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After spending some time in Dallas, actress Ellen Burstyn was determined to become an actress in New York. "I stepped off the train in 1956 with one phone number and a quarter."
The co-star of ‘Mother, Couch’ and ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ on early home violence, loneliness and escaping Texas.
Buying a home in Stone Harbor, N.J.? With a median listing price of $4.2 million, it'll cost you more than anywhere on the Jersey Shore.
Vacation homeowners flock to the southern New Jersey community during the summer, when the population swells from 800 to 20,000.
Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger is listing his estate in Amagansett for $13.95 million. The 5,300-square-foot home was designed by not one, but two distinguished architects.
The architecture critic got design help from Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Bates Masi.
A Colorado ranch—once part of an 813-acre spread asking $220 million—has sold for just over $46 million. An Atlanta-based hedge fund purchased a large chunk of Aspen Valley Ranch, located about 10 miles outside Aspen.
An Atlanta-based hedge fund purchased the parcel that was once part of an 813-acre spread asking $220 million.
Acadian homes are as integral to Cajun culture as boiled crawfish, boudin sausage and raucous accordion music.
Homeowners throughout Louisiana have embraced Acadian homes to help beat the harsh climate.
On the Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda, the beachfront home of former New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is hitting the market for $15.9 million.
If the property fetches its $15.9 million asking price, it will be one of the priciest deals on the Caribbean Island.
Pool demand exploded during 2020 and 2021, a spike during a time when many found themselves hunkered down at home. But the new construction market is showing signs of cooling.
The high end is keeping the new construction market afloat, as demand for pools dips from pandemic highs.
Former Citicorp CEO John S. Reed is listing his waterfront compound in Massachusetts for $40 million. The roughly 14,000-square-foot home is the most expensive for sale in the state.
The oceantfront Duxbury property is the state's most expensive home for sale.
After signing with an agent, "The Boys" star Chace Crawford started taking acting classes for fun. "I was totally into it right away and was getting good feedback. However, it did take me a while to break down certain emotional walls."
‘The Boys’ actor on spending summers at his grandparents’ lake house, modeling for Abercrombie & Fitch and golfing with Tony Romo.
Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, has paid around $70 million for a Pacific Heights mansion, setting a record for San Francisco.
The billionaire philanthropist and widow of Apple visionary Steve Jobs purchased the Pacific Heights mansion for around $70 million in an off-market deal.
The penthouse at Aman New York has closed for $135 million. The buyer is the building's developer, Vladislav Doronin, who initially said an Asian buyer was paying $180 million for the unit.
The developer, who converted the Crown Building, initially said an Asian buyer was paying $180 million for the roughly 13,236-square-foot apartment.
Seacrest out! "Wheel of Fortune" and "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest is putting his Napa Valley estate on the market for $22 million.
The 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'American Idol' host recently completed an extensive remodel, which included expanding the primary bedroom and building a new guest suite.
Managing a 49-room, 18th-century country house in Ireland’s West Cork has its fair share of ups and downs—but its 34-year-old keeper is ever cheerful. “I’m exactly where I want to be.”
Julie Shelswell-White takes us inside Bantry House in West Cork, where she operates a B&B, runs private tours and lives in a tiny apartment amid grandeur.
In Texas, a circular, lakeside home with a roof that looks like a sand dollar is hitting the market for $1.99 million.
The iconic home by architect John Covert Watson is on a bluff overlooking Lake Travis.
Anthony Michael Hall on the films that helped put him on the map: "I look back on 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Weird Science' with fondness. They got me started."
The ‘Trigger Warning’ star on watching his mother sing, his stepfather’s advice and working with Kenny Rogers and Chevy Chase.
These cheesy, flaky hand-pies may be the perfect picnic food. They are also surprisingly easy to make.
Easy to make, oozing with cheese and irresistibly flaky, these highly portable handheld pies are the ideal fuel for summer adventures. They have a pretty fascinating history, too.
“Shark Tank” star Robert Herjavec has sold an apartment on New York’s Billionaires’ Row for a profit after buying it for a significant discount in 2021.
The entrepreneur fetched well above the $31.9 million he paid for the four-bedroom pad three years ago.
Former Peloton CEO John Foley has sold his townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village for $35.5 million. Foley, who co-founded the exercise company, bought the home for $15.5 million in 2018.
The former CEO sold the 25-foot-wide redbrick West Village home in an off-market deal
Herbert A. Allen III, president of the investment bank Allen & Co., has paid $13.9 million for an oceanfront home on North Carolina’s exclusive Figure Eight Island.
The $13.9 million oceanfront property is located on Figure Eight Island, an exclusive community that has long attracted celebrities and business leaders.
CoStar Group founder Andy Florance has sold his beachfront home on the Florida Panhandle for a record $28.5 million. The property is the most expensive home ever sold on the Panhandle.
The $28.5 million property is the most expensive home ever sold on the Panhandle.
“People catch the fever. They see one sale and people get aspirational." Exploding home prices and misplaced optimism have led to a glut in townhouse listings in Park Slope.
Nine homes asking more than $100 million combined were on the market as of mid-June, thanks to skyrocketing home prices and seller optimism.
Shortly after his sister was murdered in 1975, Kelsey Grammer was hit with another gut-punch. "At the end of my second year at Juilliard, I was asked to leave. But I was determined to heal through acting."
The ‘Frasier’ and ‘Murder Company’ actor on losing family members, finding solace in Shakespeare and how ‘Cheers’ served as a turning point.
In the Boston suburbs, a home with a U.S. Open-quality tennis court is coming on the market for $16.25 million. The house is the most expensive on the market in Weston.
Tiina Smith, who ranks nationally among women over 60, and her husband, Lawrence Rand, built the hard court at their $16.25 million Weston house.
In Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood, a 4.5-acre estate with two residences is coming on the market for $135 million. There are also several guesthouses, a pool with a waterfall, a gym and a spa.
A late restaurateur assembled a 'tropical oasis' on 4.5 acres in Coconut Grove.
In New York's Hudson Valley, the infamous Hitchcock estate is asking $65 million. Owned by the Mellon banking family, the property was used by Timothy Leary and his followers to experiment with L*D.
The former Harvard professor and his followers once roamed the roughly 2,000-acre Hudson Valley estate, which became the epicenter of the 'psychedelic awakening.'
Comedian Erica Rhodes sat next to a filmmaker on a flight home from San Francisco. “I told her I was torn between music and acting. She said, 'Do acting. It’s more fun.' So I did.”
The ‘Get Out of Bed’ star talks about her journey to stand-up, her father’s multiple sclerosis and the flight that changed her life.
A rare oceanfront estate on Further Lane in Amagansett is coming on the market for $89 million. The property includes a roughly 10,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house, which is built in a U-shape.
The $89 million property is one of the few remaining estates that stretch from Further Lane to the ocean.
An auto enthusiast is listing his Las Vegas home for $10.999 million. He installed a 13-foot-wide front door so he can drive his collector cars—including a Bugatti Veyron—into the living room.
The seller installed a 13-foot-wide front door so he can drive his luxury car collection into the roughly 11,400-square-foot house.
Just like a car, RVs need routine maintenance. But it isn’t cheap, and repairs are needed more often than you think.
Taking care of this vehicle is more intensive and expensive than most think.
Their new Brooklyn townhouse was in good shape, but needed a drastic change in atmosphere. A $180,000 renovation turned it into the colorful home they always wanted.
Inside the townhouse’s parlor space, which features fashionable furniture and funky fixtures.
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