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After a brief rebound in market activity in August, pursuant to what turned out to be a very temporary decline in interest rates and an...

After a brief rebound in market activity in August, pursuant to what turned out to be a very temporary decline in interest rates and an...

The market now enters the 2-month holiday period which typically sees the year’s lowest levels of activity: The numbers of new...

There are certainly major economic and demographic challenges at play right now, but a market correction is not a crash, being more like...

Stock market declines, though substantial, cannot compare with those seen in 2008-2009, and employment remains very strong. This is not...

Mortgage payments as a percentage of income, and loan delinquency rates are both close to all-time lows; most homeowners’ mortgages...

The next major indicator of buyer and seller psychology and market dynamics will be what occurs during the next 2 months of the autumn...

As of early September, interest rates have increased again and stock markets declined once continue to see substantial short-term...

In August, the number of active listings for sale dropped after 6 months of steady gains, but it’s not unusual to see a...

According to some agents, buyer interest has begun to rekindle with the decline in competition, increase in inventory, and economic...

As of early August, the average, weekly mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed rate loan fell below 5% for the first time since April, and...

This report will review year-over-year changes in prices, and in supply and demand, reflecting the significant adjustments from the...

An overheated market cooling or normalizing, slowing from an unsustainable rate of acceleration, does not necessarily imply a weak market...

Outside the 2008 crash, market corrections over the last 4 decades typically ran from a simple flattening in appreciation, to price...

A correction is not a crash. The precipitating factor in the 2008 crash – tens of millions of households talked into home loans...

Market changes are often very uneven in the early months of a transition, with one home selling in days at over 25% over list price,...

As of late Spring, across the Bay Area, less expensive home sales have been considerably impacted by rising interest rates. Sales of...

As of late Spring, across the Bay Area, less expensive home sales have generally been impacted by rising interest rates, and this has...

Historically, after a down cycle runs it’s course, the market moves into the next upcycle and home prices climb (often relatively...

When hot markets shift cooler, effects are typically first reflected in reductions in multiple offers, overbidding and the number of...

Even the hottest markets eventually cool. This does not necessarily imply a large “bubble and crash” (terms much overused). Over the...

If both interest rates and home prices soar, there is a double whammy on housing affordability. It is very difficult to accurately...

For buyers financing their purchase, interest rates play an enormous role in monthly housing costs. Depending on the speed and scale of...

For buyers financing their purchase, interest rates play an enormous role in monthly housing costs. Depending on the speed and scale of...

The prevailing dynamic remains one of the strong buyer demand competing for an inadequate inventory of listings for sale: Crowded open...