Jobs move real estate
California’s employment market finally reached a full recovery in 2019, only to plunge in 2020.
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Category: Market Watch
Home sellers unable to buy in 2022
Is it “timing the market” or an inability to buy that’s causing more sellers to become renters?
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Los Angeles housing indicators
View these Los Angeles regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its housing market.
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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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Homebuyers turn to ARMs in 2022 as FRM rates jump
ARM rates remain below FRM rates – for now.
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California’s home sales volume decline is fully underway as of June 2022
June 2022 saw the third month in a row of decreasing sales, atypical for the spring sales cycle.
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Appraisals in a declining market — and why it matters in 2022
After two years of rapid price increases, appraisers will need to make a quick shift when prices dive later in 2022.
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California home sales volume
Home sales volume is falling back in 2022.
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California’s suburban homebuyers are moths to a flame — and paying for the privilege
More homebuyers are paying record-breaking premiums to live in high fire risk zones.
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California homeownership priced out in the buy vs. rent question
Price differences in buying versus owning pushes many Californians to favor one over the other.
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Finding out how a housing bubble ends — the hard way
Housing professionals can never be certain of a bubble’s existence until after the pop — but there are some tell-tale signs to watch for.
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The Fed bumps up rates again — the undeclared recession is here
After years of historically cheap mortgage money, the housing market is bracing for yet another rate increase.
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Sharply climbing long-term yields put real estate buyers and sellers on notice; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2022)
Punishing mortgage rates drop Buyer Purchasing Power to the basement; Stock market price restructuring — investors prepare for decay to ripple into property prices; California home sales volume has taken an unseasonably downward trend
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The votes are in: Home prices will drop in 2022
One of our most answered July polls brings up crucial point about home prices. Prices are at a tipping point, but where are they headed?
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California tiered home pricing
Home prices turn in a mixed performance across California’s metropolitan areas.
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Storm clouds gather over California’s housing market
California — especially the Bay Area — is home to the highest number of swiftly-declining housing markets in the nation.
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Eco-friendly homes taking over California real estate market
California homebuyers are gaining more and more interest in eco-friendly features. Sustainability and energy efficient housing are in.
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S&P 500: Stock pricing vs. earnings (P/E ratio)
An update on stock pricing and earnings.
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Buyer breach of contract in a decreasing price environment: Seller remedies
Things get messy when a buyer breaches a contract. Buyers and sellers alike ought to understand the legal ramifications involved.
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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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