California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is also asking banks and credit unions to waive ATM and overdraft fees for struggling customers.
Laura Alix
March 25, 2020 6:04 PM

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and U.S. Bancorp, along with 200 state-chartered banks and credit unions, have agreed to let borrowers skip payments for 90 days if their finances have been upended by the pandemic.

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March 25, 2020 3:01 PM

The Department of Finance told department heads it will be re-evaluating budget requests under a workload budget scenario.

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Paul Burton
March 24, 2020 9:30 AM

New York MTA and 10 other transit systems have cited the crippling effects of ridership drops due to COVID-19.

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Keeley Webster
March 23, 2020 3:56 PM

The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.

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Marin County homes
By Matthew Pera
March 23, 2020 3:37 PM

The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to put a damper on the Marin County, Calif., real estate market as it enters its normally busy spring season, with the nation facing economic uncertainty and a "shelter in place" order forcing the cancellation of many house events.

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San Francisco housing
By Louis Hansen
March 23, 2020 10:46 AM

The coronavirus pandemic has created confusion, delays and uncertainty in housing projects around the Bay Area, despite a crushing need for new homes from an industry deemed essential to work through the regional lock-down.

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Existing home sales
By Jonathan Lansner
March 22, 2020 8:29 PM

The California Association of Realtors told its members Friday to stop all face-to-face sales activities including showings, listing appointments, open houses and property inspections due to coronavirus concerns.

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Southern California homes
By Jeff Collins
March 19, 2020 12:26 PM

Southern California's 2020 housing market got off to a good start before the pandemic shook the economy in mid-February, CoreLogic figures show, with both prices and home sales up in the six-county region from February 2019 levels.

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John Adams
March 18, 2020 11:09 AM

It’s a rare occurrence for a business to receive a huge business spike while also shutting parts of the operation, but that’s where the coronavirus has landed Farmstead.

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Best Housing Market in a Decade Could Succumb to Coronavirus
By Sandra Barrera and Jack Katzanek
March 17, 2020 2:42 PM

Ramifications of a global pandemic are starting to ripple through the Southern California housing market as virtual home tours replace in-person showings and homeowners cancel open houses to avoid coming face-to-face with potentially infected home shoppers.

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