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Sellers are unprepared for California’s high selling costs
How much will I make from my home sale? Any experienced agent can tell a seller that calculating their net sale proceeds isn’t as simple as subtracting their mortgage balance from the list price. Three other big expenses need to be calculated, including: real estate...
Would-be homebuyers and the 20% down payment misconception
One-in-three potential homebuyers think a 20% down payment is required.
Gold standard: not the answer for long-term home price stability
This article discusses whether a gold standard would help or hinder the housing market.
Study: Construction’s predictive power of recessions
Wondering when the next recession will arrive? Recessions don’t come out of the blue. There are a number of signs that signal when the next recession will occur, and learning to watch for these signs is an important part of the successful real estate professional’s...
Lower mortgage interest rates to help keep licensees afloat; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2019)
The rise in mortgage loan originators (MLOs) slows; Buyer purchasing power rises with falling interest rates; California’s largest brokerages
Older first-time homebuyers have more savings, less income
Today’s first-time homebuyers are better for housing market stability
California’s buyers’ markets in 2019
The tide is shifting in favor of buyers across much of California.
Cooling interest rates to help refinancing recover in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2019)
FRM rates fall from 2018 upturn; Refinancing’s inverse relationship with interest rates; ARMs become less attractive when FRM rates fall
Press release: Buyer purchasing power index turns positive
California’s Buyer Purchasing Power Index was positive 1.2 in Q1 2019.
Today’s homebuyers are wealthier than their new neighbors by necessity
New buyers tend to be wealthier than their neighbors.
Student debt prevents homeownership for thousands of Californians
The Federal Reserve estimates the number of young adults prevented from buying their first home by student debt.
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