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California tiered home pricing

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 28, 2020 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Home Sales, Latest Articles, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, San Diego | 23

Home prices turn in a mixed performance across California’s metropolitan areas.

Higher density is the cure to California’s housing shortage

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 28, 2020 | Home Sales, Landlords and Tenants, Real Estate News | 0

For every four new Los Angeles residents, just one construction unit was started during the 2010’s.

Long-term outlook: Aging Boomers to boost California’s housing inventory

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 28, 2020 | Home Sales, Real Estate News | 0

Desperate homebuyers are looking to the coming tide of Baby Boomers expected to release their homes in the coming years.

POLL: Do clients pull their credit report before seeking pre-approval for a mortgage?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 0

Do most of your clients pull their credit report and score before seeking pre-approval for a...

S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2020 | Charts, Finance and Mortgages, Latest Articles | 5

An update on stock pricing and earnings.

Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 24, 2020 | Charts, Economic Factors, Interest Rates, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 21

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

DBO Bulletin Digest January 2020

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 22, 2020 | Finance and Mortgages, Latest Articles, Laws and Regs | 0

The first DBO Bulletin Digest of 2020 gets right to business with a DBO overhaul and fintech initiatives.

Half of 2019’s most competitive markets are in California

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 21, 2020 | Home Sales, Real Estate News | 0

Even as California’s housing market slowed in 2019, some markets remained hyper-competitive for homebuyers.

Does a tax deed conveying surface rights to a parcel of real estate also convey rights to the oil and gas beneath the parcel?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jan 20, 2020 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 1

Leiper v. Gallegos Facts: A landowner leases oil and gas rights under their property to an oil...

POLLS: 2020 economic forecast

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 20, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 2

What direction will home prices go throughout 2020? Home prices will rise significantly throughout...

Amazon dips a toe in real estate with online homebuying program

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 15, 2020 | Latest Articles, Real Estate News | 0

Amazon is teaming up with Realogy to make homebuying and moving seamless.

Economic Principles in Appraisal, Part I

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 15, 2020 | Feature Articles, Latest Articles, Video | 0

Fundamental economic concepts used in the appraisal of real estate, Part I.

Defining the Appraisal Effort and Gathering Data

Economic Principles in Appraisal, Part II

Legislative steps toward more affordable housing