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Category: Market Watch
Refinances oppose interest rate movement
Refinances made up 79% of all mortgage originations in Q4 2020.
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The labor force participation rate rebounds slowly, with poor implications for real estate
Having steadily declined since 2009, the labor force participation (LFP) rate plunged in 2020.
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A bump-up moment in California construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
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September 2021 California home sales: rapid sales pace is waning
The number of homes sold in September was 1,700 or 4% higher than a year earlier.
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California home sales volume lays low
Home sales volume is expected to decrease later in 2021.
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Huntington Beach oil spill leaves property values in sticky situation
Huntington Beach’s housing market in the wake of the oil spill could have a murky future.
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Buyer purchasing power goes negative, reigning in home sales volume and prices; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2021)
Home sales volume jumped — past to present; Pandemic-primed home prices now ripe to pop; Buyer purchasing power turns against home sales
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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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Supply chain disruptions threaten California’s housing market
At a time when the housing crisis is at a peak, building material shortages are causing cascading problems for builders.
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Baby Boomers are hogging all the inventory
No matter how you slice it, there simply isn’t enough housing to go around.
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Property taxes leap in 2020-2021
The past year’s homebuyers are shouldering a significant chunk of their communities’ property taxes.
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August 2021 California home sales rise 15% above a year earlier
48,100 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during August 2021.
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Sacramento County housing indicators
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
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Santa Clara County regional housing indicators
Santa Clara County is well on its way to a full housing recovery.
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Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
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San Francisco housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Francisco’s housing market.
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San Diego housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.
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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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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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