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.
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Tag: buyer purchasing power
San Diego housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.
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Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
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Los Angeles housing indicators
View these Los Angeles regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its housing market.
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Falling purchasing power takes a toll on home prices; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2019)
Buyer purchasing power’s pull on prices; Rising mortgage rates decrease purchasing power; Home prices fall from their peak
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A case for the ARM in 2019
ARMs can be a dangerous choice for homebuyers with little investment experience. But rising FRM rates and the prospect of future rate movement make ARMs an attractive option in 2019.
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Price cuts hit post-recession high
Are more home price cuts a sign of things to come?
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More price and rent cuts in California
More price cuts are occurring across California and the nation in 2017.
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Inflation’s impact on 2017’s housing market [charts]
Mortgage rates interact closely with the U.S. inflation rate.
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Homebuyer purchasing power at historical high – except in California
Since home prices are consistently higher than average in California, it likely comes as no surprise that California bucks the national trend in buyer purchasing power.
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Going, going, gone: California’s fastest-moving markets
Eight of the top ten fastest-moving housing markets are located in California.
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The global economy’s effect on local real estate
What does the surge in international homebuyer clients mean for today’s real estate market?
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Home pricing in 2015: more of the same?
Anticipating home prices is not unlike forecasting the weather… and as you know, the unexpected can sometimes occur.
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Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index is positive, but not for long
The California buyer purchasing power index (BPPI) figure remained low in February, but did rise noticeably.
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Existing home sales show a worrisome trend
The San Francisco Fed has got the real estate picture right. Do you?
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Are we in for another housing bust?
It’s on everybody’s mind: is the California real estate market poised for another downturn?
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Home pricing trajectory is shifting downward, Weekly Statistical Update 05/05/2014
California home sales volume pulls prices with it; Buyer purchasing power plunges with prices in tow; Sales prices poised to descend
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Rise in mortgage rates unmatched by income increases, Weekly Statistical Update 02/24/2014
Weekly Statistical Update 02/24/2014, Rise in mortgage rates unmatched by income increases; Mortgage rate conditions stabilize – for 2014; Buyer purchasing power remains negative; Auto sales pave the highway to a real estate recovery
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Beware the Hybrid ARM!
ARMs use is still low, but the 5-1 hybrid has gained popularity. Will it be the go-to loan in the era of rising interest rates?
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Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index remains low
The California buyer purchasing power index (BPPI) figure rose slightly to -11.44 in January 2014....
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