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Super-charged inflation has the Fed re-thinking their interest rate strategy
The Fed assures today’s high level of inflation is temporary, but this is contradicted by rapidly rising rents.
Buyer purchasing power goes negative, reigning in home sales volume and prices; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2021)
Home sales volume jumped — past to present; Pandemic-primed home prices now ripe to pop; Buyer purchasing power turns against home sales
Small landlords less likely to receive rent
Renters living in larger multifamily buildings were more likely to pay their rent during the pandemic than renters living in smaller units owned by mom-and-pop landlords.
Decline meets optimism in SoCal commercial real estate markets
While the seas have calmed following the steep losses of the 2020 recession, the 2021 commercial real estate market still remains choppy. The Q3 2021 Voit Real Estate Services market reports for Southern California (SoCal) reveals where the largest struggles remain —...
Supply chain disruptions threaten California’s housing market
At a time when the housing crisis is at a peak, building material shortages are causing cascading problems for builders.
Close-up: Sellers in 2021
Who is selling in 2021?
Tight zoning and low inventory fuel wildfire risk
Low inventory and zoning restrictions incentivize builders to develop in hazardous, fire prone areas.
We have lift off! Multi-family conversions skyrocket in the 2020s
20,100 multi-family conversions took place in 2021, the most annual conversions to have taken place in the last decade.
Baby Boomers are hogging all the inventory
No matter how you slice it, there simply isn’t enough housing to go around.
Property taxes leap in 2020-2021
The past year’s homebuyers are shouldering a significant chunk of their communities’ property taxes.
China’s looming real estate crisis casts a shadow in California
The impact on consumer confidence in the Chinese real estate market and global financial markets will continue to be significant.
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