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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of receiving unsolicited care from her neighbor such as allowing the installation of Christmas lights across her porch.

The article reports on the return of displaced residents of Baalbek, Lebanon to their homes during the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The article reports that U.S. homeowners are tapping on rising home equity and mentions topics including homeowners' use of home equity loans to fund renovations and repairs, the rise of balances on home equity lines of credit (HELOC) and factors influencing mortgage rates.

The article discusses about Keeva Haynes and her daughter Jaida as they search for a new home near Atlanta, focusing on their desire for a bigger, newer house within their budget and zoned for Jaida's preferred school.

The article reports on the challenges faced by people lining up to get into the premises of the Brooklyn Housing Court in New York City, which decides on the eviction of tenants in the borough. They have to wait in lines that extend beyond the building even during bad weather, which adds to their stress and humiliation. The bulk of the housing court's work is eviction proceedings instead of making sure that apartments stayed in good repair.

The article focuses on how natural disasters are driving up home insurance premiums, with an average 21 present increase from May 2022 to May 2023, reaching as high as 35 present in Florida, as insurers paid out 99 billion U.S. dollar in claims related to natural disasters in 2022.

The article focuses on the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh, with people beginning to rebuild their homes and lives. Topics include conflicting reports on the number of casualties, the damage to Rohingya refugee camps, and the challenges of communication and assistance in affected areas.

The article reports that many victims of Hurricane Sandy are still battered by disastrous contractors and flawed recovery plans six years after the storm hit the U.S. East Coast in 2012. Several victims have filed complaints against contractors after their failure to finish home repairs. Some homeowners have received funding, loans and grants from government agencies such as the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The article presents information on the repair of a house in Hermosa beach, California designed by Michael Rotondi. It states that when bond fund manager Brent Haris and his wife Beth Harris bought the ocean front house it had already deteriorated. The Harrises hired architectural firm Daly Genik to do the renovation and architect Kevin Daly reclad the building in its intended materials. Several photographs of the renovated house are also presented.

Features a graph reflecting a homeowner’s changing frame of mind throughout a house construction or renovation project designed by contractor David Lupberger. Measurement of mood levels against a project’s timeline; Revelation of the lowest points during the contractor’s contract signing and prior to flooring; Observation of the highest points during the design phase, foundation and frame works and at completion.

Presents a question about a co-op apartment's refusal to fix a faulty terrace door in Manhattan, New York City.

Provides some insights into the legality of imposing a flip tax in an cooperative housing complex in Manhattan, New York proposed to avoide an increase in maintenance charges. Rules governing flip tax; Proprietary lease terms; Use of a transfer fee.

Reports on the rehabilitation of more than 300 homes in Brooklyn, New York.

Focuses on the decision of Lawrence LaRose and Susan Lamontagne to purchase and renovate a house located at Sag Harbor, New York. Recognition of the value of the home based on its geographic location; Revelation of the high cost of the house maintenance; Decision to publish the book "Gutted: Down to the Studs in My House, My Marriage, My Entire Life," by Lawrence LaRose to compensate for the cost of repair; Design of the book as a memoir on home-improvement.

The author offers suggestions on home repair tricks including stopping faucet from leakage, repair of window screen and fixing hole in drywall.

The article reports on How lockdown gives birth to telemedicine for home repairs. Topics include handymen and other home-repair providers experienced a sharp drop in business as homeowners delayed all but the most urgent jobs; Stay-at-home orders allowed for essential home repairs, but not all states defined which problems qualified as essential, leaving contractors and homeowners to make those judgment call; and if roof was leaking or the basement was flooded, homeowners opted to wait it out.

The article reports that hundreds of thousands living in barrios will not get assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to rebuild their houses damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2018. This is because of their inability to comply with regulations that require elevating houses, employing licensed contractors, and using only certain building materials. The federal government made the move as Puerto Rico suffers from a high poverty rate and public debt.

The article explores the trend of restoring pre-World War II apartments and houses in New York City back to their original designs. Such projects need highly skilled workers to do works such as wood stripping, plasterwork, tile work and wood flooring. These workers have been recognized for bringing back interior designs damaged by water leaks and sun exposure.

The article reports on the increasing costs of home repairs for victims of Hurricane Maria that hit Puerto Rico in September 2017. Many homeowners have complained about the high costs under the repair program financed by the Puerto Rican Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They attributed the rising costs of home repairs to extravagant markups, overhead and multiple levels of middlemen.

The article reviews the architectural design of the renovated house of Carrie Byles, a partner at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in Sausalito, California.

The article discusses the experiences of people who take home repair classes in New York City. Topics include the costs of home improvement and repair projects, the implications of home repair for personal finance among homeowners, and the teaching styles used by instructors to inspire confidence in students.

The article focuses on flooding issues faced by homeowners in Canyon Gate at Cinco Ranch, a subdivision in a west Houston suburb of Texas, citing example of damages caused by Hurricane Harvey. It describes conditions of a house where flooding and renovation have left little more than wood studs between the front door and the back patio, and mentions that the residents received aids from Federal Emergency Management Agency .

The article deals with the challenge of finding a reliable contractor for home improvement projects in the U.S. Clients are warned about a renovation nightmare that they might encounter. Some tips for avoiding problems are presented, including familiarizing with building regulations. The importance of signing a construction contract is also explained.

The article focuses a home renovation of the summer home located Isle au Haut in Maine in the U.S.

The article discusses repairing and restoring old homes. Topics discussed include the website, This Old Toilet which sells old toilets, bonding with fellow homeowners of old homes on the Facebook groups, challenges faced when repairing or restoring old homes and an overview of health care administrator Stella Gilgur-Cook's repair of her Victorian home in Montclair, New Jersey.

The article discusses need for homeowners to prepare their houses for winters and snowy weather, in order to ensure cost savings. It offers recommendations regarding maintenance of heating systems, sweeping of chimneys and caulking of windows. It also mentions need to stock up firewoods for use during cold days.

The article focuses on the renovation of Upper West Side apartment in New York City, Elizabeth Durand Streisand and Eric Streisand.

The article focuses on the sale of Grey Gardens, a summer home owned by journalist and author Sally Quinn, in East Hampton, New York and which has been a part of a documentary film and a musical staged at Broadway Theater in New York City. Topics include the renovation of the house, the house having wicker furniture, chaise lounges and a set of china with a floral pattern, and choosing the right person to sell the home so that she gets the right price.

The article focuses on the renovation by interior designers Tara Mangini and Percy Bright of Jersey Ice Cream Co. to a cabin, owned by Gary and Karen Schneider, in Canaan, New York and to a Hudson River Valley farmhouse owned by Deborah Billinge.

The article discusses the authors' claim that the renting to own real property concept is increasing in popularity in the U.S. as of 2016, and it mentions the risks associated with rent-to-own agreements, as well as information about the Vision Property Management LLC firm and landlord-tenant relations in America. Contracts on homes that require tenants to make all repairs are examined, along with housing prices and bank loans for residential property in the U.S.

The article discusses how the author, three of her sisters, and their parents all own homes within two miles of one another on Mount Desert Island in Maine, and it mentions home renovations and family relations involving the author and sisters Clara Baker, Catherine Baker-Pitts, and Cynthia Baker. The success of the author's book "Orphan Train" is addressed in relation to her decision to purchase a home on the Maine island. Father William J. Baker is also assessed.

The article reports on the collapse of concrete foundation of houses in Connecticut. Topics discussed include the statement of homeowner and founder Tim Heim of Connecticut Coalition Against Crumbling Basements on the emotional and financial impact of the crumbling foundations to the homeowners, the refusal of insurers to repair the homes, and the case filed by Robert Tofolowsky and Linda J. Tofolowsky against Joseph J. Mottes Co. over the problems on the concrete supplied by the company.

The article presents a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of renting or buying a home in the U.S. The advantages of home ownership includes equity potential, tax advantages, and protection from rising rents while the disadvantages include high maintenance costs. The benefits of renting includes flexibility while the disadvantages include the lack of tax savings.

The article profiles Steven and Michelle Hicks and discusses their experiences renovating and repairing a home they purchased in Millburn, New Jersey. It notes that the Hicks' encountered a series of problems upon purchase, including improperly installed windows, a faulty heating system, and a lack of insulated piping. Information on the home's previous owner, Carol Royal, is also included.

The article presents the assessment of several for sale properties, including a Park Slope South Condo in Brooklyn, New York City, a three-bedroom house in Fairfield, Connecticut, and a renovated ranch-style house in Suffolk.

The article discusses the challenges encountered by the homeowners over the repair costs of their home which include labor costs, building materials and planning.

The article presents a correction to a picture caption in published in a April 2018 issue of the periodical about how to find a reliable contractor for a house renovation.

A corrections is presented to an article about renovations that appeared in a weekend issue of March 2018.

An editorial is presented on the issue of demolition in Nashville, Tennessee as old-age houses that are unsuited for renovations are reduced to rubble.

The article looks at a dispute over a home renovation in New York City involving the possible presence of an underground stream. The building's owners, real estate developers Dana Lowey Luttway and David Luttway, plan to excavate an existing cellar in the 19th-century townhouse, causing concerns about possible structural damage among neighbors. Details on soil testing around the building are presented. Neighborhood resident Joseph Bolanos, who opposes the renovation, is also discussed.

The article offers information on several real properties including a condominium unit and residential houses that are for sale in New York as of October 2015. Details about the location, renovations done to the properties, and advantages and disadvantages, taxes and maintenance cost of the properties are offered.

The article reports on the several damaged homes in Gaza that are still uninhabitable, a year after the hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants on August 26, 2014. It notes the small percentage of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism that actually rebuild homes created by the United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Other factors to the slow recovery include Palestinian political infighting, Israel's involvement in approving projects and a lack of funds.

The article discusses the married couple Deborah Hayn and Phil Grunes' relationship with their black-shingled farmhouse in Croton-on-Hudon, New York. An overview of the remodeling of their farmhouse, including the remodeling of the kitchen, the building of an addition, constructing a new roof, is provided.

The article reports on the economic revival of Asbury Park, New Jersey in which its mile-long beach is packed with gay residents who have restored some of the city's grand Victorian houses, beachgoers swathed in tattoos and African-American and Latino residents, as well as families, retirees and young Orthodox Jews. The city's shops are crowded while the downtown has become a year-round restaurant mecca. It notes that the revival is partly driven by demographic trends and generational desire.

The article offers information on tips for house maintenance during the winters focusing on the planting of perennial plants, the cleaning of the gutters, and the need for boilers.

The article features actress Betsy Wolfe of the musical "Waitres," focusing on how she chose the apartment in Morningside Heights in Manhattan, New York City where she and her fiancé Adam Krauthamer live and provides information on the renovation and changes they made to the apartment.

The article provides an answer to a question concerning the one who is responsible when repairs or renovations have damaged a neighbor's apartment.

The article provides an answer to a question concerning the adjustment on the allocation of shares in a Manhattan co-op.

The article discusses sales of several properties in New York City including renovated farmhouse, a two-bedroom apartment and a three-bedroom apartment along with information on its taxes, maintenance cost and advantages and disadvantages.