Mortgage rates rise from historic lows; Pre-2021 rise in buyer purchasing power is done; Home prices are in bubble territory, again
Rising interest rates are primed to pop the home price bubble; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2021)
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Press Release: Q1 2021 Buyer Purchasing Power Index declines with rising interest rates
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Housing and stock market on fire, but the struggling jobs market holds the hose; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2021)
For-sale inventory hits new lows; Stocks and home price bubble detached from recessionary reality; A long road ahead for California’s jobs recovery
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Age and education in the golden state
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Residential construction trails growing demand, stunting homeownership; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2021)
Residential construction declines, despite rising demand; Population growth exceeds new housing; Homeownership declines for the young
2020 commercial real estate saw industrial shine, office and retail grow dark
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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