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Loan production costs are drowning mortgage brokers
Just 32% of loan companies were able to remain profitable in 2022.
Make your own forecast: California home prices
Make your best guess on home price movement in the coming years with this interactive chart.
MIP, PMI, or neither?
Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?
The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power
Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.
What you need to know about LA’s new “mansion tax”
Now that the mad scramble to beat the tax deadline is behind us, what do agents need to know about the new mansion tax?
Press Release: Q1 2023 Buyer Purchasing Power Index down 23% from a year earlier
A homebuyer with the same income is able to borrow 23% less purchase-assist mortgage money than a year ago due to interest rate hikes alone.
California home sales volume crawls higher in February 2023
Just 16,900 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during February 2023.
Market price influencers for a BPO report
Learn about the factors influencing a broker’s price opinion (BPO) report, including the property’s location, natural hazards and local ordinances.
Home sales volume finds a new low, ARMs no longer an option to extend purchasing power; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2023)
Home sales volume in the basement; FRM rates to fall back in 2023 — but not yet; ARM rates crossover the FRM rate
National mortgage balances increased by $1 trillion in 2022
During the fourth quarter of 2022, total national mortgage debt increased by $254 billion, contributing to a $1 trillion increase in mortgage balances in 2022.
Due-on leasing regulations
Landlords and property managers need to know what triggers and exempts the due-on clause, since mortgage holders enforce the due-on clause more frequently in times of rising interest rates.
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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