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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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Recent updates to the course e-book
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
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San Francisco housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Francisco’s housing market.
Sacramento County housing indicators
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
Santa Clara County regional housing indicators
Santa Clara’s housing market is experiencing the downfall from 2021’s pandemic bounce.
Streamlined post-entitlement phase permit process in California
State departments may now approve housing plans, and all agencies now have tighter review timelines, or a building permit application is deemed complete.
Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
Foreclosures on the rise in 2026
The time is fast coming for real estate agents to refresh their knowledge on foreclosure sales and alternative lender conduct.
California’s for-sale inventory growth: buyer caution rises faster than owner need to sell
In early 2025, low-tier priced housing has the lowest level of inventory available for sale or rent.
Buyer Purchasing Power Index remains positive in Q1 2026
The BPPI in Q1 2026 tells us a homebuyer with the same income is able to borrow 2.1% more purchase-assist money than a year ago.