How to find out if you building should be stabilized, park-view apartments for reasonable prices, and more of the week's top stories

This week at Brick Underground, our readers were taken with the story of one Brooklyn mom making it work in a walk-up, a guide to winning a bidding war, and much more. Below, the five most popular stories of the week:

1. Why I decided to raise my two kids in a fourth-floor walk-up (for now)

2. Ask Sam: My landlady moved me out of a stabilized unit, and now she wants to raise my rent by $400. What can I do?

3. Wanted: Apartments with park views—without Central Park prices

4. Is your building rent-stabilized? You should find out

5. How to win a bidding war in NYC: A strategic guide for real estate buyers (sponsored)