Sure, a house on the water or the mountains sounds like a great idea. Until it becomes a magnet for friends.

This once dilapidated brownstone in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant section was transformed into a haven of healthy living by the owner-architect, with a lush backyard, solar panels and a climbing wall.

This three-bedroom duplex is part of the Lancasters development, overlooking Hyde Park.

Where to hang curtains is hard to know and can vary wildly depending on the conditions of the room in which they are placed. Decorator Alexa Hampton explains how high to hang ‘em.

This stone and stucco colonial sits in an enclave of luxury homes known as Castle Ridge in Somerset County, N.J. It has a batting cage, two master suites and two kitchens.

Section 1031 real-estate exchanges are back—and that means investors need to be wary.

Now that Related Cos. appears to have landed the first tenant for its Hudson Yards project, rival developer Brookfield Office Properties is wasting no time getting leasing going at its nearby West Side development.

Investor Andrew Farkas, who made a bundle by buying one of the city’s leading commercial real-estate brokerages in 1996, looks like he wants to repeat his success with the purchase of Grubb & Ellis, a national firm.

Designed by the architect of the Nevada Museum of Art, this home in Reno, Nev., was constructed to blend into the desert landscape.

Retiring to an old family farm in a remote corner of western Kansas isn’t for everyone. And that’s what makes it the perfect retirement home for one couple.