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October
30

Housing Issues Are on the Ballot. Here’s What to Know.

October 30th, 2026 by Elizabeth A. Harris

Image Caption: The Polk Gulch neighborhood in San Francisco. A proposal on the ballot in California would authorize $11.25 billion in bonds to build and preserve affordable homes.

This election cycle, voters across the country will be asked to weigh in on proposals to shrink lot sizes, slash property taxes and more.

Category: Zoning, Building (Construction), Midterm Elections (2026), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Affordable Housing, Stocks and Bonds, Land Use Policies, Property Taxes, Law and Legislation, Environment, Florida, California, Massachusetts

October
30

East Village ‘Peace House’ Is for Sale

October 30th, 2026 by Heather Senison

The home and studio of Anton van Dalen is listed for almost $7 million, two years after the artist’s death

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), East Village (Manhattan, NY), van Dalen, Anton

October
29

On Spain’s Costa Brava, a Wall of Glass Opens to the Sea

October 29th, 2026 by Tim McKeough

Image Caption: Rick Reilly, left, and Craig Robinson decided to split time between Palm Springs, Calif., and Sa Tuna, Spain.

When a second home became a primary home, a couple looked abroad for a new part-time abode that would be just big enough.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Second Homes and Non-Primary Residences, Content Type: Personal Profile, Interior Design and Furnishings, Costa Brava (Spain)

October
29

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

October 29th, 2026 by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Jill P. Capuzzo

This week’s properties are a three-bedroom house in Floral Park, N.Y., and a five-bedroom house in Leonia, N.J.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Leonia (NJ), Floral Park (Queens, NY)

October
29

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx

October 29th, 2026 by Heather Senison

This week’s properties are in TriBeCa, on the Upper West Side and City Island.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY), TriBeCa (Manhattan, NY), City Island (Bronx, NY)

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Luis Blog

Housing Issues Are on the Ballot. Here’s What to Know.

East Village ‘Peace House’ Is for Sale

On Spain’s Costa Brava, a Wall of Glass Opens to the Sea

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx

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