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Declining housing and economic factors push sales agents out; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2019)
California home sales volume to continue down; The yield spread forecasts the next recession; Active agents and brokers decline
Q3 2019 Buyer Purchasing Power Index rises as interest rates fall
The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) figure rose to +10.1 in September 2019.
California housing markets at highest risk of a downturn
All eyes are on the next recession, forecasted to arrive in 2020. Already, housing professionals and other forward-thinking individuals are wondering: how will housing be affected with the next economic decline? A recent Redfin report attempts to quantify the answer,...
It’s official: home sales in California are “weak”
Home sales volume in 2019 is “relatively weak,” according to a report by California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
Obstacles holding back renters from homeownership
Most renters report a number of obstacles are holding them back from buying a home.
Will first-time homebuyers save California’s homeownership rate?
California’s homeownership rate rebounded slightly in 2018. Will the next wave of first-time homebuyers bring a sea change?
Homeownership demographics struggle; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2019)
The homeownership decline hits young homeowners hardest; Student loan debt holds back homeownership for the young; Negative immigration to continue chipping away at home sales
Discouraged, fewer homebuyers enter bidding wars in 2019
The housing market is slowing down in the Golden State and the nation as a whole. In California, home sales volume has declined consistently throughout 2019, with home prices just 1%-3% above a year earlier. In yet another sign of the housing market’s slowdown,...
Migration influences California’s housing market
A drop in negative net migration occurred in California in 2018.
The coming wave of California homebuyers is Generation Z
Where and when will Generation Z begin buying homes?
Infrastructure, climate risks are biggest issues facing real estate today
The annual Counselors of Real Estate survey reveals the biggest issues on the minds of real estate professionals.
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