The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: California foreclosure filings ...

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — California is still dominating the foreclosure scene. California cities made up seven of the top 10 metro areas with the highest rates of new foreclosures in the first six months ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Home foreclosure activity in California has fallen to five-year lows, easing concerns there might be a flood of distressed sales to slow or even reverse the housing market’s recovery.

California’s 32,905 foreclosure filings in 2023 were No. 2 among the states. Economic rivals Florida was No. 1 at 35,813 and Texas was No. 3 at 30,467. Yes, California foreclosure activity was 41% ...