home prices | firsttuesday Journal

Risk management practices by the sellers agent in a declining market

by Amy Platero | Jul 24, 2023 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

In times of softening home prices, the sellers agent will need to be even more sure to provide the buyer with property reports and disclosures.

Home equity declines since June 2022

by Amy Platero | Jun 23, 2023 | Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

California homeowners lost an average of $60,000 in equity over the past year.

The mean price trendline: guidance for when to sell

by Amy Platero | Jun 16, 2023 | Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

Sellers who are going to sell within the next five years need to be advised to sell now, not wait.

The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2023 | Charts, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 2

Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.

FHA raises the mortgage limit ceiling for 2023

by Adam Kolvas | Jan 9, 2023 | Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0

The FHA has increased the mortgage limits for California homebuyers in 2023.

Home defects face greater scrutiny in 2022’s cooling market

by Amy Platero | Aug 22, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

Today’s sobered homebuyers have greater liberty to leverage home defects to justify a price cut than they did the last two years.

POLL: What direction do you believe home prices will take by end of the year 2022?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 4, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 1

This week’s poll inquires about home prices. Where do you think home prices will end up in 2022?

Nearly three times as many Californians are moving out-of-state than moving in

by Madison Hart | Jul 1, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

Californians are fleeing the state. Where are they going and how can we get them to stay?

The votes are in: high interest rates curb home purchases

by Madison Hart | Jul 1, 2022 | Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0

The votes are in! Taking a deeper look at a recent firsttuesday poll helps us forecast home prices.

Average U.S. homeowner tenure dips after pandemic upheaval

by Madison Hart | Apr 25, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

The average tenure of homeowners has changed since the pandemic. California is no different, but how many changes occurred? Read on to discover the impacts of homeownership tenure changing.

POLL: How quickly are homes selling today in your market?

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 25, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

This week’s poll inquires on how the home selling is going in your market.

Q1 2022 Buyer Purchasing Power Index falls further into negative territory

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 19, 2022 | Charts, Economics, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0

Rapidly rising interest rates caused the BPPI figure to slip to -12.7 in March 2022 – and falling.

2021’s home price increases: the last straw for California’s struggling homeownership rate?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 21, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

U.S. home values have officially more than doubled since 2009 — but California passed that milestone years ago.

The votes are in: What direction do you sense home prices will go in 2022?

by Madison Hart | Mar 4, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

This monthly piece is here to go over one of the more popular polls from February. Readers were asked what direction they sensed home prices would go in 2022, and the results vary.