The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) tells us a homebuyer with the same income is able to borrow 1.47% less purchase-assist mortgage money than a year ago.
Buyer Purchasing Power Index flattens in Q3 2025
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Income Property Brokerage
Stay a step ahead of investor pitfalls by learning the ins and outs of various types of income properties. Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Income Property Brokerage.
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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California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
The 20% solution: Personal savings rates and homeownership
Over the last few decades, savings has followed a path conversely proportionate to consumer confidence.
Form-of-the-Week: Commercial lease agreements — Gross variety — 552 and 552-1
A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the gross variety for projects with a single tenant or multiple tenants when the landlord retains the obligations to manage and pay for most or all property operating expenses such as property taxes, insurance and maintenance during the tenancy.
Increased protections for small commercial tenants
A qualified commercial tenant receives tenant protections, including a longer period of time for notice of an increase in rent and termination of tenancy, more documentation in a change of building operating costs charged the tenant and translation requirements when negotiating a lease agreement.
California household formations set to decrease
While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.
California price-per-square-foot analysis
Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.
Form-of-the-Week: Commercial Lease Agreements — Net variety — Forms 552-2 and 552-3
A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the net variety for a single-user tenant to document the terms of the tenancy negotiated when the payment of most or all property operating expenses including property taxes, insurance and maintenance incurred during the tenancy is shifted to the tenant.
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