Rates show buyers and sellers no mercy; Mortgage rates devastate purchase-assist financing; The seller’s home sales volume cascade has begun
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Builder confidence, new home sales plummet
Alarm bells are sounding for builders, with many scaling back as quickly as possible.
Stay ahead of the next recession
Real estate agents: follow these tips to make sure your career survives the next recession.
Mounting debt is locking Millennials out of real estate
As student loan debt piles on, first-time homebuyers of the Millennial generation feel the weight.
Buyer purchasing power has plummeted 25% with interest rate hike
The abundance of mortgage money available to homebuyers has quickly dried up – and the drought will only worsen.
California’s pandemic population decline — a mere blip, or a troubling trend?
California’s high housing costs are pushing out many former residents to states where their money goes further – but some counties are still coming out on top.
How to prepare for the REO resurgence
Agents and brokers who want to make a decent living in the leaner years ahead will prepare now for the return of real estate owned (REO) properties.
March 2022 California home sales volume: the slow, agonizing death of buyer enthusiasm
Along with a deep cut to home price potential, 2022’s rapidly rising interest rates are causing sales to stall.
Fast rising mortgage rates chill real estate for all participants; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2022)
Mortgage interest rates leap, toppling buyers until prices drop; Lured by temporary price reports, new agents pour in during 2021; ARM use to rise with FRM rate jump
Can the Fed cool inflation without implementing another recession?
The tipping point for another recession is nigh.
California’s home remodeling boom set to peak in 2022
A home renovation boom is stirring up in 2022, escalating the already inflated costs of building materials and labor.
Home sales volume impacts sales agent licensing and renewals
View California sales agent trends from 2002-present, and examine the effect of home sales volume on licensing.
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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