San Francisco luxury home prices fell slightly in the second quarter, but luxury values continued to rise in Southern California, according to First Republic Bank.The average price of a luxury home -- defined as a home worth more than $1 million -- was $2.18 million in the Bay area, down 0.1% from one year ago. The second quarter was the region's third consecutive quarter of luxury price contraction. But prices rose to an all-time high in San Diego, where the $1.46 million average was 3.6% higher than the average of a year earlier. Los Angeles luxury home prices rose even more dramatically, gaining 12.9% over the same period. LA's $1.46 million average was its highest since 1992.
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Counter to prevailing narratives about rules and enforcement activity whipsawing from one administration to the next, public citations by federal banking regulators have steadily declined over the past decade — under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
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Flatworld Mortgage Solutions says its former vice president breached his employment agreements by soliciting its customers as he formed a rival offshoring firm.
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The HomeSafe Second product is now available in more than one third of all states, according to the reverse mortgage specialist.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed to do more to manage due-and-payable obligations contingent on the availability of certain resources.
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The ex-housing official is returning to a previous employer with the aim of helping guide the firm through an evolving landscape in federal policy.
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A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
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