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S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)
An update on stock pricing and earnings.
The downward trend shaping California home sales volume
Home sales volume continues to decline in 2019.
Boomers retire and California reinvents their housing, again
Retiring Baby Boomers shift California’s future direction of real estate ownership.
30 years of summer, followed by 30 years of winter
Mortgage rates are on their way up.
Buyer Purchasing Power Index flattens in Q3 2025
The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) tells us a homebuyer with the same income is able to borrow 1.47% less purchase-assist mortgage money than a year ago.
Home sales volume decline intensifies in August 2025
In August 2025, 24,000 escrows closed for new and resale residential transactions across California, 5.2% lower than the same month one year earlier.
Market price influencers
When forming a broker price opinion (BPO), a broker looks beyond the property itself to the various market factors which influence its value.
What is the Conference Board? A recession proclaimed by committee
Real estate agents and brokers must learn to read economic factors and become familiar with the institution charged with labeling recessions.
California household formations set to decrease
While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.
Investing: Stocks or real estate?
Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.
SoCal’s commercial property market struggles to find tenants — Q2 2025
The bullish market following the 2020 recession reversed track in 2022 and has fully collapsed — now the commercial market is nowhere near finding a bottom in tenant demand and vacancies.
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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