Brick Underground

A change order means more than just signing a piece of paper and paying a bit more for different tiles. If you keep changing your mind, it also means time wasted sourcing the materials, as well as money spent buying, storing, and then returning the originals.

In the Hamptons, buyers are holding back, discouraged by changes to the federal tax law. The median sales price decreased year-over-year for the fifth time in six quarters, declining 4.2 percent to $850,000. However, sales at the high end of the market were in line with quarterly average for the past decade. 

If you can't beat the heat at the beach or pool, you can head to a NYC playground, where 10 new water features have been added.

To end up with a place that suits your needs and desires, work with an experienced agent who knows the ins and outs of the South Florida market. And to ensure your Florida second home is everything you want, keep these five questions top of mind.

On one hand, New Yorkers want to put their expensive real estate dollars to work and bring in some extra income in a city that’s notoriously unaffordable. On the other hand, there are claims illegal short term rentals are having a negative impact on the rental market, pushing up prices for tenants and contributing to the city’s affordability crisis. Host Emily Myers is joined by Matt Murphy, executive director of the NYU Furman Center to dig into the details.

A new Bankrate.com report compared data for five categories: affordability, wellness, weather, culture, and crime and found that New York ranks dead last in affordability—the study’s most important metric—and 13th worst in weather. It fared well in culture (7th) and crime (tied for 11th with Massachusetts).