California

A bankruptcy judge who spent 107 pages excoriating Bank of America Corp. over its "heartless" foreclosure on a California couple is not happy that the homeowners want him to erase his words.

Alarmed by a steadily worsening housing crisis, San Jose’s mayor has proposed construction of 25,000 residential units over the next five years in the Bay Area’s largest city.

CMG Financial is trying out a platform that gives borrowers the ability to raise funds for down payments in conjunction with Fannie Mae loans.

A new wholesale loan channel at CoreVest will work with mortgage brokers who are starting to source loans to house flippers for the first time.

California appears unlikely to be able to build enough homes in the coming years to put a meaningful dent in skyrocketing housing prices triggered by a shortage of affordable dwellings.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where homeowners who bought low during the housing crisis profited the most when they sold in 2016.

Homeownership paid big dividends for Southern Californians who have owned their residences since the housing recovery began five years ago.

The parts of the U.S. most at risk of natural disasters are also the places where property values are highest and increasing most quickly.

Homeowners gained an average of $12,987 in equity from last year, with Western states leading the increase.

Cisco DeVries, the chief executive of Renew Financial, said the bills will bring much-needed stability to Property Assessed Clean Energy, which uses a property assessment to finance upgrades.

Two bills that would boost protections for consumers taking out PACE home-improvement loans are headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk after passing the Legislature.

Return on investment from flipping houses has declined nationwide for three straight quarters. Here's a look at five cities that still offer robust returns and five markets worth avoiding.

A bill to strengthen consumer protections for Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs is headed to the governor’s desk.

Newly married and in their mid-20s, San Clemente, Calif., residents Josh and Kayleigh Hyink were ready for the next step in their "master plan."

Home prices are still hot in Santa Cruz County, Calif., but some signs point to seasonal cooling.

The median down payment for a home purchased in the second quarter was 7.3%, the most in nearly three years, a result of increased competition, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Rising prices are starting to keep potential purchasers from looking for homes and making an offer although interest remains near record levels, according to the Redfin Housing Demand Index.

The Bay Area housing shortage showed no signs of abating in July, as the number of homes sold fell by 17.3% from June and by 2.6% from July of last year.

Sacramento County home prices kept pushing higher in July, CoreLogic reported.

Home sales in Ventura County and throughout Southern California fell sharply from June to July, according to a report released by CoreLogic.