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COVID-19 eviction noticing rules extended for ERA applicants
A last-minute law change is extending the additional steps landlords need to take to evict a tenant due to nonpayment of rent.
First-time homebuyers and households of color most impacted by interest rate hikes
Absent a decrease in demand (unlikely), first-time homebuyers, and particularly homebuyers of color, stand to lose the most from 2022’s rising interest rates.
Zillow Offers’ failure is a warning to today’s speculators
Real estate giant Zillow entered a hot and unpredictable housing market as a speculator experimenting with iBuying and got burned, reporting a total net loss of $530 million in 2021.
Lured by rising prices, new agents swarm real estate — except in California
California’s unstable transactional volume makes real estate a tough career for agents seeking a reliable income.
The Federal Reserve’s impact on mortgage rates
Learn how the Fed is using their benchmark rate as a monetary policy tool to restrain levels of borrowing in 2022.
There is another way to fight inflation than raising interest rates
Even as supply shortages cause rising prices and define the housing market, the Trade War’s policies continue in 2022.
2021’s home price increases: the last straw for California’s struggling homeownership rate?
U.S. home values have officially more than doubled since 2009 — but California passed that milestone years ago.
Mortgage delinquencies settled in 2021 — but are looking up in 2022
Mortgage delinquencies continue to decline at the start of 2022 and are now nearly level with pre-pandemic levels.
Investor purchase share smashes records — a major pain for homebuyer occupants
Here in California, the investor share in Q4 2021 was highest in San Diego and lowest in San Jose.
2021 sales volume and construction gains offset in 2022 by higher mortgage rates; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2022)
Home sales got a (temporary) boost in 2021; Residential construction is not (yet) meeting demand; Mortgage insurance woes for leveraged buyers
Agent paychecks soar — but agent fee rates plunge in 2021
With fewer listings to go around — and higher prices to count on to boost their incomes — agents feel comfortable accepting lower fee rates to ensure they reap the benefits of an exclusive listing.
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