A couple looking to expand the family seeks a spacious house near the Atlantic Ocean in Long Beach, N.Y.; their dream home must include a new kitchen with white cabinets, a luxurious master bathroom, a yard for their dog and room for a pool.

A couple that first met on the beach in Newport, RI, wants to buy their first home on Aquidneck Island. With a toddler and another baby on the way, they hope to find a property with a yard for the boys, an open floor plan and something they can fix up to build equity in their starter home.