California

San Francisco's residential real estate market saw brisk activity from July through September with a steep increase in both sales and inventory, as a significant jump in buyers was not enough to keep up with the deluge of new condos and homes flooding the marketplace.

With millions out of work, and restaurants, shops and retailers closing, one spot in the economy shines for thriving and affluent professionals — Bay Area real estate.

The supply of homes for sale in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was 48% below year-ago levels for the week ending Sept. 26, according to Zillow.

This unit helps Axia increase market penetration to the more densely populated areas of the state.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every aspect of life in Napa County, Calif., including housing prices, with many buyers wanting to flee the big city.

A summer resurgence of home buying stretched into August, defying the pandemic to set record home prices and drive sales to a near two-year high, new housing figures show.

The number of pending sales in Sonoma County, Calif., was up 27% from June through August 2020 versus the same period in 2019 and the percentage of properties that went off the market within two weeks was up 8% in the same period in 2020 versus 2019.

Shannon King, a single mother, left the Bay Area a decade ago as housing costs soared, hoping to find an affordable place to live in southern Oregon.

Marin County, Calif., home sales jumped by 46% in August over the prior year, marking the third straight month of gains after the rocky pandemic spring.

The vibe is pre-COVID San Francisco: Airpods, electric scooters, coffee-shop coworking and cash offers for million-dollar homes.

The median housing prices in Merced County, Calif., have increased in each of the last five months.

After being approved, retroactively denied and having a second application rejected, the firm is appealing the decision with federal regulators.

Listing prices in California have risen 34% since January as inventory shriveled amid the pandemic.

Homebuyers are fleeing dense Bay Area neighborhoods for Wine Country environs, heating up a local real estate market rapidly recovering from a pandemic-induced slowdown.

Leslie DeLuca has been a real estate agent in Monterey County, Calif., for 20 years and thought she'd seen every fluctuation of the market.

The lightning-ignited Hennessey Fire destroyed 254 single-family homes in Napa County, Calif., making it one of the most destructive in county history, Cal Fire reported.

In a summer surprise, home values continued an upward surge again last month in the Sacramento region despite the ongoing economic turbulence caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Gavin Newsom late Monday signed a stopgap measure to rein in evictions, offering limited protections for tenants and aid to landlords hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic.

The California plan to create a new, tougher state regulatory agency is at the finish line after lawmakers agreed to key exemptions for banks while maintaining strong enforcement measures for payday lenders and other firms.

Tight inventory and unstoppable buyers pushed Bay Area median home prices higher in July, ignoring the economic drag of the pandemic.