Zillow exits home flipping after getting burned in hot market
Zillow’s large-scale flipping scheme was bound to fail.
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Category: Home Sales
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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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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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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What does the end of single-family zoning look like?
Now that single-family zoning in California is done away with, what does the future look like?
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How 1.5 million homeowners exiting forbearance will impact inventory
Will the coming wave of forced sales form a much-needed inventory boost, or a destructive tsunami?
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Homebuyer demand continues to outpace inventory for sale
Inventory is once again at historic lows going into 2021.
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Droughts and water shortages limit new development
Before California can solve its housing crisis, it needs to solve its water shortage.
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Second-home demand a symptom of California’s uneven recovery
Foreclosure and home sales figures together warn of an uneven, K-shaped recovery ahead.
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Lumber prices drop, builders remain cautious
Lumber prices continue to experience volatility, affecting homebuilder potential.
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Pending sales decline, prices are next
Nationwide, pending home sales have declined 12% since the spring peak.
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Everyone is talking about high inflation — but what about home prices?
A heavy supply and demand imbalance is to blame for today’s high inflation, and high home prices.
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Amid climate change, agents find safety in complete disclosures
As California real estate falls under the threats of rising sea levels and an increasing occurrence of wildfires, a complete NHD is a necessity for every home purchase.
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Bidding wars continue to inflate prices, and homebuyer resentment
Homebuyers are ready to go to war in 2021, and agents are on the frontlines.
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