<< Return to Real Estate News main menu NY TIMES REALTY NEWS Is It Better to Buy or Rent? Compare the cost of renting and buying equivalent homes. On the Market in the Region A 10-year-old house with six bedrooms in Montvale, N.J., and a renovated four-bedroom in Bronxville, N.Y. Habitats | Lower East Side: Lower East Side/Habitats - Living Small, Decorating Large Gray Burton lives in a 250-square-foot space he furnished with antiques he?s been collecting for years. City Room: Big Ticket | Sold for $19,000,000 An apartment at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, opposite Central Park, was bought anonymously through a limited liability company. Living In | Katonah, N.Y.: Katonah, N.Y./Living In - The Hamlet That Got Up and Went A photogenic Westchester suburb with high-profile residents is also known for its art museum and a performing arts center. Currents | Books: New Books on Homes, From Modest to Palatial The handmade house, doughty and particular, is being celebrated in three new books. In the Region | Connecticut: In the Region/Connecticut ? Town Houses Rise in Norwalk Summerview Square is a town-house-style apartment project going up in Norwalk after a previous developer walked away, leaving squalor in his wake. Mortgages: Mortgages ? Shrinking the Escrow Success in challenging property taxes means not having to put as much money aside in the escrow account. 619.440.7400     Design by Style Agent