Market Watch | firsttuesday Journal

California’s for-sale inventory growth: buyer caution rises faster than seller caution

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 12, 2025 | Charts, Fundamentals, Home Sales | 1

In early 2025, low-tier priced housing has the lowest level of inventory available for sale or rent.

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 12, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 20

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

Using the yield spread to forecast recession and recovery conditions

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | Charts, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 40

The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.

California household formations set to decrease

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 2, 2025 | Charts, Fundamentals, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.

Santa Clara County regional housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Bay Area, Charts, Forecasts, Mortgages, Real Estate | 6

Santa Clara’s housing market is experiencing the downfall from 2021’s pandemic bounce.

San Francisco housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Bay Area, Charts, Forecasts, Mortgages, Real Estate | 6

View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Francisco’s housing market.

San Diego housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Charts, Forecasts, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego | 29

View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.

Orange County housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Charts, Finance, Forecasts, Home Sales, Mortgages, Orange County, Real Estate | 17

View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.

Riverside housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Charts, Forecasts, Inland Empire, Mortgages, Real Estate | 15

View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.

Sacramento County housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Charts, Forecasts, Mortgages, Real Estate, Sacramento | 9

Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.

California price-per-square-foot analysis

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 29, 2025 | Bay Area, Charts, Home Sales, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Orange County, Real Estate, Sacramento, San Diego | 4

Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.

Los Angeles housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 28, 2025 | Charts, first tuesday Local, Forecasts, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate | 11

View these Los Angeles regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its housing market.

Investing: Stocks or real estate?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 20, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Investment, Real Estate | 8

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.

California’s low homeownership rate to continue

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 15, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 3

California’s homeownership rate ballooned during the Millennium Boom, but quickly fell to today’s low level of 55%.

California tiered home pricing

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 9, 2025 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego | 30

Home prices decreased slightly across the metropolitan areas of California in May 2025.

SoCal’s commercial property market struggles to find tenants — Q2 2025

by Amy Platero | Aug 8, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Investment, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

The bullish market following the 2020 recession reversed track in 2022 and has fully collapsed — now the commercial market is nowhere near finding a bottom in tenant demand and vacancies.