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Form-of-the-Week: Occupancy Agreements — Interim and Holdover — Forms 271 and 272
Buyers and sellers use RPI Forms 271 and 272 to occupy property as tenants until a replacement residence is secured.
Economic recession or not, the housing market recession is here
Don’t let a bounce in GDP fool you into thinking the worst is behind us.
Mortgage lenders expect the housing market to worsen in 2023
2022 has some mortgage lenders packing their bags and heading for the exits.
California’s residential turnover rate hit a decade’s low in 2021
When turnover falls, so too does earning potential for agents and brokers.
Will high inflation help you pay less tax for 2023?
2022’s extreme inflation means you soon may be paying less tax.
ARM use ticks higher as buyers overreach
With falling home prices and rates continuing to rise, today’s ARM buyers are purchasing a ticking time bomb.
2023 recession demands discipline from investors; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2022)
Today’s weak yield spread reflects 2023’s poor economic outlook; Investors abandon risk in favor of safe havens; Property prices have a long way to fall in 2023-2025
Advising clients through a cooling real estate market
When — and how — a real estate agent or broker ought to counsel their clients considering buying in today’s tumultuous housing market.
Foreign real estate investors are spooked, and California is paying the price
The undeclared recession is making its rounds and foreign real estate investment in California is not exempt.
Agents and brokers: recession-proof your life
View the housing market’s downturn as an opportunity to innovate, learn new skills and grow.
Discover the value — versus price — for a California home
See how far prices have deviated from their historical norm — the value level to which prices will inevitably return in the years ahead.
Context is key
Learn the 25 factors that drive California’s real estate market to better understand today’s top news stories.
Click to download Economic Trends in California Real Estate: Realty Almanac 2022-2024
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