FRM rates fall from 2018 upturn; Refinancing’s inverse relationship with interest rates; ARMs become less attractive when FRM rates fall
Cooling interest rates to help refinancing recover in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2019)
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Economic Trends in California Real Estate
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The Federal Reserve estimates the number of young adults prevented from buying their first home by student debt.
Falling purchasing power takes a toll on home prices; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2019)
Buyer purchasing power’s pull on prices; Rising mortgage rates decrease purchasing power; Home prices fall from their peak
California home prices anchored to incomes; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2019)
Mean price trendline pulls prices down; Rising SoCal incomes can’t keep up with home prices; NorCal incomes rising quickly, still lag behind prices
Today’s consumer price index change: tomorrow’s residential rents
The consumer price index is a useful tool for real estate agents – if you know how to use it.
How the trade war is impacting California real estate
Foreign investment plays a significant role in California’s economy and real estate market.
Recession imminent; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2019)
Buyer purchasing power reins in buyers, for now; Stocks past their peak; Yield spread indicates recession is in view
Rising seas to swallow thousands of California homes by 2050
The coming decades will see coastal areas across the state impacted by flooding and erosion.