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Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.66% as Fed, Iran Tensions Push Treasury Yields Higher
The Freddie Mac 30-year mortgage rate rose 8 basis points to 6.66% this week as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again and investors reassess the odds of a Fed rate hike.
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Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care across the Bay
A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF is transferring some medical services, forcing vulnerable children and their families travel to San Francisco for care.
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LA fire survivors say Newsom is trying to help utilities reduce their wildfire costs again
Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities.
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Lawmaker told court her mom had dementia in family property battle. Not so, said doctors
Records show Anamarie Ávila Farías attempted to have her mother placed under conservatorship in the midst of a family real estate dispute.
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What happened when CA lawmaker tried to put mom in conservatorship
AnaMaria Ávila Bugarin had racked up tens of thousands of dollars in bills to prove what seemed obvious to most of the people around her: She didn’t have dementia. So the 76-year-old showed up impeccably dressed for her final exam with a neuropsychologist, according to court records. Tearful and distraught, she explained how a quarrel…
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Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending July 25, 2026)
Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller dynamics, with fresh weekly data and insights.
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Los Angeles Rental Report 2026Q2: Rents Fall to a Four-Year Low, but Housing Still Stretches New Graduates’ Budgets
In 2026Q1, the median asking rent in Los Angeles County fell to $2,520 — down $97, or 3.7%, from a year earlier — marking the lowest level since early 2022.
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Un juez envió a un médico a evaluar el centro de detención de ICE más grande de California. Esto fue lo que encontró
El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas abrió rápidamente un nuevo centro de detención en una antigua prisión estatal de California el año pasado. Los detenidos ahora han presentado una demanda por falta de acceso a la atención médica.
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California fire season has been quiet. A heat wave could change that fast
A fast-moving fire near Yosemite and an incoming heat wave highlight a growing link between heat and wildfires.
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Fed Holds Rates Steady. Three Voters Preferred a Hike.
In short: A divided Federal Reserve held rates steady, but three policymakers pushed for a hike. With mortgage rates expected to fall only to 6.4% by year-end, the affordability tailwind buyers felt in the first half of 2026 may soon become a headwind. What’s next for rates? The Committee held the federal funds rate at…
