California

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.

The median price for detached homes in Marin County, Calif., rose 5.3% in June over the prior year, marking the first solid gain since the coronavirus arrested the market.

He co-founded California Rural Legal Assistance, Public Advocates and the Greenlining Institute.

Bay Area home sales plummeted in May, falling by more than one-third in most counties and by nearly half in San Francisco as COVID-19 fears chilled buyers and sellers.

San Diego home prices will decrease 1.3% in the next 12 months, much less than other parts of the nation.

The number of Southern California homes put into escrow rose for the 10th consecutive week, as the market recovers from the coronavirus economic shock.

Napa County home sales sank like a rock this May, dropping 54% compared to one year ago, the California Association of Realtors reported.

San Diego home prices continued to increase into COVID-19's second month and grew at a quicker pace than other California cities.

As the coronavirus reshapes urban life — and prompts businesses to rethink where they want to be — a pair of California real estate investors are pushing what might seem like an unlikely vision for the future.

Two years after a consumer protection law changed how banks and other companies handle customer information, a new proposal aims for more sweeping reforms.

The coronavirus lockdown walloped California house sales in May, resulting in a 41.4% drop in transactions from the previous year, the California Association of Realtors reported.