Real Estate Economics

The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents

by ft Editorial Staff | May 5, 2025

This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.

The widening level of vacant commercial space available in SoCal — Q1 2025

by Amy Platero | Apr 23, 2025

SoCal’s commercial real estate market on entering 2025 is fully destabilized with industrial vacancy rates elevated across all SoCal markets and office vacancy rates even higher.

MIP, PMI or neither?

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2025

Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?

SoCal commercial vacancy rates moving on up in Q4 2024

by Amy Platero | Feb 7, 2025

Commercial vacancy rates rose after 2023 and continue to rise in Southern California. While increasing vacancies cut into rental income and leasing fees, the absorption rate is worsening and shifting the source of leasing fees. Regions with the highest vacancy rates see the most occupancy of vacant space.

Income tax updates for 2025, with whiplash from 2018-era tax changes

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 21, 2025

Real estate agents negotiating a transaction advise clients on tax consequences

Restrictive central city zoning fuels construction for wildfires

by Amy Platero | Jan 16, 2025

California zoning laws which prohibit high-density infill development and instead incentivize horizontal expansion of suburbs increase the risk of loss to wildfires.