Timing the market in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2018)
Home prices hit their peak in Q3; Falling yield spread signals next recession; Today’s sell phase near its end
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First-time homebuyer uncertainty hinders construction, home sales; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2018)
Home sales volume to end year below 2017; Construction rises — too slowly; First-time homebuyers waiting in the wings
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Rising interest rates drag down refinances; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2018)
Key short-term rate rises; ARM rates inch higher; Fewer refinances going forward
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Jobs, home sales, agents – peaked or not quite; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2018)
Jobs move real estate; Sales agent licensing and home sales volume move in tandem; Sales agent licensing and renewals to slip
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Rising Baby Boomer and young adult populations look for home; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2018)
California’s growing population in search of housing; Homeownership strongest among older generation; First-time homebuyer population rises, homeownership remains down
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Stock and interest rate movement now signal the coming recession; Monthly Statistical Update (July 2018)
Stocks begin to stumble, real estate will follow; ARM rates rise tracking the Fed rate creep; Higher FRM rates portend slowing sales volume
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Home prices temporarily outrun California’s flat home sales volume; Monthly Statistical Update (June 2018)
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Low vacancies to spur more residential construction; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2018)
Rental vacancies up from their low point; Insufficient multi-family construction; Homeowner vacancies flat-to-down
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Low savings, personal bankruptcies and the biggest brokerages; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2018)
Savings are at their lowest since before the recession; Personal bankruptcies near their bottom; California’s growing brokerages
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Despite recovery talk, home sales are stuck; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2018)
Demand for homeownership remains weak; Home sales volume stuck, for now; Construction limps along
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The impact of home sales and inventory on agent and broker population; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2018)
Inventory stalls; Home sales volume still flat; Active agent and broker numbers set to rise
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To buy in 2018? Using sales data to time the market; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2018)
Home sales volume is ominously flat; Prices still rising but at bubble pace; Buy or sell in 2018 — the crossover year?
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Interest rates signal the future of housing; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2017)
FRM rates set to rise in 2018; Lack of safe investments holds down 10-year T-Note; The Fed raises short-term rates
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Stock market on the brink of correction — what about real estate?; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2017)
S&P 500 soars to new heights; REITs are vulnerable to correction; Real estate continues to be the safer investment
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Interest rates to rise, refinances fall; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2017)
The Fed’s key interest rate rises; ARMs and FRMs inch higher; Refinances fall with higher interest rates
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Shifting demographics generate real estate fees; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2017)
Young adults forsake homeownership; Home sales volume flattens; More new sales agents crowd out fees
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California’s job recovery continues for agents and brokers; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2017)
California’s job recovery persists; GDP, employment falter; Real estate agents rise, brokers fall
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The Federal Reserve harnesses a runaway market; Monthly Statistical Update (July 2017)
Stocks heights will not endure; ARM rates are set to climb; FRM rates will lay low, for now
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California’s housing market at the halfway point of 2017; Monthly Statistical Update (June 2017)
California home prices reach new heights; Home sales volume’s constant pull on pricing; Construction starts linger below historical average
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Low housing vacancies point to future construction; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2017)
Rental vacancies at their lowest; Not enough multi-family construction; Homeowner vacancies dip slightly
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