West Village Fantasy-Duplex Edition

Listen, it’s not as though getting an apartment in New York has ever been easy. But one could probably argue it has never been harder than it is right now. The most god-awful studios are regularly renting for thousands and thousands of dollars with lines of interested tenants out the door. He... Mor

When It’s Barely Enough Money for Boba

When 10-year-old Ollie walks out the doors of his school in Center Slope, the world is his snack oyster. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, he and his friends stop at the deli to pick up Gatorade Zero and BBQ potato chips before heading to their after-school program. On Thursdays, Ollie adds a ...

Affordability Is Improving in a Surprising Twist—Even as Home Prices Hit Record Highs

Median home sale prices surged to a new record high in June, yet housing affordability actually improved compared to a year ago, creating what at first might seem like a paradox.  To explain this contradiction, economists point beyond the raw price to a set of shifting economic factors affecting the

Antique Dealer’s ‘Treasured’ 1740 Estate With Perfectly Preserved Details Is Listed in Cape Cod’s Sandwich Village

A historical Cape Cod estate in the idyllic Massachusetts enclave of Sandwich Village has been brought to market for the first time in more than 40 years, having been meticulously restored and expanded by its late antique dealer owner. Now on the market for $2.95 million, the five-bedroom estate kno