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Rent Now, Buy Later

2008-12-09T02:51:00.000-05:00

Real Estate

By VIVIAN MARINO

Published: December 7, 2008

As residential sales have softened in the city and throughout the region, many developments are offering rent-to-own options.

What You Get for ... $400,000 - Halifax, Vt

2008-11-26T21:46:00.000-05:00

Property Values

By MIKE POWELL

Published: November 26, 2008

A one-bedroom loft in Phoenix, a house on 10 acres in Halifax, Vt., and a house in a gated subdivision in Kill Devil Hills, N.C

36 Hours in Burlington, Vt.

2008-11-03T04:51:00.000-05:00

Travel

By KATIE ZEZIMA

Published: November 2, 2008

For all its worldliness — antiglobalization rallies and fair-trade products abound — the city has turned an eye to the local.

Bean Town

2008-10-25T07:20:00.000-04:00

New York Region / The City

By TED BOTHA

Published: October 26, 2008

The number of coffee shops opening across the city recently has some people claiming that New York is experiencing a coffee renaissance.

A Genteel Setting With World-Class Golf

2008-08-22T07:26:00.000-04:00

Havens | Pinehurst, N.C.

By STEPHEN WELLS

Published: August 22, 2008

Life in the turn-of-the-century New England-style village of Pinehurst, N.C., is a throwback to an era of casual gentility.

Housing Lenders Fear Bigger Wave of Loan Defaults

2008-08-06T06:43:00.000-04:00

Business

By VIKAS BAJAJ

Published: August 4, 2008

Homeowners with good credit are falling behind on their payments in growing numbers, just as the problems with subprime mortgages are leveling off.

What’s Lurking in Your Countertop?

2008-07-24T07:02:00.000-04:00

Home & Garden

By KATE MURPHY

Published: July 24, 2008

As the popularity of granite countertops has increased, so have reports that some are emitting radiation and radon at surprisingly high levels.

With No Frills or Tuition, a College Draws Notice

2008-07-21T07:05:00.001-04:00

Education

By TAMAR LEWIN

Published: July 21, 2008

Berea College, which charges no tuition and only accepts applicants from low-income families, provides an unusual perspective on how universities should handle endowments.

Garden Is a Seedbed for Green Cosmetics

2008-06-28T06:22:00.000-04:00

Business / World Business

By MARK LANDLER

Published: June 28, 2008

The maker of the cosmetics brand Dr. Hauschka is one of dozens of German companies benefiting from a growing global appetite for environmentally friendly products.

Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise

2008-06-25T07:28:00.000-04:00

Business

By PETER S. GOODMAN

Published: June 25, 2008

Skyrocketing energy prices are inflating the costs of living on the distant edges of metropolitan areas.

What You Need to Know to Get a Mortgage

2008-06-03T08:25:00.000-04:00

Real Estate

By ALINA TUGEND

Published: June 1, 2008

Borrowers face many challenges, like proving they have high credit scores, low debt and plenty of cash on hand.

Put a Little Science in Your Life

2008-06-03T06:55:00.001-04:00

Op-Ed Contributor

By BRIAN GREENE

Published: June 1, 2008

Science is a language of hope and inspiration, providing discoveries that fire the imagination and instill a sense of connection to our lives and our world.

Your Money: A Real Estate Deal Seen From 2 Sides

2008-05-31T07:51:00.000-04:00

Your Money

By RON LIEBER

Published: May 31, 2008

A sample letter that buyers who fear overpaying might send to homeowners and a reply that confident sellers could fire back.

Real Estate Lists Grow Comfortable With the Web

2008-05-15T04:46:00.000-04:00

E-Commerce Report

By BOB TEDESCHI

Published: May 12, 2008

The triple threat of a weak market, legal pressure and increasing competition has compelled real estate professionals to offer their information more freely online.

Wine’s Pleasures: Are They All in Your Head?

2008-05-08T06:51:00.002-04:00

The Pour

By ERIC ASIMOV

Published: May 7, 2008

In recent months, wine consumers have been portrayed as easily manipulated victims who can be influenced by price, pretense or hype.

Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll ... Uh ...

2008-05-06T07:05:00.000-04:00

Technology

By KATIE HAFNER

Published: May 3, 2008

The fear of a decaying brain has inspired a mini-industry of products from dietary supplements to computer games.

You Name It, and Exercise Helps It

2008-04-30T06:30:00.002-04:00

Personal Health

By JANE E. BRODY

Published: April 29, 2008

People with chronic health problems can improve their health and quality of life by learning how to exercise safely.

Testing the Waters With Internships

2008-04-29T06:09:00.001-04:00

Business / Retirement

By ELIZABETH POPE

Published: April 21, 2008

Adult internships emerged about 10 years ago as the concept of “golden years” retirement expanded to include paid work, volunteering or pursuing a life passion.

That 6% Is Getting Harder to Earn

2008-03-30T05:41:00.001-04:00

Real Estate

By HOPE REEVES

Published: March 30, 2008

From hiring a car service for prospective buyers to buying new trash cans for properties on the market, brokers say they are having to be more creative to make a sale.

Morning or Afternoon, There’s a Kettle Brewing

2008-03-23T07:44:00.001-04:00

Weekend in New York | Manhattan Teahouses

By SETH KUGEL

Published: March 23, 2008

Sample a few of the dozens of vastly different corners of Manhattan that devote themselves largely, if not exclusively, to the relaxing art of tea.

Fauxtobooth: Jelly!

2008-03-06T05:38:00.003-05:00

by Hilary McHone

Jelly's a casual work event where everyone's invited. It's for anyone who'd like to work alongside other creative people in a welcome environment.

I brought my Fauxtobooth! Here are some of the fauxtos... (See all of them here.)

They're Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side

2008-03-06T05:33:00.000-05:00

Business / business

By DAN FOST

Published: February 20, 2008

Equipped with cellphones and Wi-Fi, young people who work independently are banding together in shared spaces.

Rescues for Homeowners in Debt Weighed

2008-02-22T07:02:00.000-05:00

Business

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and LOUIS UCHITELLE

Published: February 22, 2008

With the collapse of the housing boom, the government is considering proposals to rescue the nearly 8.8 million homeowners, or 10.3 percent of the total, who are underwater.

Building a Library - Books to Browse or to Savor

2008-01-04T08:33:00.000-05:00

Your Second Home

By STEVE BAILEY

Published: January 4, 2008

If you’re staring at empty shelves in your new weekend home, you should ask yourself some questions before taking your credit card into the little bookstore in the village.

Where Others Saw a Big Old Barn, They Saw a Home

2008-01-04T07:45:00.000-05:00

Away

By KATHRYN MATTHEWS

Published: January 4, 2008

An 1897 barn becomes a strikingly modern home in Delaware County, N.Y.