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For Many First-Time Home Buyers, the Vacation Home Comes First

July 15th, 2026 by Heather Senison

City dwellers priced out of owning locally look to vacation and weekend homes as a path to home ownership.

Category: Second Homes and Non-Primary Residences, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Urban Areas, Appraisals and Valuation (Property), Mortgages, Astoria (Queens, NY), Lake Tahoe (Nev), Lake George (NY), Poconos (Pa)

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15

Eight Years Later, They’re Still Restoring a House Bought at Auction

July 15th, 2026 by Alexandra Marvar and Lauren Lancaster

Image Caption: Aimee Gardner and David Linnard on the front porch of their â��Disaster Mansion,â�� which they bought for $53,500 and have been renovating for years.

First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y., tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Abandonment (Property), Home Repairs and Improvements, Kingston (NY), Historic Buildings and Sites, Hudson River Valley (NY), internal-open-access-from-nl

July
15

A Real Estate Guide to Stockton, N.J.

July 15th, 2026 by Angela Serratore and Tony Cenicola

Historic stone buildings and a thriving restaurant scene meet the rural landscape of the Delaware Valley.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Stockton (NJ), Rural Areas, Stockton Inn (Stockton, NJ, Restaurant), Stockton Market (Stockton, NJ)

July
15

Practicing Regenerative Design in Encinitas, Calif.

July 15th, 2026 by Diana Budds

A renovation aimed to honor a house’s past while evolving it for the future.

Category: Sustainable Living, Home Repairs and Improvements, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Architecture, Interior Design and Furnishings, Encinitas (Calif), Kellogg, Kendrick Bangs (1934-2024)

July
15

$425,000 Homes in Georgia, Rhode Island and Arizona

July 15th, 2026 by Angela Serratore

A townhouse in Savannah, Ga., a condo in Providence, R.I., and a desert home in Tucson, Ariz.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Tucson (Ariz), Providence (RI), Savannah (Ga)

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Gina's Blog

For Many First-Time Home Buyers, the Vacation Home Comes First

Eight Years Later, They’re Still Restoring a House Bought at Auction

A Real Estate Guide to Stockton, N.J.

Practicing Regenerative Design in Encinitas, Calif.

$425,000 Homes in Georgia, Rhode Island and Arizona

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