Real Estate

Imagine strangers dropping by to smoke weed in your yard, throw a pizza on your roof or pose on your porch with a pumpkin. That’s the reality for the residents of houses appearing in the movie comedy “Friday,” the AMC series “Breaking Bad” and the horror classic “Halloween.” These and …

The Los Angeles home where the “Friends” star Matthew Perry died last year has been sold. Mr. Perry was 54 when he was found unresponsive last October in a backyard hot tub at the property, which was one of a handful of homes he owned. His death was initially classified …

A real estate agent, Mike Fabbri, still remembers the chill of opening the door of an apartment near Washington Square Park in Manhattan. His client, a media planner in her mid-20s, was on the hunt for a quiet, one-bedroom in Greenwich Village. She walked in and immediately walked out. “She …

In Westport, Conn., a 35-year-old who works for an investment firm is holding off on making any financial investments until after the election. Across the country, in Kenosha, Wis., a man who works in sales said he would love to buy a house and get out of his rental, but …

Manufactured houses, widely known as mobile homes, are one of the most affordable options for homeownership in the United States, but they typically come with a big risk: You own the house; you don’t own the lot it sits on. That has made mobile home parks ripe targets for investors, …

Rental listings come with all sorts of amenities, from basic parking spots to at-home IV drips and car elevators. But which do renters want the most? Not the luxurious ones, according to a recent report from Zillow. After analyzing 5.6 million rental listings on Zillow between June 2023 and May …