Ruth Golod

Source: How a Co-op Lost Millions

An Upper East Side building was lucky. Its money was repaid, and it moved on. But the looting of its funds by a trusted treasurer offers lessons for all co-ops and their volunteer boards.

Source: The Hunt: The Tenant’s Lament: Living in Limbo

A young woman was surprised when the condo she was renting was sold. She found another that she loves, and now worries that it, too, will be put on the market.

Source: National Perspectives: A Los Angeles Neighborhood Shakes Off Its Troubled Past

Watts, the Los Angeles neighborhood once synonymous with poverty and crime, is changing. Small houses are selling for up to $400,000, encouraging many owners to sell.

Source: Streetscapes | 57th From Fifth to Sixth: Once, Long, Long Ago, It Was the City’s Rue de la Paix

One of the best addresses in 19th-century New York was 57th Street from Fifth to Sixth Avenues, which held the mansions of the Roosevelts and other first families.

Source: A New Home, Not Quite Vacated

Ghost stories always seem to be set in spooky old mansions or fog-shrouded locales, but this one happened on a bright, sunny day in an Upper West Side apartment.

Source: How a Co-op Lost Millions

An Upper East Side building was lucky. Its money was repaid, and it moved on. But the looting of its funds by a trusted treasurer offers lessons for all co-ops and their volunteer boards.

Source: Your Home: A New Tax Credit for Saving Energy

Homeowners might be wise to improve the energy efficiency of their houses. But they might be even wiser to wait until January, when a new tax law takes effect.

Source: A Second Home in Bulgaria?

Maybe Nicaragua? Savvy second-home hunters are packing their passports, pouring through foreign classified ads and snapping up homes in far-flung countries.

Source: Living Here: Shade and More

Houses with fruit or nut orchards.

Source: Havens | Hilton Head, S.C.: An Enclave for Golfers, Beachgoers and Arts Lovers

Hilton Head Island exudes both natural beauty and upscale-suburban affluence.