Escape from New York

Suburbs

One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week

By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM

Renovation

How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

By Mimi OConnor |December 3, 2018 - 1:00PM

Escape

Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM

Escape

From Brooklyn to Birmingham: One Park Sloper's no-regrets move

By Mimi OConnor |January 23, 2018 - 10:00AM

Second Homes

5 homes for sale in Hawaii, where there's no winter and prices are... lower than Manhattan

By Rebecca Fishbein |December 21, 2017 - 2:00PM

Second Homes

13 reasons why owning a vacation home is nothing like your apartment in the city

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 29, 2017 - 2:59PM

Suburbs

Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… Island or in New Jersey … The basics … Connecticut has 24 towns along its shore with a necklace of beaches that … and summer concerts … MADISON … Madison Connecticut is home to one of the most popular public beaches in the state … ride from NYC consider a longer stay The beaches Madison is home to one of the most popular public beaches in the state …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM

Second Homes

Your top 4 questions about getting a mortgage for a country home—answered

… can qualify to support all of your paymentsincluding your rent if youre renting your primary home in the cityit … however be trickier to get financing on a house that isnt heated and is therefore not usable during the winter time says Baldwin so if youre …