The Hunt

After spending two years on the road and having a baby, a young couple decided to put down roots just south of the nation’s capital. Here’s what they found.

After six years in the United Arab Emirates’ most populous city, a public-relations pro decided to put down roots and invest long-term. Here’s what she found.

After years of living in employer-provided housing, a retired pastor decided to put down roots in Peoria, Ill. Could she afford the single-story, three-bedroom house she wanted?

After renting for years in Brooklyn and Harlem, Rachel Watts decided to swap shared city apartments for a house of her own in the Beacon area. But how much house could she afford?

After retiring in Seattle, a school teacher ventured to the Lake Geneva area of Eastern France, looking for ‘a small town with lots of cute shops and restaurants.’ Would Evian fit the bill?

When the bathroom leak in her Bed-Stuy rental became too much to bear, an Alabama native looked around Prospect Heights, Williamsburg and Crown Heights for something she could afford to buy.

Having poured thousands into an older house with maintenance issues, a single mother aimed her $450,000 budget at something newer and nicer for herself and her teenager. Here’s what she found.

After decades in Arizona, a couple relocated to the San Francisco Peninsula, where they hoped to find a single-level home with no stairs and plenty of room to host family.

After a decade in rentals, a couple hoped to strike the right balance for their first purchase on the north side of the city: ‘square footage versus access to coffee shops and restaurants.’ Here’s what they found.

With life on the farm losing its appeal, a couple sought a small second home in the heart of New York’s cultural scene.

Looking to explore a new neighborhood in Manhattan and create a better work setup, a couple embarked on a search for a prewar two-bedroom.

Unable to afford a single-family home near their jobs, a young family took a chance on a mobile-home park near the beach. Here’s what they found.

With a new job at Bryn Mawr and a grandchild on the way, an academic looked for the things she couldn’t afford in Manhattan: more space, more green, more parking.

A couple loved living in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, so much that they wanted to share the experience with others. So they looked for a distressed property they could restore and rent to a low-income tenant.

For his first home purchase, a resourceful renter stockpiled a down payment and looked for the ideal spot to invest it.

Taking their second shot at an upstate New York home, a couple went looking for a place with space for art supplies, music gear and chickens.

When two childhood friends from Crown Heights reconnected decades later, all they needed to start anew was an apartment they could share. Here’s what they found.

With two children under 5, a couple of first-time buyers wanted a three-bedroom house with a yard to play in and an easy commute to their new jobs. Here’s what they found.

After getting to know the Queens neighborhood as a renter, a tennis instructor with a job on Randall’s Island went looking for a place of his own in a relatively new building.

Life in Cambridge, Mass., wasn’t working out, so two parents introduced their daughter, who has cerebral palsy, to a new city and a new way of life.