Spending on home improvement has increased by 50 percent since the recession.

It's more straightforward than it seems.

Some tenants prefer to keep their apartments dumb.

Brick-and-mortar stores are hustling to get online purchases to customers' doorsteps faster.

The decline of 1.2 percent was the biggest in nine years, but noisy data may be the culprit

It's tempting to track home values like the stock market. But how accurate are those online estimates?

Apple prices can be an issue, but many Chinese still consider the devices prestigious.