Buyer purchasing power determines home prices — always
Little interest rate changes make a big difference in how much a homebuyer can pay.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 20, 2023 | Feature Articles, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0
Little interest rate changes make a big difference in how much a homebuyer can pay.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 9, 2023 | Appraisal, Economics, Home Sales, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 2
A high appraisal has long stakes for homebuyers – and lenders.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2022 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego | 27
Home prices have plunged across California’s metropolitan areas.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 5, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0
The share of homebuyers searching outside of their current metro continues to increase.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Oct 27, 2022 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video | 1
Today’s weak yield spread reflects 2023’s poor economic outlook; Investors abandon risk in favor of safe havens; Property prices have a long way to fall in 2023-2025
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 18, 2022 | Charts, Economics, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate | 1
See how far prices have deviated from their historical norm — the value level to which prices will inevitably return in the years ahead.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Oct 3, 2022 | Charts, Investment, Real Estate | 6
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.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 30, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 3
Here in California, home prices peaked in May 2022 and have since entered into a free fall.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Sep 19, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
The real estate market’s pivot from soaring prices to plunging prices will affect buyers, sellers, lenders and support services in different ways.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 19, 2022 | Economics, Feature Articles, Forecasts, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
What will happen to your real estate practice now that the Pandemic Economy is over?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 25, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Inland Empire, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Many of the markets at greatest risk of a full-blown housing crash are located here, in California.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 5, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
June 2022 saw the third month in a row of decreasing sales, atypical for the spring sales cycle.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 1, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0
Housing professionals can never be certain of a bubble’s existence until after the pop — but there are some tell-tale signs to watch for.
Read Moreby Madison Hart | Jul 29, 2022 | Forecasts, Real Estate | 0
One of our most answered July polls brings up crucial point about home prices. Prices are at a tipping point, but where are they headed?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 25, 2022 | Bay Area, Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 3
California — especially the Bay Area — is home to the highest number of swiftly-declining housing markets in the nation.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 8, 2022 | Charts, Economics, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0
Rising interest rates caused the Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) hit a decades’ low in Q2 2022.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 7, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 0
Yet another month of lower sales volume is sounding alarm bells for sellers.
Read Moreby Kinnedy Kriso | Jun 27, 2022 | Fair Housing, Real Estate | 0
In California’s competitive markets, real estate agents depend on an arsenal of creative weapons to secure home sales transactions. But one of those weapons — the buyer love letter — is now coming under fire.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 27, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0
This week’s poll asks readers to share their estimates for property sales next year.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 20, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 2
In terms of home prices, we are at the top of the roller coaster.
Read MoreCheck out our previous poll here.