The fastest-moving markets had a lower percentage of homes still listed after the two-month period, while the slowest-moving markets had a higher percentage. 

Trulia found that the top three markets were Oakland, San Jose, and San Francisco — all major tech hubs where rising rents and gentrification have been hot topics as of late. In all three of these metros, only roughly a third of the homes that were listed in February were still for sale in April. Nationally, the rate was about 55%. 

They also found that the fastest-moving markets had the highest gains in prices, with year-over-year increases well over the national average of 10%.

Affluent buyers from Silicon Valley have been scooping up luxury condos here, looking for places where they can crash after a late night at work, a dinner party or an outing to the opera....retired baby boomers and empty nesters who are trading their suburban estates for luxury condominiums in the city, and tech types who already live in the city and are cashing in stock and want to move up.....their kids are making a decision about where to go to college, and the parents are thinking about getting a place in the city and spending more time here."

A San Diego woman who was outbid on her dream home faces felony charges for pulling a series of insane "pranks" against the home's new owner, including inciting rape, listing the victim's home for sale, and advertising high school parties at the house.

According to a felony complaint obtained by NBC 7, Kathy Rowe became enraged after the home she wanted was sold to another family. So Rowe did what any sensible person would do: She created an online ad in the new owner's name, inviting random men to break into the house—the address for which was provided in the ad—to rape her. Two men responded to the ad, and one actually showed up at the house.

• Median home price : $545,000
• Forecast gain through Sept. 2014: 9.3%

This blue-collar city and its posh surrounding suburbs benefit from neighboring San Francisco's spillover.

"[Oakland] is more affordable than the rest of the Bay Area, especially at the moderate- and low-end," said Leslie Appleton-Young, chief economist for the California Association of Realtors.

Oakland-area home prices have come roaring back since the housing bust, jumping 26% for the 12 months through last September, according to CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

With the region's high-paying tech industry going strong, deep-pocketed workers continue to flock to the area helping to push the median home price to a whopping $545,000.

CoreLogic expects home prices to climb another 9.3% by the end of September.


In cities like Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego, prices have climbed by as much as 20% or more in the past year, well above the national average of 13%, according to Case Shiller. Plus mortgage rates are up by nearly a point to 4.3%, so borrowers today are paying 25% more than they would have a year ago. Nationwide, about 35% of all offers were in cash in February, a nearly 30% increase from a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac.

PETA seeks to turn Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home into vegan eatery: reportIngrid Newkirk, president of the animal rights group, sent a letter to the real estate agent who is handling the sale of the serial killer's former Ohio home. Newkirk said they have a plan to transform the house, the site of Dahmer's first murder, into a vegan reastaurant.

Ingrid Newkirk, president of the animal rights group, sent a letter to the real estate agent who is handling the sale of the serial killer's former Ohio home. Newkirk said they have a plan to transform the house, the site of Dahmer's first murder, into a vegan restaurant.