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Sales volume trends, from a weak year; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2023)
Sales volume after 2023’s puny seasonal bounce; Sales volume is weakening, but a recovery lurks; MLS inventory flatlines, buyers and sellers wait
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California home sales volume: downturn solidifies in September 2023
California home sales volume in September 2023 was down 14% from the prior month — and down 20% from a year earlier.
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Homeowner insurance premiums aren’t so bad here in California — but coverage is hard to find
Outdated legislation limiting premium increases has caused major insurers to abandon California homeowners in recent months.
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California home sales volume
Home sales volume continues to fall back in 2023.
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As mortgage rates rise, so must property prices retreat; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2023)
The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends...
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California tiered home pricing
Home prices are at the tail end of a brief seasonal uptick across California’s metropolitan areas.
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Alternative fee structures to attract clients when home prices are falling
Sellers attempting to save money when prices are falling often turn to FSBOs – here’s how you can regain fee-adverse clients.
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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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Nine-in-ten homebuyers weigh climate risks when choosing a home
A detailed and complete NHD contains material facts about the property, about which the homebuyer needs to be informed ASAP.
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California’s for sale inventory: a symptom of seller reluctance in 2023
A shortage of willing sellers has sunk California’s for-sale inventory in 2023.
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Press Release: Negative Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) casts a shadow over home prices
Planning for the next several years in real estate transactions will require patience and a very different approach to the past decade of recovery economics driven by rate decreases.
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Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)
Job growth stalls; The stock market, in disregard of reality; Construction struggles to take off despite need for more housing
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California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
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Tightened mortgage standards lock out mid- to high-tier homebuyers, sellers
Mortgage loan availability fell in July 2023 to its lowest level in a decade for non-qualified mortgages (QMs).
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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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2023’s real estate market trends influence all participants; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2023)
2023’s downturn still undeclared; Despite year-over improvement, buyer purchasing power remains low; Saving rates creep higher as consumers rein in spending
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Rentals: the future of California real estate?
California’s low homeownership rate means rentals are in high demand, with vacancies near historic lows.
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Today’s homeowners are stuck on yesterday’s rates
Sticky homeowners are unwilling to relieve the inventory shortage in 2023.
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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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