Jennifer Laing
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For those New Yorkers who own their homes, the general rule of thumb has been: buy, sell and buy again. “The goal should never be to sell and then rent,” says Jonathan Tager, a managing partner at Power Realty Group. “Ideally, you want to sell and then buy something bigger and/or better soon after.”
Your average kid has a lot of toys. Your average NYC kid has just as many—in a really small amount of space. So what's a clutter-phobic parent to do? Try these to keep the chaos under control:
No space to spare
New York is a city of renters, which begs the question: how to create a uniquely personal space in a potentially temporary abode? According to Design Sponge, the form of the house—whether it be a tiny apartment, an airy loft or an entire brownstone—matters less than what’s inside. Here, the online mag's suggestions for where to focus your attention, and transform a house into a home:
