Rukmini Callimachi

A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.

Inside the tiny community of English master thatchers, a fight is unfolding over a tradition that may not survive.

Two homes, both described as the area’s oldest, are up for sale. A search through 200 years of deeds reveals their true origins.

Why Billy Joel’s dream home finally sold for $14 million under the asking price.

After years of bidding wars, there are now more sellers than buyers, forcing price cuts — even as high rates continue to narrow the entryway.

Sanford Solny was sentenced to up to seven years in prison for a deed-theft scheme that preyed on distressed homeowners from minority communities.

A Greek Revival townhouse, the sole survivor of its row, heads to market after over half-a-century in the same family.

Known for her roles in film, the actress built a second act off-screen, turning the homes she renovated into another stage.

After years of fires that left families tallying every burned toothbrush, a new law is requiring insurers to ease a grueling burden.

When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market.