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Lacking interest rate support, home sales volume crumbles heading into 2023; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2023)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video | 0

A bird’s eye view on destabilizing mortgage rates; Homebuyers with less money to spend, spend less; Home sales volume flops as sellers resist repricing

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 23

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

The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 26, 2023 | Charts, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 36

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

Property Management 101

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 23, 2023 | Charts, Feature Articles, Property Management, Real Estate | 1

Read on for a summary of California property management laws and best practices.

California residential construction starts

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 11, 2023 | Charts, Home Sales, Real Estate | 12

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

California home sales volume

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | Charts, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 101

Home sales volume is falling back in 2022.

Legislative steps toward more affordable housing

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 9, 2023 | Charts, Feature Articles, New Laws | 4

California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.

Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index ends 2022 31% below a year earlier

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 3, 2023 | Charts, Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

California homebuyers are able to borrow 31% less than a year earlier due to higher interest rates alone.

The recession is imminent — for real estate, more of 2022; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2023)

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 30, 2022 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video | 0

Real estate’s preview of what’s to come; Inventories rise as buyer demand dives; Jobs lost in the 2020 recession are fully recovered

California tiered home pricing

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2022 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate, San Diego | 27

Home prices have plunged across California’s metropolitan areas.

California’s for sale inventory: a symptom of homebuyer demand

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 18, 2022 | Charts, Fundamentals, Home Sales | 0

California’s for-sale inventory is bouncing higher heading into 2023.

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 16, 2022 | Charts, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate | 33

The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.

Jobs move real estate

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 9, 2022 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Real Estate | 10

California’s employment market has yet to recover from 2020 job losses.

Plunging home values and few savings leave recent homebuyers unprepared to combat negative equity; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2022)

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 2, 2022 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video | 0

Heading into the 2023 recession with low savings rates; Jobs falter in step with the slowing economy; Leaping FRM rates slash purchasing power, home prices