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Buyer purchasing power index up in Q4 2017
The BPPI was briefly positive at the end of 2017.
2017 in review and a forecast for 2018
This article looks back on 2017’s highlights and provides insight for real estate in 2018.
10 reasons your seller’s listing will sit on the market
Even in today’s tight inventory market, some homes sit for months.
Millennial homebuyers opt for more space
More than half of Millennials want a home with more space.
Auto sales drive the market
The trail to a recovery in home sales volume recovery is blazed by auto sales.
To buy in 2018? Using sales data to time the market; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2018)
Home sales volume is ominously flat; Prices still rising but at bubble pace; Buy or sell in 2018 — the crossover year?
SFR rentals hack away at California’s for sale inventory
SFRs turned rentals aren’t helping California’s inventory squeeze.
How the next recession will impact California’s housing market
Is another recession imminent?
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