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Real Estate Economics
Learn the 25 economic factors that drive California’s real estate market.
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Understand how the market will be impacted by the coming era of rising interest rates.
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Demographic shifts are quickly approaching California’s housing market.
2018 tax changes
2018’s tax changes in California and beyond, explained.
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The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) figure was -2.37 in March 2018.
California’s use and abuse of eminent domain
Eminent domain is an issue that impacts all residents.