by Heather | Dec 22, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … Mortgage applications increased 7.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Survey. Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 7.3 percent on a...
by Heather | Dec 18, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … Pending home sales in California picked up steam in October and rose for the second straight month, portending a pickup in closed sales for the remainder of the year, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. California pending home sales...
by Heather | Dec 16, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
2015 California Housing Market Forecast The annual California housing market and economic outlook examines where the market has been and where it is expected to go in the upcoming year. Existing single family homes sales are projected to decrease 8.2 percent from...
by Heather | Dec 12, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Dec 11, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … U.S. home prices are up just 4.8 percent in the year ended in September, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller report. That’s down from 5.1 percent in August. The home price index covering 10 major U.S. cities increased 4.8 percent in the year...
by Heather | Dec 10, 2014 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
An audience of nearly 300 real estate executives and practitioners, industry stakeholders, economists, and policymakers gathered this month in Los Angeles for the inaugural Real Estate Summit: Partnering for Change in California, which featured a keynote speech from...