Escape from New York

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

… so if youre considering a housesome properties like this are called camps because theyre usable for some seasons but not all and are generally more rusticthen be aware Thats because a … and that can also cover boats and RVs as long as you can live on them So as long as your NYC mortgage and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 23, 2016 - 8:59AM

Escape

Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time

… It took me 34 years to make it from my hometown of New York City to Los Angeles No one could believe it when I … want to live of course Apparently the noticeably walkable downtown LA is now getting more and more highrises too That …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 16, 2016 - 9:59AM