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August
31


Image Caption: Jordan B. Hamilton was looking for a house in Portland, Ore., that had a yard and a spare bedroom.

A personal stylist and costume designer faced the challenge of qualifying for a mortgage on a freelance income.

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August
31


Image Caption: Wheatleigh’s front entrance is topped with an ornate canopy of iron, copper and glass, reminiscent of Hector Guimard’s art nouveau Paris Metro stations.

The future of Wheatleigh, a Gilded Age mansion and luxury hotel in the Berkshires on the market for $14.5 million, depends on who buys it — and when.

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August
31


Image Caption: Will and Kerstin Meyer updated a 1937 house in Nashville with pieces including art by Ms. Meyer’s stepfather and stools from the Swedish store Svenskt Tenn.

New Yorkers swapped a Brooklyn townhouse for a sprawling Tennessee home, furnishing it with vintage finds, family heirlooms and their own designs.

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August
29


Image Caption: Nauset Beach in Orleans, Mass., part of a stretch of coastline with one of the world’s densest seasonal populations of white sharks.

As great white sharks have moved into Massachusetts waters, the Cape has changed to make room for them.

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August
29

Several options, including on college campuses, offer communities focused on interactions with people belonging to different age groups.

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August
28


Image Caption: Fair housing groups claimed a change to HUD grants would prevent them from investigating discrimination.

The department’s attempted overhaul of its grant program would “cut out more fair housing organizations than they include,” according to the ruling.

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August
28


Image Caption: As the artificial intelligence boom sends rents and home prices soaring in San Francisco, landlords are initiating buyout negotiations, presenting many tenants with a dilemma: Accept a buyout offer or risk no-fault eviction, in which they would receive only the relocation payment required by law.

Landlords are offering renters in rent-controlled apartments tens of thousands of dollars to leave their homes. For many, it’s not enough.

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August
28

Traditional architecture meets modern taste in this sunny stretch of Andalusia on the Mediterranean Sea.

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August
27

This week’s properties are in Midtown East, on the Upper East Side and in Crown Heights.

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August
27


Image Caption: Irvine, Calif.

A new study provides insight into which large cities offer the most value when sharing rent.

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August
27

This week’s properties are a former carriage house in Newburgh N.Y., and a ranch in Medford, N.J.

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August
26

This week’s properties are in Providence, R.I.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Salt Lake City.

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August
26


Image Caption: Ira Goetz, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, still lives alone despite limited sight and hearing, thanks, in large part, to a grass-roots organization called Lifeforce in Later Years.

He was only 12 when he lost most of his relatives. After liberation, he came to New York and put his extraordinary proclivity for languages to work.

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August
25

Architects have carved out a niche in high-end new homes that are exactingly designed to look old.

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August
25


Image Caption: Some of the building’s staircases lead directly to the tree. The architect liked the idea that you visit the tree every time you enter the house.

The artist and architect owners likened sparing the silver maple to “rescuing a geriatric dog.”

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