Landlords fight rising vacancy rates
While the supply-and-demand imbalance is heading in the right direction — toward stabilization — the rental market is still a long way from normal.
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Category: Economics
California home sales volume: Spring housing demand evaporates as price drop pauses
For the second year in a row, California home sales volume peaked early, falling back in April 2023.
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Commercial mortgage lending slides in 2023
MLOs betting their income on commercial and multi-family lending in 2023 will be disappointed.
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Trending mortgage rates
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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Spring price cuts, days-on-market, continue to climb
Seller price cuts and days-on-market continue to escalate across California in Spring 2023.
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Fewer new listings as California’s for-sale inventory dips
The number of new listings is down dramatically across California’s major metros.
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California home sales volume inches forward in March 2023
After a year of steadily decreasing sales, California home sales volume is struggling without a rebound in 2023.
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The Federal Reserve’s impact on mortgage rates
Learn how the Fed is using their benchmark rate as a monetary policy tool to restrain levels of borrowing in 2022.
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Bankruptcy’s tie to homeownership
Bankruptcy numbers were artificially low in 2020-2021. Prepare for today’s zombie businesses to fold with the 2023 recession.
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Loan production costs are drowning mortgage brokers
Just 32% of loan companies were able to remain profitable in 2022.
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Make your own forecast: California home prices
Make your best guess on home price movement in the coming years with this interactive chart.
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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?
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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.
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California home sales volume crawls higher in February 2023
Just 16,900 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during February 2023.
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Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
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Form-of-the-Week: Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet — Forms 209-2 and 209-3
An agent uses RPI Forms 209-2 and 209-3 when assisting owners with household budgeting and long-term financial planning.
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ARM-FRM crossover removes last support for home prices
The interest rate inversion has completely eliminated the appeal of ARMs — and the price support ARMs provided before the inversion.
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Mortgage delinquencies rise from historic low
While home sales volume is plummeting and home prices are spiraling, there is one housing factor on the rise — mortgage delinquencies.
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California home sales volume broke another decade low in January 2023
California home sales volume started 2023 with the lowest numbers since the Great Recession.
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Stagflation woes put California’s housing market on alert
Will stagflation rear its ugly head again in 2023, pushing the housing market deeper into recession?
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