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Golden state population trends
California population shifts since 2000 sheds light on how current migration trends impact residential rentals and sales.
Eviction moratorium expiration looms and one-in-four California renters aren’t sure they can pay rent
The eviction moratorium keeping renters housed is scheduled to soon expire.
Rising interest rates are primed to pop the home price bubble; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2021)
Mortgage rates rise from historic lows; Pre-2021 rise in buyer purchasing power is done; Home prices are in bubble territory, again
Property tax inequality: shifting the burden to boost homeownership
How fair and equitable is our property taxation system?
Home prices continue to break records in Q1 2021
A national and California-specific look into residential home sales in Q1 2021.
How infrastructure jobs have the potential to support real estate stability
How investing in infrastructure may help the real estate market.
Homebuyers and sellers bank on greater vaccine availability
The vaccine offers some relief, but it’s not the cure for a full recovery.
The CFPB’s proposed solution to abate pandemic foreclosures
In anticipation of the foreclosure moratorium expiration, the CFPB is proposing to modify its lending rules.
No U-turn: liabilities to a seller in a breached purchase agreement
The 2020 recession and COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a wave of hasty home purchases from city dwellers looking to escape the high-density (and high-cost) urban lifestyle. But with homes flying off the market, are home shoppers giving themselves enough time to do their...
Are FHA-insured mortgages declining in popularity?
The dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 recession threatened a rise, if not surge, in Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgage popularity. Not to be outdone, conventional loan financing has actually seen an uptick among first-time buyers. But...
When the government prop ends, the distress will begin
What happens when extra government support ends before jobs are restored?
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