California

Dustin Hoffman has notched a victory in his legal fight over a $3-million investment he made with Jeffrey Yohai, a real estate developer who is the son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Three California men who previously operated Star Reliable Mortgage were ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution and are facing multiyear prison terms related to a foreclosure rescue scheme.

Bay Area home prices have continued their stratospheric surge, as the low housing supply combined with intense demand last month to further heat up the market.

In many corners of Southern California, home prices have hit record highs. And they keep going up.

Issues with mortgages and debt collection are making up almost half of consumer complaints received by the CFPB. Here's a look at how these two most common complaints measure up nationwide.

Foreign buyers continue to find California residential real estate very attractive, but it looks like the growth of international deals in the state trails a national upswing.

For the seventh year in a row, property taxes will rise again in Los Angeles County, thanks to a brisk real estate market and construction boom.

California Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced that the state's housing crisis will be at the top of their agenda when lawmakers return in August from a month-long break.

Wage gains have fallen far behind skyrocketing costs for housing, a gap that's emerged despite a robust job market in recent years, according to an unsettling report released Monday.

The inventory crunch caused the time a property lists until it goes into contract to reach a new low in June, at 36 days, according to Redfin.

Just over 1,000 California Association of Realtors members may have been affected by a breach of the online store they use to buy everything from blank home sales contracts and disclosure forms to books, software, magnets, lapel pins and coffee mugs.

Oh, the pain, the pain — and the cost, the cost — of renting a Bay Area apartment.

Southern California house hunters aren't the only ones in the nation being forced to act quickly. Homeowners' reluctance to sell isn't just a local challenge.

Want to buy an affordable house in the Sacramento area? Better get in line.

New and used auto lending broke records, while HELOCs and second mortgages reached levels not seen since 2012.

All hair stylist Erin Bond wants is a decent two-bedroom condo in Orange County, preferably in Huntington Beach.

Laura Whittall-Scherfee will direct a California agency that finances affordable housing.

Prices of single-family homes in Santa Cruz County, Calif., soared to new records in May as the number of sales shrank.

Demand for single-family homes in the Inland Empire has fueled the strongest building activity in nearly a decade, though experts say the recent spike is nowhere near the intensity and volume of the mid-2000s.

The median price of a single-family home in Marin County, Calif., hit a new high in May to $1.25 million.