Jed Kolko

Consumers think 2015 will be a better year than 2014, especially for selling a home. But the recovery faces an uphill climb.

Today it typically costs less to buy a place than rent one, but exceptions exist. Your situation may be one of them.

Fewer than 12% of Americans changed homes in the past year, near the all-time low. But the reasons why people go or stay are changing.

Contrary to what you may think, twentysomethings are becoming homeowners. It's middle-aged folks that are forgoing it.

The Twin Cities signal what will happen next year to national home prices better than any other large city—though even it is far from a perfect bellwether.