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Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 1, 2022 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 22
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 20, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 2
This week’s poll asks readers their thoughts on how mortgage rates impact homebuyer decisions.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | May 23, 2022 | Finance, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
As interest rates rebound from their historic lows during the pandemic, buyer purchasing power is...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 25, 2022 | Economics, Interest Rates, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
The tipping point for another recession is nigh.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Apr 25, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
A home renovation boom is stirring up in 2022, escalating the already inflated costs of building materials and labor.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 4, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0
Absent a decrease in demand (unlikely), first-time homebuyers, and particularly homebuyers of color, stand to lose the most from 2022’s rising interest rates.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 23, 2022 | Charts, Investment, Property Management, Real Estate | 4
Rentals are the popular homeownership alternative for young adults.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Nov 23, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
Refinances made up 79% of all mortgage originations in Q4 2020.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 1, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Real Estate | 0
While not yet negative, Q3 2021’s neutral BPPI figure reflects a worsening situation for homebuyers reliant on mortgage financing.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 6, 2021 | Charts, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 2
Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 4, 2021 | Charts, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 8
How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 24, 2021 | Charts, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 5
Mortgage rates are on their way up.
Read Moreby Bethany Correia | Feb 8, 2021 | Feature Articles, Finance, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
First-time home shoppers are finding entry into California’s real estate market near impossible...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | May 18, 2020 | Charts, Interest Rates | 0
The average ARM rate has fallen back in 2020.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Interest Rates | 0
Fortunately for real estate participants of all types, mortgage interest rates are at an all-time low in March 2020.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 26, 2019 | Home Sales | 0
The housing market is slowing down in the Golden State and the nation as a whole. In California,...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 30, 2019 | Commercial, Investment | 0
A recent study shows cap rates aren’t always as neatly tied to interest rates as expected.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 4, 2019 | Home Sales, Interest Rates | 1
The impacts of rising mortgage interest rates are rippling throughout the housing market.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 15, 2019 | Feature Articles, Forecasts, Home Sales, Laws and Regulations | 5
Review key 2018 events that will impact California’s housing market in 2019, including new laws and market trends.
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