August’s personal consumption expenditures index clocked in at 2.2%. That’s down from July, but the housing category is one of the slowest to cool.

Interest rates and seasonal changes influence the real estate market or small business sales more than election season.

It all depends on what happens with home prices.

Both supply and demand for housing are increasing. The trajectory of home prices will depend on whether supply or demand grows faster.

The MLS is in the news a lot. But what is it?

Shaped by the car culture, dingbats are going obsolete due to earthquake risk. But their names and style flourishes bring nostalgic smiles.

Judith Chabot devotes much of her free time to searching for houses built from kits sold by Sears. “It’s kind of like bird-watching,” she said.

The homes represent the city’s ideals, a local architectural historian says: cherishing the past and “always looking to the future.”

In New York the median rent for a one-bedroom just crossed $4,500, by one estimate.

The buildings are typically located near major thoroughfares. But developers say conversions are “not for the faint of heart.”