S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)
An update on stock pricing and earnings.
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Current market rates
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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Jobs move real estate
California’s employment market finally reached a full recovery in 2019, only to plunge in 2020.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: taxes on repossession
The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: inflation, appreciation, and taxes
The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: income categories
The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...
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Press Release: Q2 2021 Buyer Purchasing Power Index nears zero
The California Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) figure declined to +1.3 in June 2021.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: the sales price
The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an...
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Brokerage Reminder: Property tax reassessment 101
An overview of transfers automatically excluded from reassessment.
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Orange County housing indicators
View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
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Tax Benefits of Ownership: the principal residence profit exclusion
The following excerpt is from the current edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership, which gives an overview of the tax exclusions available to a homeowner upon the sale of their past or present principal residence.
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Downpayment Toward Equity Act proposes lifeline for disadvantaged homebuyers
Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021 One of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises was to help...
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Mortgage originations: Will 2021 shatter 2020’s record?
The latest mortgage report paints a picture of a hot housing market, which, at first glance, shows no signs of cooling.
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Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
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Property tax inequality: shifting the burden to boost homeownership
How fair and equitable is our property taxation system?
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Using the INTAX form to calculate the seller’s federal tax liability on a real estate sale
This article discusses unrecaptured gain and long-term capital gains taken on the profit of a real estate sale.
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No U-turn: liabilities to a seller in a breached purchase agreement
The 2020 recession and COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a wave of hasty home purchases from city...
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Case in point: Does the price paid at a trustee’s foreclosure sale establish a property’s fair market value (FMV)?
An in-depth look into fair market value, assessment and the newest tax laws in California.
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Are FHA-insured mortgages declining in popularity?
The dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 recession threatened a rise, if not surge, in...
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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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