California

Rising rents across the country suggest the homebuyer pool could get even bigger at a time when demand in the housing market is already far outpacing supply. Here's a look at 12 cities where that trend is strongest.

From responding to natural disasters to emerging technology strategies, here's a look at six top trends on the agenda for the 2018 MBA Servicing Conference.

More bad news for people house-hunting in the Bay Area: Of the 10 hottest neighborhoods in the country this year, nine are in the San Jose metro area.

If you see a Bay Area home sale listing, don't blink. You'll miss it.

Housing in America's most expensive region is going to get even pricier.

The San Diego County median home price finished the year at one of its highest points.

The housing market has gained back all $9 trillion in value it lost when the market collapsed, but its uneven recovery has left many housing markets falling behind as others plow ahead, according to Zillow.

Here's a look at 10 cities where the fewest house hunters have prime credit.

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets where the most homebuyers have prime credit scores.

Area campgrounds reported a rush on bookings in the immediate aftermath of the fires.

Last year ended with house prices up 6.7% percent in Los Angeles and Orange counties and rising 7.5% in the Inland Empire as a drop in listings continued to push prices upward, the California Association of Realtors reported.

The West maintained its lead with the country's highest overall growth rate, though there may be signs that it is faltering.

With rents rising and homeownership rates still low, here's a look at eight reasons why more renters may want to become homeowners.

Fueled by a rush for housing after wildfires burned thousands of homes, a record amount of money changed hands in the Sonoma County, Calif., real estate market at the end of 2017.

From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price.

Back in September, a modest ranch house sold in Sunnyvale for $782,000 over its asking price, signaling that the Bay Area housing market was even crazier than it seemed.

A new report from Zillow projects that the San Jose metropolitan area will be the hottest housing market in the nation in 2018, with home values rising dramatically.

The state's housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess.

PHH Corp. agreed to a $45 million settlement to resolve allegations from 49 states and the District of Columbia that it engaged in "foreclosure process abuses" involving "inconsistent signatures" in its servicing business from 2009 to 2012. The settlement comes as the nonbank mortgage company continues its legal challenge to a separate regulatory action by the CFPB.

Southern California home prices rose at their fastest pace in almost two years in November as falling numbers of homes for sale pushed home prices ever higher, figures from CoreLogic show.