Carrie B. Reyes | firsttuesday Journal

Today’s first-time homebuyers are priced out of buying — and also renting

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 17, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Property Management, Real Estate |

As first-time homebuyers try to muscle their way into today’s highly competitive housing market, many are finding themselves priced out of buying — and renting, too.

February 2022 California home sales volume: Disappointment as rising trend reverses course

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 7, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate |

31,800 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during February 2022.

COVID-19 eviction noticing rules extended for ERA applicants

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 4, 2022 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate, Recessions |

A last-minute law change is extending the additional steps landlords need to take to evict a tenant due to nonpayment of rent.

First-time homebuyers and households of color most impacted by interest rate hikes

Posted by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 4, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate |

Absent a decrease in demand (unlikely), first-time homebuyers, and particularly homebuyers of color, stand to lose the most from 2022’s rising interest rates.