Sacramento-area home prices continue climbing in April
Southland home prices surge in April as inventory tightens
HOME PRICES IN COUNTY HIT FIVE-YEAR HIGH: $400K
Southern California home sales surge in April
Miami-Area Home Sales Up For 11th Consecutive Month
Existing Home Sales Push Past 200k
More move-up buyers are 'going to Miami'
Vital Signs | Another Good Omen for the Housing Market
New Housing Barons Widen Their Sights and Bets
Easy Money Helps Home Buyers, Just Not The Ones You Think
Fewer California homes heading for foreclosure
Foreclosure activity plunges in California with new laws in effect
Foreclosures decline in California due to new laws
Bay Area home prices soar in buyer bidding wars
Lansner: Home price gains smaller than you think
Investor-driven housing recovery poses danger
California: The Unlikely State Leading U.S. Out of Housing Bust
Sarasota area ranks high nationally for foreign real estate buyers
Honolulu is a 'hot spot' for foreign investment in real estate
Lansner on Real Estate talks with DataQuick's John Karevoll
An estimated 39,051 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 3.4 percent from 37,764 in March, and up 2.1 percent from 38,241 sales in April 2012... full story
The median price paid for a Bay Area home moved above the half-million-dollar mark for the first time in almost five years, pushed up by pent-up demand, an improving economy, investor activity, low mortgage interest rates and constrained supply, as well as a continued decline in distressed sales... full story
Southern California homes sold at the fastest pace for an April in seven years amid the release of pent-up demand for move-up homes and high levels of investor purchases. The median sale price rose to a 58-month high, reflecting both home price appreciation as well as the simultaneous plunge in foreclosure resales and surge in mid- to up-market buying... full story
Sales of Portland-area homes fell short of the historical March average but were still the highest for that month in five years thanks to relatively strong condo resales, which hit a six-year high. The median price paid for all homes sold in the five-county region climbed to a 45-month high as deals over $200,000 shot up and sales of sub-$200,000 homes, especially foreclosures, fell sharply... full story
Miami-area home sales rose above a year earlier for the 11th consecutive month in March amid sizeable gains in mid- to high-end activity and a record level of sales to investors and other absentee buyers. The median price paid for a home rose 14.1 percent from a year ago, marking the 15th month in a row with a year-over-year increase... full story
Las Vegas-area home sales fell below a year earlier for the 10th consecutive month in March as housing demand continued to outweigh the supply of homes on the market. Sales of lower-cost foreclosed properties remained at relatively low levels, while activity surged again in the mid-to-upper price ranges. This ongoing shift in market mix helped push the median sale price up nearly 35 percent from a year earlier... full story
The number of California homeowners entering the foreclosure process plunged to the lowest level in more than seven years last quarter. The unusually sharp drop in the number of mortgage default notices filed by lenders stems mainly from rising home values, a strengthening economy and government efforts to reduce foreclosures... full story
Home sales in the Phoenix region fell on a year-over-year basis for the third month in a row during February as the foreclosure resale level dipped and the overall supply of homes on the market remained tight. The median sale price rose to its highest level in nearly four and a half years, the result of demand outstripping supply combined with the ongoing shift in the sales mix toward fewer low-cost transactions and more mid- to high-end deals... full story
Seattle-area home sales hit a six-year high for the month of January, rising above a year earlier for the 19th consecutive month. The median sale price fell from December, as it normally does, but increased year-over-year for the 10th consecutive month... full story
The number of California homes purchased with cash reached an all-time high last year, the result of high investor interest, a difficult mortgage environment, and perceived higher returns on investment... full story
The number of Golden State homes sold for a million dollars or more rose to its highest level since 2007, fueled by a recovering economy, rising home prices and a record number of cash purchases. The number of homes sold for more than $5 million rose to an all-time high... full story
The number of homes sold in the Denver region during June rose year-over-year for the fifth month in a row, reaching a five-year high for that month. The median sale price increased nearly 10 percent from a year ago to the highest level for any month in five years... full story
While total U.S. home sales fell about 13.7 percent in the first half of this year, activity declined less or even increased in many high-end zip codes.... full story