California

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.

Wells Fargo forced borrowers to pay millions of dollars in fees to extend interest rate locks that expired due to the bank's delays in processing mortgage applications, a lawsuit claims.

Google's effort to acquire a broad swath of downtown San Jose properties for a massive new tech campus is triggering a sharp jump in selling prices for commercial real estate in the area.

Reporting requirements for title insurers and agents have been expanded to cover more types of high-end real estate transactions, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said.