Recession Watch

Rising price-to-rent ratio shadows a fragile housing market

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 5, 2019

Economists break down the volatile price-to-rent ratio.

Interest rates at an unequal bottom; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 4, 2019

Fixed rate mortgage (FRM) rates decline; Adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) rates decrease, not enough; Economic expectations see Treasury rates bottom

California’s high cost of living outweighs local incomes

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 2, 2019

California’s high-paying jobs only go a small way toward covering the state’s high cost of living.

Declining housing and economic factors push sales agents out; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 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

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2019

The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) figure rose to +10.1 in September 2019.

California housing markets at highest risk of a downturn

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 23, 2019

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”

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 16, 2019

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

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 10, 2019

Most renters report a number of obstacles are holding them back from buying a home.

Homeownership demographics struggle; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2019)

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 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

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 26, 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,...