Recession Watch

What is the Conference Board? A recession proclaimed by committee

by Lily Hart | Sep 11, 2025

Real estate agents and brokers must learn to read economic factors and become familiar with the institution charged with labeling recessions.

California household formations set to decrease

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 2, 2025

While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.

California price-per-square-foot analysis

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025

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?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 20, 2025

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

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2025

California’s homeownership rate ballooned during the Millennium Boom, but quickly fell to today’s low level of 55%.

SoCal’s commercial property market struggles to find tenants — Q2 2025

by Amy Platero | Aug 8, 2025

The bullish market following the 2020 recession reversed track in 2022 and has fully collapsed — now the commercial market is nowhere near finding a bottom in tenant demand and vacancies.

The force behind home price movement: buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 7, 2025

Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.

Will first-time homebuyers save California’s homeownership rate?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 28, 2025

California’s homeownership rate dropped even as the typical age of first-time homebuyers rose.

The mean price trendline: the home price pivot

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2025

The mean price trendline reveals housing price deviations. Track the trends to reveal the direction of prices in the years ahead.

Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) hints at rising as home price adjustment sets in

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 2, 2025

Planning for the next several years in real estate transactions will require patience and a very different approach to the past decade of recovery economics driven by rate decreases.