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Home sales volume flattened in 2025
Take a glance back at recent sales volume — look ahead for a take on 2026, and beyond.
California home sales volume
What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?
San Francisco housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Francisco’s housing market.
Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
Los Angeles housing indicators
View these Los Angeles regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its housing market.
Age and education in the golden state
Age and education data complete a portrait of California’s largest and most dynamic counties.
Orange County housing indicators
View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
California’s for-sale inventory growth: buyer caution rises faster than owner need to sell
In early 2025, low-tier priced housing has the lowest level of inventory available for sale or rent.
The builder self-remedy for housing development
Developers are using the builder’s remedy as a workaround for restrictive local zoning ordinances.
Negative equity and foreclosure
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
SoCal commercial property entrenched in decline — Q3 2025
Vacancy and net absorption rates for the Southern California commercial property market worsened for most sectors.
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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