Budget-conscious home seekers who need any whiff of hope may cheer the latest Case-Schiller national price index. The good news is that this oft-quoted yardstick of U.S. prices declined 0.3% between ...

Southern California’s homebuying buzz this summer is all about crazy bidding wars, but real estate valuation metrics don’t seem to reflect such a wild market. How can that be? Maybe the anecdotes are ...