What to know about living—or at least vacationing—on a houseboat in NYC

… in Queens And why not Once you acquire a boat of your own docking fees at city marinas cost just a fraction of the rent youd pay for a traditional apartment and you have all … plastic over the top to keep out the cold and think about how youre going to heat it says Halpern Youll need to be …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 23, 2017 - 10:00AM
Beyond the boardwalk: What to know about vacation home options in Atlantic City, New Jersey

… City to the North All the way to the south in Longport home prices might be over $4 million and its much quieter … lively there are kids you have people going back and forth selling water and ice cream Ventnor Margate and Longport … get says Lang the more likely you are to find singlefamily homes And with flooding an ongoing concern youll need to …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 22, 2017 - 2:59PM
Looking for a relaxed getaway with no "scene" to speak of? Connecticut's Litchfield County awaits

… 1980s the New York Times was the first to proclaim this somewhat sleepy area  country chic  reporting that former … Realty said that article helped bring a lot of secondhome buyers to the area And theyve continued coming for decades  … specializes in craft beers … What youll find to rent and buy … Houses in the area range from farmhouses to …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |June 21, 2017 - 8:59AM
Discovering Ocean City, MD: "The Ladies' Resort to the Ocean"

… its most popular as a beach destination for residents of nearer Washington DC Baltimore and Philadelphia Ocean City … of bay area wetland and developed it in the 1970s and 80s A livelier version of its northern counterpart the … many of the residents here are secondhome owners who live in nearby Salisbury Maryland a university and …

By Julie Strickland |June 20, 2017 - 1:45PM