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Despite recovery talk, home sales are stuck; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2018)
Demand for homeownership remains weak; Home sales volume stuck, for now; Construction limps along
The top bidding war strategies to get an offer accepted
Consider these data-driven strategies to improve your client’s chances in a bidding war.
Study seeks unrestricted consumer access to the MLS
A recent study suggests the exclusivity of regional multiple listing services (MLS’s) are harming consumers.
The case for looser zoning regulations
Zoning laws have restricted California growth.
What’s behind Trump’s tariffs on solar and washing machines
Who will these new taxes benefit and who will they harm?
Trump’s year in review on housing
How Trump’s first year in office has affected housing here in California and across the nation.
Home-sales-per-household ratio remains flat despite inventory concerns
The figure presented here tells a different story about demand.
Higher education gives a boost to California’s housing market
California’s public university system is a major player in income class mobility and homeownership.
California worst in the nation for new affordable construction
For every four new California residents arriving between 2010 and 2016, only one new housing unit has been constructed.
For-sale-by-owner (FSBO) trends in California
For real estate agents, FSBO can be the most repellant four-letter word. Nationally, 6.2% of homes for sale are for-sale-by-owners (FSBOs) as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2017, according to Trulia. In an FSBO transaction, sellers choose to forego the myriad advantages...
The impact of home sales and inventory on agent and broker population; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2018)
Inventory stalls; Home sales volume still flat; Active agent and broker numbers set to rise
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