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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
Politics and migration patterns
Do politics decide where a person moves?
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.
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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