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Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. CALIFORNIA HOMEBUYERS ENJOY THE LOWEST MORTGAGE RATES IN AMERICA Although California claimed four of the nation’s five most expensive real estate markets in the fourth quarter,...

West Coast casual meets New York loft attitude in this sunswept beach house, set on some sixty feet of dazzling ocean frontage at 19158 Pacific Coast Highway. Within the large, private atrium-style courtyard, stairs rise to a house-spanning rooftop deck with...

The median price for an existing U.S. single-family home was $257,600 as of the fourth quarter, up by 4.0 percent year over year. U.S. home price growth outpaced annual appreciation in the San Francisco metropolitan area, while San Jose saw...

Twenty-eight percent of California households could afford the median-priced home in the fourth quarter, down slightly from the same time in 2017. California’s four million-dollar housing markets — San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, and Santa Clara counties — all saw...

California housing markets are at a critical juncture at the beginning of 2019. After experiencing the tightest market conditions seen over the past three years in the first half of 2018, the number of homes sold in the Bay Area...

Offered for the first time in more than sixty years, this light-filled 1920 Italian Revival-style treasure is sequestered on 3130 Maiden Lane in the foothills of Altadena. Set against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains on some 2.36 acres...

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. SILICON VALLEY IS HOME TO THE COUNTRY’S MOST EQUITY-RICH HOMEOWNERS The number of U.S. residential properties classified as equity-rich climbed to another new all-time high...

California ranks as the country’s second-best state to be single, boosted by its opportunities for romance and fun. San Francisco has been named the best American city for celebrating Valentine’s Day in 2019. Los Angeles also ranks in the top...

About nine in 10 homeowners who have recently remodeled their kitchens added new appliances, mostly refrigerators and dishwashers. The popularity of wireless-controlled appliances in kitchen-improvement projects has nearly doubled over the past year. Upgrading a kitchen with hardwood floors has been...

Check out this short animation, which offers highlights from the January 2019 U.S. jobs report. To read the full analysis by Compass Chief Economist Selma Hepp: https://youtu.be/pQ44Sppm0Mo Source

Golden State homebuyers enjoyed additional leverage in January, with extra inventory to choose from, falling prices, and more sellers reducing their expectations. Research from realtor.com says that that the number of homes for sale in the San Jose metropolitan area was...

A short drive from The Huntington, the Langham Huntington Hotel and exquisite Lacy Park, this fully furnished home at 2466 South Oak Knoll Avenue is the height of easy California elegance. Every meticulously renovated space is rich with period elements, from luxury...