In the month of September of this year, there were 4,833 single-family home sale transactions, a 5.8% decline from the 5,186 posted a year earlier. The median single-family home price in Massachusetts was $380,000, up 8% from a year earlier when the median sale price was $352,000.

Here's a look at the latest news, announcements and deals that you may have missed in Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.

A roundup of recent deals, leases, executive moves, and other news from the past week.

“By sharply reducing the number of taxpayers who would itemize, what's left is a tax bill that essentially eviscerates the mortgage interest deduction and strips the tax code of its most vital homeownership tax benefit.”