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High home selling costs hold back sellers
Here in California, hidden selling costs are a big burden on the seller.
The lull before the storm: 16 factors set to rise with interest rates
Understand how the market will be impacted by the coming era of rising interest rates.
Freddie Mac projects fewer Millennial households
Demographic shifts are quickly approaching California’s housing market.
Fewer California listings featuring drought-resistant features
Listings in California are ten times more likely to feature drought-resistant features than listings in other U.S. states.
2018 tax changes
2018’s tax changes in California and beyond, explained.
Buyer purchasing power down as interest rates rise
The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) figure was -2.37 in March 2018.
California’s use and abuse of eminent domain
Eminent domain is an issue that impacts all residents.
Wage increases remain steady, home prices rush on
Home prices have doubled since 2000. The same can’t be said about incomes.
Millennials are better at saving than you think
How do Millennials’ saving habits affect their homebuying goals?
Soaring land costs beg for state intervention
Builders spend significantly more to build in California than in other states.
Context is key
Learn the 25 factors that drive California’s real estate market to better understand today’s top news stories.
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