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A Paris Pied-à-Terre, Designed for a Daughter

June 9th, 2026 by Julie Lasky

A designer’s elegant apartment renovation in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Paris (France), Interior Design and Furnishings, Tiny Homes and Micro-Housing, Second Homes and Non-Primary Residences, Home Repairs and Improvements

June
9

A Gabled Penthouse Atop the Dakota Is on the Market for $8 Million

June 9th, 2026 by Vivian Marino

The Upper West Side duplex was the longtime home of the art experts Stephen and Polly Rubin and is being sold by their estate.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Architecture, Restoration and Renovation, Sotheby's, Dakota (Manhattan, NY, Apartments), Graves, Michael (1934- ), Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY)

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9

A Gardening Guide to Large-Leaf Plants

June 9th, 2026 by Margaret Roach

Managing the scale of your foliage can give your landscapes surprising ways to catch the eye.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Gardens and Gardening, Flowers and Plants

June
8

Lenders are loosening standards, but (most) analysts aren’t alarmed

June 8th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Non-conforming mortgages have hit their highest share of originations since the 2008 housing crash. Here's what's driving the surge, why most analysts aren't panicking and what agents need to know.

Category: homebuying, homeselling, Mortgage, Select, 1099 workers, Briggs Elwell, Interest Rate Lock-In Effect, mortgage lending, mortgage loan originations, Nonconforming Loans, RLTYco, self-employed borrowers

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8

In Manhattan, Learning to Not Always Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer

June 8th, 2026 by D.W. Gibson and Katherine Marks

Image Caption: Erica Jenkins, who has moved several times in the past decade, called upon her previous experiences and social media feeds to better understand her rights as a renter.

A woman wanted to move to a one-bedroom, and she liked the Upper East Side. But after negotiating and signing a lease, something didn’t seem right.

Category: Rent Control and Stabilization, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Landlords, Content Type: Personal Profile, Rent Guidelines Board, Upper East Side (Manhattan, NY)

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