The bidding wars are back. Seemingly overnight, many of the nation’s major housing markets have gone from stagnant to sizzling, with for-sale listings drawing offers from a large number of house hunters. Read the full story

The lender has accounted for 30 percent of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with two-thirds of them involving modifications. Read the full story

As the prime home-buying season begins, a witches’ brew of market forces is making this spring one of the toughest times in memory to purchase a home. Read the full story

The lack of available homes for sale is creating a sellers’ market, and in some areas generating offers from buyers who haven’t even seen the home on which they are bidding. Making sense of the story Buying homes sight unseen… Continue Reading →

C.A.R. recently launched California Mortgage Resource Directory, a powerful search tool that identifies available mortgage finance programs in targeted real estate markets.   Buyers can search by city or address for public- and private-funded assistance programs including FHA/VA, HUD, affordable… Continue Reading →

High unemployment for young people, strict lending standards and massive student debt loads are among the factors hurting entry-level buyers. Read the full story

Home buyers throughout California now have access to a new tool that will tell them if they’re eligible for any down-payment assistance programs. Some buyers view coming up with a down payment – the amount of money borrowers have to… Continue Reading →

By Oscar Wei, Senior Research Analyst To be competitive in a housing market with tight inventory and a restrictive lending environment, many buyers who wanted to have an edge over other buyers opted to make an “All Cash” offer for… Continue Reading →