Bay Area home prices rose last month in the increasingly expensive region, while sales fell from a year earlier. The median sales price in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area increased 1.8% from September to reach $539,750 in October, research firm Da
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New data released on Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the dramatic effects that the recession had on real estate values. Nationally, homes lost 9% of their median values from what the Census describes as the three-year recession period (2007-09) t
Continue reading >>How much does it cost to buy a four-bedroom, two-bath home in the U.S.? Heres a look at five cities, according to Coldwell Bankers annual survey of 1,900 real estate markets. 1. Malibu, Calif. Average listing price in area: $2.15 million This home: $2.3 m
Continue reading >>The Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase & Co. reportedly could sign a $13 billion agreement today that would be the largest ever reached between the U.S. government and a corporation, several news sources are reporting. The final issue in the settlement
Continue reading >>The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County jumped by 16% over the last two years, fueled by lingering economic devastation from the recession and rising rents and housing prices, according to a survey released Friday.
Continue reading >>Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose for the second straight week amid some signs of economic strength. Still rates remain near historically low levels.
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