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You could be forgiven for not realizing Upstate Down was a real estate brokerage.None of the usual accouterments can be found on its window display at its brick-and-mortar store in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Printed listings are replaced with charcoal linen pillows. Acrylic LED-backlit ads, with an ivory vintage vase the size of an overgrown toddler. Inside,

“Let me see if I can show you how wonky that door frame is,” said Julia McColl, taking a reporter on a video tour of her bedroom. “That’s the one that does people’s heads in. And this is the step that catches everyone else.”A little more than a year ago, Ms. McColl, 41, and her

The islands and archipelagos outside of Stockholm offer rustic vacation cottages, converted military structures and single-family homes with water views.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Berggren & Co.Värmdö | $735,000 (7 million Swedish krona)A contemporary two-bedroom cottage with water viewsThis wood

A peculiar architectural feature has spread throughout Seattle. On a single lot, you’ll see three houses, one somewhat bigger than the others, and between the big one and a smaller one is a walkway. Sometimes it’s on the ground floor, and sometimes it’s through the air — in other words, a skybridge.On paper, what you’re

With the possible exception of the snake that dropped into their toilet the day they moved to Taos, N.M., not much scares Holly Scheib and Paul Wisneskey in a new house.The couple’s third home, for example — a New Orleans Victorian they bought in the early aughts — came with a termite infestation and plumbing

This week’s properties are in Yorkville, Murray Hill and Astoria.Anthony Tenecela/At Home Media for Sotheby's International RealtyAnthony Tenecela/At Home Media for Sotheby's International RealtyAnthony Tenecela/At Home Media for Sotheby's International RealtyAnthony Tenecela/At Home Media for Sotheby's International RealtyManhattan | 229 East 28th Street, No. 4KKips Bay Studio$375,000A 486-square-foot studio apartment with a breakfast bar in