California’s surge in foreclosures nears pre-pandemic levels.
Foreclosure upswing approaches pre-pandemic levels
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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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Today’s homebuyers take on the highest mortgage payments ever
High mortgage rates and high (but falling) home prices make 2022 the absolute worst time to be a homebuyer.
Offering mortgage points? There are better ways to catch a buyer
The insides and outs of mortgage points – and better ways to entice buyers in today’s rising interest rate market.
MLO recession side hustle guide Part 1: Originator fees are slashed
How will MLOs survive the ongoing downturn in mortgage originations?
Refinances oppose interest rate movement
Following record-smashing refinance volume in 2020-2021, refinances have quickly retreated into irrelevance.
California renters face one-two punch in undeclared recession
Rising interest rates have forced homebuyers back into the rental market.
Economic recession or not, the housing market recession is here
Don’t let a bounce in GDP fool you into thinking the worst is behind us.
Mortgage lenders expect the housing market to worsen in 2023
2022 has some mortgage lenders packing their bags and heading for the exits.
California’s residential turnover rate hit a decade’s low in 2021
When turnover falls, so too does earning potential for agents and brokers.
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.