California

A fast-moving brush fire has forced evacuation of some of the ritziest neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area and shut a major thoroughfare as high winds wreak havoc in California.

Warriors guard Jacob Evans' welcome-to-San Francisco moment came in late August.

Denver beat out Salt Lake City to snag another technology firm looking to escape the Bay Area's escalating costs.

Facebook Inc. is following other tech titans like Microsoft Corp. and Google, pledging to use its deep pockets to ease the affordable housing shortage in West Coast cities.

New homes are on the upswing across Bakersfield as a shortage of resale properties, combined with financial incentives and creative amenity packages, persuades shoppers to take a second look at some of the city's newest neighborhoods.

Three people associated with Grand View Financial have been indicted for running a mortgage fraud scheme throughout California, including San Diego County.

Malaga Financial has no intention of diversifying its portfolio despite heavier competition and potential funding challenges.

BART will remove 600 parking spots from Millbrae Station to make way for 400 apartments, including 100 for low-income tenants — 80 of them prioritized for veterans.

The biggest drop in mortgage rates in history has Southern California house hunters making an autumnal rush to buy, with freshly opened escrows up 14% in a year.

As global warming contributes to the spread of wildfires, those fires lead to the destruction of homes, mortgage delinquencies and defects. From Texas to California, these are the 15 housing markets with the highest wildfire reconstruction costs, according to CoreLogic.