In August 2025, 24,000 escrows closed for new and resale residential transactions across California, 5.2% lower than the same month one year earlier.
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California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
California home sales volume
What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?
The 20% solution: Personal savings rates and homeownership
Over the last few decades, savings has followed a path conversely proportionate to consumer confidence.
Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
Market price influencers
When forming a broker price opinion (BPO), a broker looks beyond the property itself to the various market factors which influence its value.
What is the Conference Board? A recession proclaimed by committee
Real estate agents and brokers must learn to read economic factors and become familiar with the institution charged with labeling recessions.
Using the yield spread to forecast recession and recovery conditions
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
California household formations set to decrease
While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.
California price-per-square-foot analysis
Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.
Investing: Stocks or real estate?
Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.
California’s low homeownership rate to continue
California’s homeownership rate ballooned during the Millennium Boom, but quickly fell to today’s low level of 55%.
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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