By Binyamin Appelbaum. Announcements of a housing recovery have become a wrongheaded rite of summer, but after several years of false hopes, evidence is accumulating that the optimists may finally be right.
By Michele Lerner. After the housing bubble burst and the recession pushed Americans to become more frugal, most housing experts assumed the days of McMansions were over.
By Claire Easley. Sales of existing homes dropped unexpectedly in June to the lowest level seen all year, as first-time buyers fell to their lowest share of sales seen this year.
By Richard Guzmán. New $120 Million Apartment Complex Scheduled to Open in 2014
By Madeleine Brand.
By Mark Garrison. There's a growing sense among economists that the housing market has finally hit bottom. Home prices and home sales have been stabalizing in many places.
Special Report: Real Estate Quarterly, by Howard Fine. Newhall Ranch isn't the only massive residential development planned in Los Angeles County. Another one is up the Golden State (5) Freeway near the Grapevine.
By Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat. Southern California extended its housing recovery in June as the median sales price matched a two-year high and buyers drawn by low interest rates snapped up homes in pricier coastal regions.
By Andrew Asch. Boutique retail streets suffered horribly during the Great Recession, and two years into a weak recovery, boutique districts across California have had mixed records in returning to their former economic health.
By BoNhia Lee. Tucked away in a quiet corner of Manchester Center is an art studio and gallery that center managers hope will help draw new people to the aging mall.