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California home sales volume lays low
Home sales volume is expected to decrease later in 2021.
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The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power
Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.
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Press Release: Q1 2021 Buyer Purchasing Power Index declines with rising interest rates
The Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) was +5.2 in March 2021.
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Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power
How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.
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Housing and stock market on fire, but the struggling jobs market holds the hose; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2021)
For-sale inventory hits new lows; Stocks and home price bubble detached from recessionary reality; A long road ahead for California’s jobs recovery
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How to time the market
When is the best time to buy, sell or hold real estate? These charts will help you anticipate the market to maximize profit.
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California tiered home pricing
Home prices turn in a mixed performance across California’s metropolitan areas.
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30 years of summer, followed by 30 years of winter
Mortgage rates are on their way up.
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