Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
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Category: Charts
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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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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Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power
How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.
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Residential construction strains to meet population growth; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2020)
California construction still insufficient; First-time homebuyer population grows, homeownership slows; California’s population growing at a slowing pace
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Buyer Purchasing Power Index rises in Q4 2019 with falling interest rates
first tuesday’s 2020 forecast shows buyer purchasing power decreasing in the coming months.
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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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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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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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Rising refinances give MLOs a boost despite slowing sales; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2019)
Home sales volume down in 2019; Refi’s jump with interest rate decrease; MLO population declines in 2019
Read MoreLook back to look forward: California’s past and future housing cycles
View California’s current housing cycle alongside the Millennium Boom.
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California mortgage loan originators down in 2019
The trend for state-licensed MLOs is down in 2019.
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Refinances oppose interest rate movement
As refinances slow, mortgage originators are getting nervous.
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