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Browse the latest news, articles, marketing materials, videos, and forms impacting California’s real estate market today.
California real estate: 2022 in review and a forecast for 2023
Read about the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate professionals during 2022 – and our forecast for 2023.
Hiring newly-minted real estate agents in a recession
Now is the instructive period of a business cycle which positions talented, recent licensees to max out the good times in the recovery phase of a business cycle.
Homebuyer demand nosedives, dashing hopes for a soft landing
Homebuyer demand is plummeting across California heading into 2023.
The votes are in: Still undeclared, the recession is already hitting California
Most readers agree: California is already in a recession heading into 2023.
Pandemic-era buying spree plunges homebuyers from minority groups underwater
The recent homebuying wave coincided with the worst time to buy — at the top of the housing cycle.
SoCal’s industrial leasing performance peaked in 2022, now trending downward
SoCal’s industrial leasing performance is in for the third quarter.
Accept partial rent, retain a tenant
How a landlord may deal with delinquent rent in recessionary times.
California homebuyers closing their wallets on today’s market
California homebuyers are not buying into tumbling home prices — yet.
Long-distance homebuyers continue to break records
The share of homebuyers searching outside of their current metro continues to increase.
Plunging home values and few savings leave recent homebuyers unprepared to combat negative equity; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2022)
Heading into the 2023 recession with low savings rates; Jobs falter in step with the slowing economy; Leaping FRM rates slash purchasing power, home prices
MLO recession survival guide part 3: Working with REO property
How MLOs can pivot during the recession to earn fees for services needed by foreclosing lenders.
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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