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Women in commercial real estate
We break down the factors that lead to gender inequality in commercial real estate.
Homebuyers now lean on ARMs to cover lost purchasing power — and that crutch is about to vanish; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2022)
https://vimeo.com/743160543 The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. In the September 2022 MSU, we cover: the leveling of California home prices, with prices barely rising...
Homebuyers turn to ARMs in 2022 as FRM rates jump
ARM rates remain below FRM rates – for now.
Sharply climbing long-term yields put real estate buyers and sellers on notice; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2022)
Punishing mortgage rates drop Buyer Purchasing Power to the basement; Stock market price restructuring — investors prepare for decay to ripple into property prices; California home sales volume has taken an unseasonably downward trend
Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) falls to new low in Q2 2022
Rising interest rates caused the Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) hit a decades’ low in Q2 2022.
California’s commercial property shortage is making investors desperate
Desperation has increasingly pushed investors to accept unfavorable terms and lower cap rates in 2022.
California home prices, bankruptcies, and jobs are at a turning point; Monthly Statistical Update (July 2022)
Jobs are nearing a pandemic recovery; Business bankruptcies to explode without stimulus; The mean price trendline’s tether on home prices
Why California investors are turning to build-to-rent
The build-to-rent trend might work in California when investors consider these factors.
Errata & Updates
- Effective January 1st, 2021, California homeowners qualify for a net equity homestead protection of up to $300,000 or the median sale price for a single family residence (SFR) in the homeowner’s county in the calendar year prior to the year in which they claim the exemption, not to exceed $600,000 (adjusted annually for inflation). [CCP §704.730] For more on this topic, see Form-of-the-Week: Homestead exemption, an asset preservation declaration – Form 465