By Pete Carey: The Bay Area's housing recovery has spread from Silicon Valley up the Peninsula to San Francisco, and it is now helping lift home values in the East Bay.
By Lily Leung. San Diego home prices continue to gain steam as inventory remains low and demand continues to heat up, an ongoing theme bolstered by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index on Tuesday.
By Paul Bubny. Average home prices increased 9.3% year-over-year for S&P/Case-Shiller's 20-City Composite index, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday, while the 10-City Composite increased 8.6% in the same time frame.
By Debra Gruszecki. Average home prices rose 9.3 percent in February from one year ago, the biggest gain in Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller 20-city index since may 2006.
Jenny Schuetz, an assistant professor and economist with the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate, argues that urbanization can often result in the perfect marriage between retailer and consumer.
Stan Ross, chairman of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real Estate, argues that the new housing boom might only be sustainable for a decade.
Richard Green, director of USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate, argues that although home price increases may be reason for concern, the increases won't continue for much longer.
Dr. Richard Green, director of USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate, advises developers and lenders to consider 20-somethings at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference.
Dr. Richard Green, director of USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, was featured in the lineup of keynote speakers scheduled at the Pacific Coast Building conference on June 5-6.
Dr. Richard Green comments on the city of Richmond threatening to use eminent domain as a tool to seize and restructure loans on underwater mortgages.