How Trump’s first year in office has affected housing here in California and across the nation.
Trump’s year in review on housing
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Home-sales-per-household ratio remains flat despite inventory concerns
The figure presented here tells a different story about demand.
Higher education gives a boost to California’s housing market
California’s public university system is a major player in income class mobility and homeownership.
California worst in the nation for new affordable construction
For every four new California residents arriving between 2010 and 2016, only one new housing unit has been constructed.
The impact of home sales and inventory on agent and broker population; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2018)
Inventory stalls; Home sales volume still flat; Active agent and broker numbers set to rise
Politics and migration patterns
Do politics decide where a person moves?
Buyer purchasing power index up in Q4 2017
The BPPI was briefly positive at the end of 2017.
Auto sales drive the market
The trail to a recovery in home sales volume recovery is blazed by auto sales.
To buy in 2018? Using sales data to time the market; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2018)
Home sales volume is ominously flat; Prices still rising but at bubble pace; Buy or sell in 2018 — the crossover year?