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Browse the latest news, articles, marketing materials, videos, and forms impacting California’s real estate market today.
Sacramento County housing indicators
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
California’s for-sale inventory growth: buyer caution rises faster than seller caution
In early 2025, low-tier priced housing has the lowest level of inventory available for sale or rent.
FHA delinquencies rising on pandemic forbearance arrangements
What are the consequences of delinquency in pandemic-era forbearance arrangements?
The Entry of New Agents
Watch to anticipate the training agents need when entering the real estate profession.
Hiring Newly-Minted Real Estate Agents in a Recession
Watch to discover the enhanced learning opportunities uniquely made available to licensees during a recession.
Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
Using the yield spread to forecast recession and recovery conditions
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
San Diego housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.
The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
The 20% solution: Personal savings rates and homeownership
Over the last few decades, savings has followed a path conversely proportionate to consumer confidence.
Context is key
Learn the 25 factors that drive California’s real estate market to better understand today’s top news stories.
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