Foreign real estate experts have named California property as one of the most attractive investments in the US.Los Angeles and San Francisco were ranked among the top five US cities in which to purchase real estate in a new poll from the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate.Washington DC, Houston and New York were [...]

An economist has noted that the California property market is seeing a rise in the number of people buying. Michelle Girard, an analyst at RBS Greenwich Capital, said that the state is among those that have bucked the recent trend for the number of house sales to drop in the US, Reuters reports. She remarked: [...]

New figures have revealed that the population of California is still growing.Demographic survey data from the California department of finance revealed that the overall population grew by 1.16 per cent in the year to July 1st 2008.Three quarters of the growth was due to the higher number of people being born than dying, with migration [...]

A list of top places to invest in US property has placed two Californian cities in the top five.Compare Shares, an Australian investor portal, has noted that the US overall saw house prices tumble 11.3 per cent in the year to October.It said that for this reason it is a good time to purchase real [...]

Those interested in investing in California property may find that they are attracted to the state by a number of events that take place during the year, not least those along its lengthy pacific coastline.At Marina del Rey in Los Angeles this may especially be the case in December, when the Holiday Boat Parade takes [...]

Those thinking of buying California property may be keen to enjoy some of the interesting and varied cultural events happening around the sate, as well as being able to rent out their properties to tourists hoping to do likewise.One such event is the Pasadena Rose Parade, an event that highlights the mild winter weather of [...]

An upcoming auction may act as a reminder about the possibilities that investors in California property may be able to make the most of in the state.Hudson & Marshall of Texas has said that it is to carry out an auction of 300 properties in the north of the state between November 12th - 16th.These [...]

New research has indicated that those buying in the California property market can enjoy lower prices in the San Fernando Valley, which is partly made up by a portion of Los Angeles.The San Fernando Valley Economic Research Centre's economic report 2008 has found that there has been a 203 per cent year-on-year rise in the [...]

In news that may interest those thinking of investing in the California property market, a new bill has been passed intended to improve urban development in the state.Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law legislation which restricts urban sprawl by encouraging compact planning.It will do this by enabling local government to implement housing schemes that [...]