Virginia K. Smith

From modest one-bedroom co-ops to grand Victorian homes.

Plus, how undocumented buyers can still land mortgages.

Landlords are still leaning on concessions instead of lowering rents.

If a vacation home deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Plus, adorable tiny homes for rent on Staten Island this summer.

You can also walk to a nearby creek, and relax on a screened-in porch.