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Real Estate News from The New York Times

Real Estate News from The New York Times
Away: From Urban Hotelier to Gentleman Farmer
A family expands its weekend farmhouse, maintaining its rustic style. Almost double in size, it has room for all, including sheep and llamas.

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Your Second Home | Guests With Children: No-Tears Visiting
Children at the country place: A guide help keep housemates of all ages happy.

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Havens | Oxford, Miss.: A College Town Where the Streets are Paved in Magnolia
Not the quiet town William Faulkner knew 50 years ago, Oxford Mississippi has become a see-and-be-seen place.

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High & Low | Muskoka Region in Ontario: A Land of Lakes, Farther North
The Muskoka region, two hours north of Toronto, offers home buyers a more than 250 lakes — the larger the lake, the higher the cost of waterfront real estate.

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Breaking Ground: The Westin Verasa Napa Residences and Karina Bay Resort & Marina
A country condominium-hotel in Napa, California and a waterfront fractional-ownership development in Key Largo, Florida.

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International Real Estate: For Sale in . . . Montego Bay, Jamaica
A four-bedroom four-bath villa, with ocean views and a pool in a gated community, is on the market for $1.6 million.

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In France, a Renovated Farmhouse
Hidden at the end of a long grassy track, beyond a maze of winding country lanes in the Aquitaine region of southwest France, stands La Pradelle, a 16th-century farmhouse.

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Apartment Sales Remain Vigorous in Manhattan
Despite slowing sales and continuing economic worries, market studies showed that the Manhattan co-op and condo market remained strong in the peak spring selling season.

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Property Values: What You Get for ... $400,000
A two-bedroom condo in Edenton, N.C.; a two-bedroom town house in Baltimore; and a four-bedroom house in Memphis.

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The Hunt: Life After Tenements
Maggie Weber and Joey Arak decided it was time to move out of their “junky” apartment, but they wanted to stay in the East Village.

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Habitats: Hidden Away in Frenetic Queens
Dan Hendrick and his partner, Jimmy Van Bramer, found a house with a secret garden in the back.

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Luring Affluent Renters in Manhattan
The rental market in New York City usually gets stronger when co-op and condo sales slow down. But this year, some landlords of high-end buildings are feeling the need to offer free rent and other enticements.

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Streetscapes | Schrafft’s: Midday Havens, Lost to a Faster-Paced City
Schrafft’s, the lunchroom and candy and ice cream maker, left a few physical traces on the New York landscape.

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The Sell: A Sale That Began in the Kitchen
With an eye toward resale, Bill Tooker spent $37,000 renovating the kitchen in his 800-square-foot one-bedroom apartment on the 11th floor of 10 West 15th Street.

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Living In | Bedford Park, the Bronx: A Friendly Bustle, With Oases Nearby
Bedford Park is both affordable and diverse, and has good access to public transportation and major highways for easy commuting to both Manhattan and Westchester.

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No Mortgage? Try Theirs
The developers of Fitzgerald, a new condominium development carved out of a prewar warehouse on West 117th Street in Harlem, have decided they will issue mortgages directly to buyers.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Even Richer Areas Feel the Pinch
Mark and Bonnie Fodor found themselves stuck in a market in Westport so unkind that they are still looking for a buyer a year later.

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In the Region | Long Island: Welcoming Rentals to Downtown
A stretch of stores in Syosset provides an example of how downtowns can be spruced up while meeting a need for housing at the same time.

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In the Region | New Jersey: Ambitions Expand at Canco Lofts
The developers of Jersey City’s Canco Lofts disclosed a plan to create an entire new neighborhood encompassing the site of the former American Can Company factory.

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Big Deal: New Is Nifty, Old Is Gold
15 Central Park West was designed by Robert A. M. Stern to echo the Dakota, but now there are two 10-room apartments on the market in the original building.

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Retirees Find the Time May Be Right to Buy
There remains a glut of inventory on the housing market in traditional retirement destinations like Florida, Arizona and Nevada.

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Havens | Sea Isle City, N.J.: All About Families, Generation After Generation
Sea Isle City is a town on the beach that’s got a family vibe.

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Your Second Home | Outdoor Showers: Water, Soap and Open Air
An exterior shower can be a beautiful thing. But building and maintaining one takes planning.

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Living Here | Fly-Fishing Areas: Throwing a Line
“I’d been going to North Carolina from Georgia ever since I was a wee baby, but I didn’t start to fly-fish there until I was in my 20s. "

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Breaking Ground: Kauai Lagoons and Derbyshire
Residential development at an oceanfront resort on Kauai in Hawaii, and a residential community aimed at equestrian enthusiasts in North Carolina.

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International Real Estate: For Sale in ... County Cork, Ireland
A four-bedroom four-bath restored Victorian Gothic country house at the edge of Kinsale Harbor in the village of Summercove is on the market for $6.9 million.

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In Jordan, a Blend of Cultures
Despite its proximity to conflict, Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a very peaceful place where people come to do business, leaving their disputes at the border.

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Property Values: What You Get for ... $1 Million
A two-bedroom condo in Miami Beach; a four-bedroom house in Grant, Minn.; and a three-bedroom contemporary in Burien, Wash.

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Fighting Foreclosure on Staten Island
The city’s most suburban borough is more closely aligned with the rest of the country when it comes to the rate of homeownership — and, more recently, foreclosures.

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To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help
In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.

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Bronx Groups Demand a Voice in a Landmark’s Revival
Residents of the northwest Bronx are reaching out to the private developer who will transform the Kingsbridge Armory into retail space, asking that labor standards and community space be included.

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Square Feet: Auctions Are Aiding Sales in a Weakened Market
Real estate auctions by property developers were thought to be a thing of the past — but they are back.

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Mortgages: V.A.-Backed Loans on the Rise
Demand for mortgages from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs is rising sharply, the V.A. said.

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