Away: The Dream House at Last - Jim Abdo has transformed a 1907 bungalow from its humble past into its current double life: period vernacular outside, completely modern inside.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/greathomesanddestinations/09away.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/greathomesanddestinations/09away.html" border="0"/></a> - Top Story

Havens | Three Oaks, Mich.: An ‘Our Town’ Stage for the Creative Set - Pioneering Chicagoans with a creative bent have transformed Three Oaks into a hot spot for second-home buyers smitten with the arts.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/greathomesanddestinations/09havens.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/greathomesanddestinations/09havens.html" border="0"/></a>

Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity - Private firms are buying up rent-regulated buildings and harassing tenants to increase vacancies, advocates say.<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/business/09rent.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/business/09rent.html" border="0"/></a>