First-floor bedrooms are so rare in some areas of the U.S. that adding one offers the owners not only the ability to age in place but a good financial investment should they choose to sell instead.

Q: I’m moving into a new apartment, and while I’d have preferred to be on a higher floor, the only apartment available in the complex I chose is on the first floor. I live alone, and I’ll admit that I ...

Today everyone wants to create new apartments in lively neighborhoods, where residents will live a short walk from shops, restaurants and other services. “In urban and semi-urban locations all the ...

A first-floor master suite is popular in some parts of the country, such as Texas. But in the D.C. area, they’re less common except in active-adult communities where the houses are built for residents ...