California

February's median price for single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., reached a new area record high of $937,000. The previous record was $935,100 in March 2018.

After several months of sluggish activity, sales of Marin County, Calif., homes surged 7.1% in February to 180, up from the 168 sold in February 2018.

The Los Angeles bank will take a $1.4 million hit to earnings after the multifamily properties sold for less than their book value.

A year-long cool down is taking its toll on Southern California home sellers, local agents and economists say.

Runaway Bay Area housing prices — fueled by strong employment and scarce inventory — have started stalling in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, hinting that even well-salaried professionals have had enough.

Lenders must do more to address the safety of borrowers' personal information as digital mortgage strategies spread and regulatory scrutiny increases.

Lennar, the region's largest home builder has acquired a huge piece of land alongside Interstate 15 in the San Diego community of Rancho Peñasquitos and is preparing to build 324 single- and multi-family homes for middle-class families.

The San Jose housing market has cooled more than any other in the country — and it's still the hottest in the nation, according to a recent Zillow survey.

Sonoma County's housing market started the year the way it finished 2018 — in decline as buyers remain content to sit tight as sellers reduce home prices.

This week's deal will prime the pump for another $2.5 billion in loans Freddie Mac plans to securitize in the next two to three years.