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San Francisco, CA - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin today released new data on the San Francisco Bay Area market showing that the median price of a Bay Area single-family home increased 5.5% from March to April. In Marin County, prices for single-family homes jumped 10% in one month, aided by lower interest rates for jumbo loans. Santa Clara County house prices increased 7% month over month and 33% year over year, driven by a shrinking supply of bank-owned properties. House prices in Alameda, San Francisco and San Mateo counties grew by between 1% and 2% month over month

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales increased 2.5 percent in March in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 20.8 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

SACRAMENTO, CA - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The pace of home sales at California new-home communities was once again notably lower than levels seen a year ago, the California Building Industry Association reported today

SACRAMENTO, CA - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California homebuilders said the $10,000 tax credit for purchasers of new homes and for first-time purchasers of existing homes will help jump-start the homebuilding industry, create jobs and provide a much-needed boost to the state’s economy

SACRAMENTO, CA - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total housing starts in California continued to rise in February, but a downturn in single-family permits signaled that a housing recovery has yet to materialize and prompted industry officials to applaud lawmakers for quickly passing a new homebuyer tax credit program, the California Building Industry Association announced today

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales decreased 11.7 percent in February in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 14.1 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

SACRAMENTO, CA - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The pace of home sales at California new-home communities in January continued at moderately lower levels when compared to the same period a year ago, the California Building Industry Association reported today.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Changes in family and employment status as well as adjustments to monthly mortgage obligations played significant roles in California’s homeowners’ decisions to sell their homes in 2009, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2009-2010 Survey of California Home Sellers.” According to the report, 67 percent of all sellers in California did so as a result of difficulties related to meeting their mortgage obligation.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales decreased 10.6 percent in January in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 15 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

SACRAMENTO, CA - February 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The pace of home sales at California new-home communities was moderately lower than levels seen a year ago, the California Building Industry Association reported today.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California remained at 64 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with 61 percent (revised) for the same period a year ago, according to a report released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).

SACRAMENTO, CA - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California homebuilders put up the lowest number of homes for a single year in 2009, beating the previous low that was set in 2008, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) today announced that the Orange County Association of REALTORS (OCAR) has signed an agreement to provide both Clarus MarketMetrics and Clarus Investor as free member benefits for an additional 12 months. Clarus MarketMetrics and Clarus Investor®, together, retail for $480 for an annual subscription.

SACRAMENTO, CA - December 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing construction in California continued to decrease in November and is on track to set a record for the least amount of homes produced in a single year, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales increased 4.7 percent in November in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 5.8 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

SACRAMENTO, CA - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction of new homes in California continued to decline in October, prompting California homebuilders to call on state lawmakers to reexamine the benefits of the state new-home buyer tax credit enacted earlier this year in hopes of getting similar legislation passed to stimulate the housing sector and the economy, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

California still home to half of the top 20 least affordable markets. SACRAMENTO, CA - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing affordability continued to creep downward throughout the state during the third quarter of 2009 as a result of incremental price increases due to increased demand for homes, the California Building Industry Association said today

SACRAMENTO, CA - November 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- New-home sales in California continued to remain below levels seen a year ago, but the year-over-year declines have continued to shrink, the California Building Industry Association reported today

C.A.R. reports entry-level housing affordability reached 64 percent in the third quarter of 2009. LOS ANGELES, CA - November 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 64 percent in the third quarter of 2009, compared with 55 percent (revised) for the same period a year ago, according to a report released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales increased 2.1 percent in September in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 7.3 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today