residential real estate

NYC’s cutthroat and chaotic battle for rental apartments leaves tenants desperate and defeated

College transcripts? LinkedIn profiles? Cover letters? These are a few things needed to nab a rental unit in today's awful rental market.

Revised high-rise plans will still cast shadow over BK Botanic Garden, cause 'existential harm': critics

Dozens of critics gathered at a public hearing Wednesday to disavow developer Continuum's pruned proposal, which garden officials said would still cast damaging shade on sun-loving tropical, desert and Mediterranean...

Americans are abandoning megamansions and opting instead for smaller spaces amid rising costs

Once upon a time, the American dream meant sprawling McMansions -- but now, many are scaling back.

Gen Z leads in homeownership, especially in the Midwest, outpacing millennials and Gen X

A recent SmartAsset study shows that cities like St. Louis and Indianapolis are seeing a surge in younger homeowners.

Claire Danes lists NYC townhouse for $9.75M — and intends on staying put in her hometown

The "Homeland" actress and her actor husband Hugh Dancy bought this Downing Street residence in 2012 -- and now it's time for something bigger.

Climate activists trash Lionel Messi’s $12M Ibiza mansion

The radical Spanish group Futuro Vegetal took to Instagram to show it breaching Messi's property, and coating its exterior in red and black paint.

The 10 most popular housing markets Americans are flocking to

If moving to Columbus, OH, is on your to-do list, get your best offers in early because this Midwest city tops the list of the most popular housing markets in...

Olympic gold medalist Shaun White sells LA home for $3.92M

In the Hollywood Hills, the snowboarding prodigy has sold his midcentury-modern residence for a tidy profit.

Lender takes control of Trump’s former DC hotel for $100M at a foreclosure auction

The rights for the Washington hotel formerly owned by Trump's family firm, now a Waldorf Astoria, has been sold to BDT & MSD Partners.

This is the most expensive neighborhood in NYC

PropertyShark is out with a list showing the city's priciest places to buy a home, according to median sales figures, with Hudson Yards on top.

The most expensive property now for sale in the Hamptons is also the East End's largest equestrian estate

Developer Ben Ashkenazy is looking to sell a palatial mansion and an equestrian farm for a stratospheric sum.

Want to live a long, healthy life? NJ enclave may hold anti-aging secret

"The open space, less densely developed area is a great asset to quality of life and less stress," County Commissioner Director Jeff Kuhl crowed to The Post.

Connecticut homebuyer loses $600K to hacker theft

A Connecticut law firm is facing a massive malpractice suit for allegedly leaving its clients vulnerable to cyber scams due to insufficient security measures.

Meet the 'Squatter Hunter' -- Flash Shelton's wild ride evicting illegal occupants

Shelton, who recently signed a TV deal, handles in a fraction of the time what the legal system can take many months to do.

Eboni K. Williams to list her Harlem home for $899K — a week before she's due to welcome her first child

The lawyer and "RHONY" alum is due next week before her 41st birthday — and with a new baby, she's in need of more space.

Actress claims floor-to-ceiling windows in $6.2M apartment exposed her to 'lethal UV bath' that left lesions on her face

She paid big bucks for a killer view -- but instead, a Manhattan actress with a history of melanoma claims developers lied and exposed her to UV radiation.

Barnes & Noble founder in contract to sell $96M Palm Beach mansion -- after just a month for sale

Leonard Riggio didn't need long to find a new owner for his North Ocean Boulevard behemoth.

See just how little $1,500 in rent can get in NYC

A new RentCafe report is out comparing $1,500 per month across 200 US metros -- and, locally, the findings are rather grim.

Britney Spears' LA mansion was listed for sale -- without her knowledge

In Thousand Oaks, a luxe listing popped up for sale on the local MLS system -- only it was a hoax, and its star owner isn't parting ways with it.

Kanye West's destroyed Malibu home finally goes into contract after a $14M price cut

The Tadao Ando-designed property has gone through quite the saga since 2021 -- and stands to hand over to new hands.