowless rooms to be used as home offices is the latest trend in New York City housing. It's cheaper than a two-bedroom, but with more space than a one-bedroom.

Steven Gaines's chronicle of Manhattan's real estate boom seems meant to appeal to less fortunate readers' envy and social voyeurism.

How does anyone without a trust fund find the money to jump into a New York real estate market with steadily rising prices? For one thing, have a willingness to be lucky.

A common malapropism is 'Armenia,' but some wags dub it 'Amnesia,' perhaps because it is a seemingly overlooked pocket of Dutchess County in New York.

The island of Culebra, off Puerto Rico, has grown into a seasonal enclave for American intellectuals.

Brandon Tyson transformed a garden in Sonoma Valley to a Moorish paradise by using plants as architectural elements.

Even as Hartford continues to battle persistent crime and widespread poverty, new housing is beginning to lure suburbanites back.

Guanacaste province, the remote Pacific Coast of northern Costa Rica, has been transformed by a collection of hotels and real estate developments aimed at America's affluent baby boomers.

Developers are moving in hungrily on Atlantic City, where the sea and beach spread out invitingly.

This tall wooden building at 203 East 29th Street with a post-and-beam structure is recorded on its site no later than 1840.

A garden wall has become the focal point of what is shaping up to be a classic New York real estate battle, pitting a developer against well-heeled and famous neighbors.

A combination of good intentions, guilt and the quest for bragging rights spur owners of second homes to go green.

Gitta Robinson and Richard Grisaru have changed from a couple determined to leave New York for good into a family that wants to stick around.

A New Hampshire summer camp’s owners have their vacation dream house on their campers’ doorstep.

When New York sold off houses it owned in Harlem and in Brooklyn, the new owners got below-market bargains. Now, as the neighborhoods have changed, they are harvesting their profits.

The social aspect of joining a new community is a key part of the second home experience even if the goal is to escape the trappings of civilization.

An exquisite collection of architectural gems lures many people to Hudson, a small city that sits snug against its namesake river in upstate New York.

Brokers say that 'problem houses' need not be problems at all, provided the tough issues are addressed before the property goes on the market.

Long neglected as one of Spain?s secondary cities, Valencia is attracting an increasing number of expatriates with its warm weather and sophisticated architecture.

From the Michiganders in Naples to the Long Islanders in Boca Raton, some of Florida?s snowbirds live side-by-side with neighbors from back home.

Ridgway, Colo., used to just be a stop en route to Telluride, but it now attracts second-home buyers seduced by its beauty and smorgasboard of recreational options.

From Panama to Shanghai, buyers are paying top dollar for properties with pedigrees and developers are prioritizing careful renovations of historic buildings.

New products that cater to increasingly busy homeowners can make second-home swimming pool care a cinch.

For apartment owners, it?s assessments versus higher maintenance when buildings need repairs. Which one is better for sales?

The average price of a condo in Manhattan rose by as much as 28 percent in the second quarter of this year compared with last year.

Chantry House, designed as a rectory with some Gothic touches in the 1850s, was built of the warm, tawny stone that is characteristic of homes in the Cotswolds.

As high-rises go up around New York City, so do fears that one will block a favorite view. But the vistas from some apartments are protected, and others are worth a gamble.

The streets may sometimes be chaotic, but to some of the New Yorkers who live in Romania?s capital, it can also be one of the most rewarding cities in Europe.

As funds to restore beach sand have become increasingly scarce, Atlantic and Gulf Coast communities are having to develop their own solutions.

In Manhattan, some buyers want to negotiate, but sellers are expecting full price. A lot of apartments aren?t going anywhere.

Where else to begin a monthlong survey of commutes?

Two brothers built their log house on 40 acres in the shadow of a mountain range 20 miles east of the Sierra Nevada.

Subsidized housing for the middle class? In New York City? Yes, it exists, but the odds of winning the lottery for a house or apartment are daunting.

Sandy and Vaughn Hysinger found their Swiss home while on a weekend trip to the Alps.

The part-time residents of Bedford can kick off their shiny wingtips and shut out the hubbub of modern life.

When Lila Walton decided to escape from her busy city life, she chose a derelict barn to renovate in a remote part of Norfolk, a county in eastern England.

A four-bedroom four-bath villa, with ocean views and a pool in a gated community, is on the market for $1.6 million.

The inventory of one-bedroom apartments in Manhattan grows, apparently because buyers, particularly first-timers, can?t get mortgages.

A one-bedroom penthouse apartment with panoramic views of Montreal is on the market for $1,866,400.

Without major financial resources, these second-home owners are roughing it as they build their dream from a virgin piece of land.

The latest generation of those living in lofts calls the lifestyle D.I.Y., but has no objection to a super.

A six-bedroom, three-bath home in Closeburn Station, near Queenstown, on a 3,000-acre working alpine farm with 27 private homes for 6.5 million New Zealand dollars (about $3.4 million.)