Market Watch | firsttuesday Journal

Orange County housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 14, 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.

California residential construction starts

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 14, 2025 | Charts, Home Sales, Real Estate | 13

Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 26

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

California’s for-sale inventory growth: waning buyer enthusiasm

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 24, 2025 | Charts, Fundamentals, Home Sales | 1

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

MIP, PMI or neither?

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 20, 2025 | Charts, Loan Products, Real Estate | 3

Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?

Los Angeles housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 14, 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.

The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 3, 2025 | Charts, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 38

This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.

California home sales volume

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 28, 2025 | Charts, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 104

What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?

California tiered home pricing

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 27, 2025 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego | 30

Home prices falter across the metropolitan areas of California at the end of 2024.

Jobs move real estate

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 11, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Real Estate | 13

Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.

SoCal commercial vacancy rates moving on up in Q4 2024

by Amy Platero | Feb 7, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

Commercial vacancy rates rose after 2023 and continue to rise in Southern California. While increasing vacancies cut into rental income and leasing fees, the absorption rate is worsening and shifting the source of leasing fees. Regions with the highest vacancy rates see the most occupancy of vacant space.