Inland Empire

Western California's economy has started to pick up, but prospects for the inland regions still look grim, a recent report by UCLA's Anderson School of Management says. For the state as a whole, the recovery won't be speedy.

Just when it seems safe to jump into the real estate market again -- hey, it's spring, that's when we do that -- the drumbeat of negative news ramps up once again. Despite hopes for a leveling off of homes entering foreclosure, the percentage of homes in foreclosure has increased to 3% of all...