Brokers who watch the jobs numbers along with the LFP rate will find the trends useful for forecasting their future brokerage conditions
Real estate runs with the labor force participation rate
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Economic Trends in California Real Estate
Learn the 25 economic factors that drive California’s real estate market.
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