California home prices, sales rise in April
San Francisco Bay area home prices rise in April
Bay Area home sales see best April in six years
Bay Area housing market improves in April
Luxury Homes Spur Bidding Wars in Los Angeles
Record rate of cash buyers hit SD home market
Southern California housing data signal turnaround
Vital Signs
Calif. foreclosures down 30% this year
Sacramento home prices rise for first time in more than a year
Home Sales Gaining Steam
San Diego Foreclosure Activity Fell Last Month
Sarasota area ranks high nationally for foreign real estate buyers
Honolulu is a 'hot spot' for foreign investment in real estate
Investors drive the real-estate market in the Bay Area
New Resource for Tracking Home Sales
California Bay Area Mansions Are in High Demand, Due to Tech Boom
Affluent Buyers Reviving Market for Miami Homes
Lansner on Real Estate talks with DataQuick's John Karevoll
An estimated 38,241 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 2.0 percent from 37,481 in March, and up 8.6 percent from 35,202 for April 2011. Last month's sales were the highest for any April since 48,894 homes were sold in April 2006... full story
Bay Area home sales increased last month to their highest level for an April since 2006. The median sale price rose year-over-year for the first time in 19 months, reaching its highest point since September 2010 amid indications that market stress is easing and fence-sitters are moving to take advantage of lower prices and ultra-low mortgage rates... full story
Southern California’s median sale price rose year-over-year in April for the first time in 16 months, reflecting stronger, affordability-driven demand and a slimmer inventory of homes for sale – especially low-cost foreclosures. Last month’s sales were modestly higher than a year ago, thanks to significant gains in the coastal counties, but remained well below average... full story
Fueled by lower prices and ultra-low mortgage rates, Seattle-area home sales rose year-over-year for the ninth consecutive month in March, when sub-$200,000 transactions jumped nearly 22 percent. The median sale price edged up from February and posted its smallest decline from a year earlier in 16 months – in part because of the waning role of foreclosure resales in the market... full story
Despite near-record-levels of investor and cash purchases, Miami-area home sales fell about 7 percent in March compared with a year earlier amid a sharp drop in the number of transactions under $200,000. The region's median sale price was flat compared with February but rose year-over-year for the third consecutive month... full story
Phoenix-area home sales dipped in March compared with a year earlier as buyers faced a dwindling supply of foreclosures and other sub-$100,000 properties on the market. With foreclosure resales at a nearly four-year low, the median sale price shot up 13.3 percent from March last year, marking the fourth consecutive month in which the median has risen year-over-year... full story
Las Vegas-area home sales rose to the highest level for a March in six years amid a record level of absentee purchases, the most new-home sales since mid 2010, and continued strength in the sub-$200,000 market. The median price paid for a home in the region edged up from February but fell short of the year-ago level by the smallest amount in a year and a half... full story
The number of California homes entering the formal foreclosure process during the first quarter declined to its lowest level in almost five years, the result of a more stable economy and housing market, as well as policies that increasingly favor short sales... full story
The number of homes sold in the Denver region in January fell more than usual from December but rose year-over-year to the highest level for that month since 2008. The median sale price also dipped month-to-month but was higher than a year earlier for the first time since last June. Some other price measures also showed modest year-over-year gains... full story
The number of homes sold in the Portland area during January rose to the highest level for that month in four years, while the median price paid for those houses and condos dropped to a seven-and-a-half-year low. Distressed property sales and purchases by absentee buyers hovered near record levels... 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