Archive for the 'Housing' Category
Friday, November 21st, 2008
High & Low | Vieques, P.R.: Prosperity After the Bombs Stopped
Vieques boasts more than 50 sparsely populated white sand beaches, crystal-clear water, a bioluminescent bay and hilly subtropical forest.
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Havens | Norris, Tenn.: Lake Living in Solitude Draws ‘Outsiders’
Second-home owners and retirees are being drawn to Norris by its mild year-round climate and inexpensive housing — all complemented by proximity to the cities of Oak Ridge and Knoxville.
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Your Second Home | Family Gatherings: A Crowd at the Table
To have a big traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a vacation home, there are a number of problems to be solved and decisions to be made.
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Away: A Focus on Light and Thrift
The view from inside this Vermont home looks out over a sloping meadow, a pond, a forest and the dramatic peaks of the Northfield mountain range.
Friday, November 21st, 2008
The New Old Mexico
In San Miguel de Allende, a place beloved for its preserved Spanish colonial architecture and aura of timeless charm, new developments for expatriates may threaten the lifestyle that drew them there.
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Ordering Out for More Space
Regina and Bill Marengo replaced their Bronx house with one made of two prefabricated 18-ton boxes covered in concrete panels.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
International Real Estate: For Sale in … British Columbia, Canada
A one-bedroom two-bath chalet with a sleeping loft and a separate one-bedroom apartment is for sale for 829,000 Canadian Dollars ($678,119).
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Home Prices Decline by 9%
The prices of existing single-family homes prices fell 9 percent in the third quarter compared with the period a year ago, weighed down by foreclosure sales, a trade group report showed.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
A Cabin Is Not a Shack
Across the country, cabins are being reimagined in sustainable yet stylish ways and there’s nothing musty, creaky, saggy or squeaky about them.


