On Location
In a 16th-Century Palazzo, Home for Art
By ROCKY CASALE
In Palermo, Italy, two collectors find an apartment in a building that once belonged to a prince, and establish a gallery.
Square Feet
Data Centers Offer Hope for St. Louis Office Market
By ROBERT SHAROFF
The overall downtown vacancy rate is over 22 percent, but the growth of data centers is bringing tenants and hope.
Square Feet
Asbury Park’s Boardwalk Revival Moves Inland
By BETH GREENFIELD
Low property prices and rents are attracting businesses back to Asbury Park’s downtown, creating a growing restaurant and club scene.
About New York
Uncertain Coda for Mansion With a Musical Heritage
By JAMES BARRON
On a forlorn block in Queens a 19th-century palace is on the market.
Five Beloved Myths of the Mortgage Market
By AGNES T. CRANE
The financial world has become accustomed to a government safety net, and few of the constituencies involved are willing to challenge America’s core housing myths.
Fair Game
Preapproved: Well, It Sounded Good
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
A would-be buyer received preapproval for a mortgage from her homebuilder’s banking unit. But the loan was later denied, and she’s now out the $20,000 deposit.
Economic View
Housing Bubbles Are Few and Far Between
By ROBERT J. SHILLER
History offers no equivalent to the recent enormous run-up and crash in housing prices. But past episodes of land speculation suggest that such cycles are rare.
Financial District Adapts as Banks Leave
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
A part of the city once dominated by the financial industry has become more diverse in the past decade.
A New City Handbook Demystifies Zoning
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
A 168-page volume, available on Monday, supplements the city’s esoteric 1,500-page zoning resolution.
The Hunt
Three’s Company (One of Us Is a Dog)
By JOYCE COHEN
Melissa Tabatabai and David Spevak needed a spacious one-bedroom in a dog-friendly building in Manhattan.
Living In | Jackson Heights
A Migrants’ Enclave Attracts a New Breed
By JOHN FREEMAN GILL
A Queens enclave long known for its mix of immigrants is gaining appeal among academics, lawyers and other professionals.
Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions
A Bit of Moscow on the Hudson?
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Christopher Gray answers inquiries about the District Health Center and the Ardsley.
Posting
A Developer Aims High in Long Island City
By ALISON GREGOR
Even in a sluggish market, property developers are continuing to bet on this area of Queens’s transformation from towering smokestacks to residential towers.
Mortgages
Online Mortgage Shopping Made Easier
By LYNNLEY BROWNING
Some of the nation’s leading mortgage Web sites are working to become more consumer-friendly.
In the Region | Connecticut
Vintage Homes Lose Appeal
By LISA PREVOST
Older houses, once a status symbol, are now difficult to sell in Fairfield County because buyers fear the prospect of bottomless renovations.
In the Region | Long Island
Extended-Stay Hotels Become a Popular Housing Option
By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER
A scarcity of apartments and short-term rentals have made the hotels a good alternative, especially for those relocating to the Island.
Slide Shows
Homes for $1 Million
An 18th-century former Quaker meetinghouse in New Jersey, a southwestern-style house in New Mexico and an architect’s bungalow in Los Angeles.
On the Market in New York City
An Upper East Side co-op, a Flower District co-op and a Park Slope duplex.
Tile
New Tiles Based on David Hicks’s Designs
By GISELA WILLIAMS
Popham Design and Mr. Hicks’s son, Ashley Hicks, have produced three new designs inspired by work done in the 1970s by Mr. Hicks.
Art
Retailers Try Their Hand as Gallerists
By JULIE SCELFO
There are now so many places to find affordable artwork that it is hard not to have impressive wall art.
Manhattan Market Data
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In the Region | New Jersey
Brokers Face Challenges in This Snowy Winter
By ANTOINETTE MARTIN
Many are being forced to get creative when it comes to showing homes for sale.
What You Get for ...$1 Million
By MIKE POWELL
A 2009 house in Los Angeles, an old stone house in New Jersey and an adobe in New Mexico.
Q & A
By JAY ROMANO
Leak damage, and who pays; what to expect from a ground lease; a parking space as snow repository.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview
George S. Kaufman
By VIVIAN MARINO
Mr. Kaufman is the chairman of the Kaufman Organization, which owns commercial properties in the New York area and provides brokerage and consulting services.
House Tour: Southport, Conn.
By BETHANY LYTTLE
A home’s surroundings give the impression that it’s in a rural setting, though the village, harbor and beach are nearby.
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