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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Category: Charts
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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Recession anticipation send rates down, refinances up; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2020)
Negative yield spread forecasts 2020 recession; FRM rates hit record lows; Refinances to continue their rise
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The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power
Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.
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Refinances oppose interest rate movement
Lower interest rates means refinances are on the rise in 2020.
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Investing: Stocks or real estate?
Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.
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California’s low homeownership rate to continue
California’s homeownership rate ballooned during the Millennium Boom, but quickly fell to today’s low level of 55%.
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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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San Diego housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s 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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Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local 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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Sacramento County housing indicators
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
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Slowing sales and unmet housing demand; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2020)
California home sales volume down slightly in 2019; Home prices level off going into 2020; Construction declines in 2019, despite rising demand
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California tiered home pricing
Home prices turn in a mixed performance across California’s metropolitan areas.
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The slowing trend in California construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continued to rise in 2018 – slowly.
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California home sales volume lays low
The latest home sales volume report for California shows 9% more homes sold year-to-date than last year. Will the rise continue?
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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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Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
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