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Perspectives

August
6

When their son and daughter-in-law left Washington, D.C., for Alabama’s largest city, a couple followed suit, hoping for a family gathering spot.

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August
6


Image Caption: From December to March, some 25,000 people migrate to Wellington, Fla., for equestrian competitions.

Wellington, Fla., has long been a town for equestrians, and with a spate of new development, it’s leaning in even more.

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August
6


Image Caption: Johanna isn’t allowed to wear makeup yet. She uses her vanity to apply lip gloss and do her homework.

After nearly disappearing from American homes, the dressing table is back — as TikTok influencers discover one of the world’s oldest stages.

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August
6

This week’s properties are a six-bedroom house in Pelham, N.Y., and a three-bedroom townhouse in New Canaan, Conn.

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August
6

This week’s properties are in the Flatiron district, Yorkville and Riverdale.

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August
6


Image Caption: New York City’s tree canopy comprises around seven million trees.

A goal to improve and expand the city’s tree canopy lacks a solid plan and the money to enact one.

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August
5


Image Caption: Leo Granite, an apprentice with Kominka North America, worked on reassembling a 130-year-old Japanese storehouse in Massachusetts.

Millions of abandoned kominka are scattered across Japan. Now, teams of enthusiasts are dismantling and rebuilding them overseas.

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August
5

This week’s properties include a cottage in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., a Colonial Revival in Stonington, Conn., and a two-story house in New Orleans.

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August
5


Image Caption: A reader asked for help choosing the wood for some closets and shared some photos for reference, including the three wood swatches under consideration (bottom right).

Mixing and matching wood tones is no easy task. Here’s how to think about it.

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August
4


Image Caption: A beamed ceiling with skylights brightens the home of Owen Sturgess and Heather Gerth.

A couple learned all of their slender house’s quirks, and then renovated them away.

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August
4


Image Caption: For years, Manhattan was home to Jenifer Ringer, a retired principal dancer at New York City Ballet. But when she returned to New York with her family, they settled happily on Roosevelt Island.

When Jenifer Ringer returned to New York for a job at the School of American Ballet, she was surprised to find that Roosevelt Island ticked all her boxes.

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August
3

After wildfires burned a couple’s primary home, they decamped to their beach house and, years later, started to renovate with longevity in mind.

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August
1

The law requires homeowners to keep their properties in a safe, legal condition — as much for their neighbors as themselves.

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July
31

Communities are strongest when the people who understand how local decisions affect daily life choose to participate, Chris Atwell writes. Real estate professionals do that for their clients every day.

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July
31

Nykia Wright spent her Inman Connect San Diego session sharing her thoughts on media coverage of NAR and detailing how NAR has rebuilt its legal team, restructured internally and worked to close the trust gap with members since the Sitzer-Burnett settlement.

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July
31


Image Caption: The Hemingway Home and Museum is the most well-known literary destination in Key West, Fla., but far from its only one.

Ernest Hemingway, Judy Blume and other literary luminaries have long called the island home. As housing costs increase, many locals are taking steps to preserve and perpetuate this legacy.

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