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Negative equity and foreclosure
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
Median income households do not support 2024 home pricing
Across the state, median-income households cannot qualify to buy at today’ prices.
SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q4 2023
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Interest rates 101
This article dives into how interest rates are structured, how lenders set the interest rate on a mortgage, and how rates affect property values.
Despite Q4 2023 FRM rate slippage, Buyer Purchasing Power remains negative
Today’s homebuyer is limited to borrowing 9.7% less mortgage money than a year earlier due to higher interest rates alone.
California home sales volume: more misses in November 2023
Just 18,800 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during November 2023.
Agents pivot as the economy teeters on the edge of recession; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2024)
California job additions continue; Job growth contracts; The yield spread forecasts the next recession.
2023 in review and a real estate forecast for 2024
Review the the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate during 2023 and read our forecast for the property market in 2024.
Legislators clear the path for more commercial-to-residential conversions
Legislators are limiting the power of local city councils to prohibit adaptive reuse projects.
Mortgage delinquencies inch higher, equity shields homeowners — for now
Even as mortgage delinquencies rise, high levels of equity continue to shield homeowners from foreclosure.
California home sales volume: the slide continues in October 2023
Year-to-date home sales volume is a fee-killing 29% below 2022 as of October 2023.
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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