California

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Napa County home sales skyrocketed in July, rising 79.8% from June to July, the California Association of Realtors reported.

Orange County, Calif., home buying rebounded last month to levels above 2019, a buying surge that pushed the median sales price to its sixth record high of 2020.

The California Assembly is considering a bill that would require local governments to permit duplexes on parcels now largely restricted to one house, in effect eliminating single-family zoning that dominates in most suburban residential neighborhoods.

In the list of numbers summing up the Bakersfield, Calif., single-family home market last month, one figure better than any other explains why buyers are bidding up prices lately.

Fresno is one of the more affordable markets compared to the rest of the state, where the median home value is $258,502 with a rent of $1,395, while the average price across California is $578,267 with a median mortgage of $2,775.

Five months of remote work, bedroom-to-desk commutes and child-populated home offices have failed to ignite a great Bay Area exodus, but over in Lake Tahoe, July home sales more than doubled over last year.

Home prices in San Diego County blew past previous records to hit an all-time high of $634,000 in July.

Treasurer Ma has championed programs to give minority and women-owned businesses a seat at the table throughout her career. A mission of the Treasurer is increasing diversity to increase equitable outcomes.

The coronavirus continued reshaping the Bay Area housing market last month, as demand for homes was weakest in San Francisco and strongest in the North Bay as buyers untethered to an office sought more space.

The former attorney general for the state went her own way on the national servicing settlement, but critics claim she let OneWest off easy.

A proposal to expand consumer protections in the state was added to a budget bill after being dropped in June. Financial institutions say the measure conflicts with federal law and are working behind the scenes to stop it.

A new Marriott Residence Inn is expected to sprout next to the Millbrae BART station after landing a construction loan that serves as a welcome counterpoint to the pall of economic uncertainty cast by the coronavirus.

A former home mortgage consultant with the company alleges she was subjected to a lower compensation structure, awards and benefits compared to her male counterparts.

Ken Casey, a now-deceased Marin County, Calif., real estate developer, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud.

For 32 years, the Bay Area city of Sausalito has used strict zoning restrictions to protect its scrappy industrial waterfront, banning both housing and offices in the 225-acre Marinship district, which stretches for about a mile north of downtown.

The company, which launched last fall, announced a partnership with an organization that aids military families.

Southern California homebuilders slashed construction plans as coronavirus hammered the economy.

The Southern California housing market is showing signs of heating up following a coronavirus-induced slump.

Google has allocated $115 million out of a $250 million investment fund for affordable housing projects in the Bay Area.

COVID-19 could not stop the upward pressure on home prices in San Diego County which reached a new high of $600,250 in June.