Our favorite yachts of 2023

This year was a special one for The Hunt, which broadened its lens to capture more stories about homebuyers across the country (and the world!), but always with one foot firmly in its hometown, New York City. From a trailer in Palm Springs, California, to a modern ranch in Bay Hill, Florida, and a brownstone in Brooklyn, we served a variety of locations, price ranges and experiences. Here’s a look at some of 2023’s favorite entries, from least to most expensive.

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UNDER $200,000

With the goal of being her “own advocate” and saving on commission costs, an educator dove into the real estate game and emerged with her first single-family home. Here’s how she did it.

Twenty years of living below her means and blowing away money paid off when a longtime renter in Harlem started looking for the right one-bedroom. But first she had to figure out what the right bedroom looked like.