Recession Watch

Reduced homeowner turnover is a drain on California’s for-sale inventory

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 15, 2021

Homeowners are moving less often today compared to even just a few years ago.

Rent-to-own sees dollar signs amid recession

by Bethany Correia | Feb 8, 2021

First-time home shoppers are finding entry into California’s real estate market near impossible amid the 2020 Recession and pandemic. Rent-to-own businesses help bridge the gap between renting and owning by offering homeownership to buyers who are unable to secure...

California dead last for domestic migration

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 8, 2021

California is consistently at the bottom when it comes to attracting new residents from out-of-state.

First-time homebuyers and new housing

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 8, 2021

Young homebuyers are expected to give residential construction a boost in the coming years.

California underwater homeowner numbers to increase

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 4, 2021

Underwater homes were at their bottom in 2020.

A durable real estate market is built on personal income growth; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2021)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 29, 2021

As other economic measures improve in 2021, individual Californians struggle with lost income; For Californians to again achieve income equality, California’s GDP needs reallocation to our workforce; Introducing the SOFR for ARMs, the replacement for the corrupt LIBOR

New law to protect low-income tenants from back-rent avalanche

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 29, 2021

While SB 91 provides important protections for low-income tenants, firsttuesday proposes to grant anti-accrual protections to more tenants suffering hardship, much like the anti-deficiency protections granted to California homeowners.