Economic Trends in California Real Estate

Trade disputes, farmworker shortage threaten California farmland

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 25, 2019

Some of California’s largest and most productive real estate is under threat in 2019.

More young adults are living with their parents for longer

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 18, 2019

Young adults are now living with their parents at a rate nearly twice as high as before the 2008 recession.

California job increases slow, new agent and renewal rates slip; Monthly Statistical Update (June 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 4, 2019

Jobs move real estate; Agent licensing moves with home sales volume; Agent licensing and renewals continue to slip

Gold standard: not the answer for long-term home price stability

by ft Editorial Staff | May 19, 2019

This article discusses whether a gold standard would help or hinder the housing market.

Student debt weighs down the housing market

by Carrie B. Reyes | May 15, 2019

Get your buyers with student debt on track to homeownership.

Study: Construction’s predictive power of recessions

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2019

Wondering when the next recession will arrive? Recessions don’t come out of the blue. There are a number of signs that signal when the next recession will occur, and learning to watch for these signs is an important part of the successful real estate professional’s...

Lower mortgage interest rates to help keep licensees afloat; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2019

The rise in mortgage loan originators (MLOs) slows; Buyer purchasing power rises with falling interest rates; California’s largest brokerages

Cooling interest rates to help refinancing recover in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 2, 2019

FRM rates fall from 2018 upturn; Refinancing’s inverse relationship with interest rates; ARMs become less attractive when FRM rates fall

Press release: Buyer purchasing power index turns positive