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California Realtors Predicting a Rosier 2025 for Local Home Sales
The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) has recently released its 2025 housing and economic forecast, predicting a more favorable interest rate environment that will ease the current "lock-in" effect, leading to improved housing inventory.
California Home Sales Dip 3 Percent Annually in June
California home sales remained stagnant for the second consecutive month in June 2024, as the 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained above 7 percent throughout most of May, when most of these sales opened escrow.
Only 17 Percent of Current Residents Can Afford to Buy a California Home in 2024
The California Association of Realtors is reporting that only seventeen percent of the state's homebuyers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first-quarter 2024.
California Home Sales Uptick 6 Percent Annually in January
Based on new data from the California Association of Realtors, the State of California existing home sales rebounded in January 2024 to the highest level in six months as mortgage rates pulled back sharply at the end of 2023.
