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July 7, 2025 – By CAYIMBY

America’s Missing 15 Million Homes - California YIMBY

American home building has slowed down significantly over the past 25 years. If the U.S. housing stock had grown from 2000 to 2020 at the same rate as it did from 1980 to 2000, there would be 15 million more…

July 6, 2025 – By SFGate

Homebuyer-Friendly Conditions Persist as More Homes Are Added to the Market

The housing market continued trending more in favor of buyers in the week ahead of Independence Day, drawing more prospective homebuyers into the market.

July 4, 2025 – By MSN

July 4, 2025 – By AInvest

The SALT Deduction Shift: A New Era for High-Tax State Real Estate Markets

The SALT Deduction Shift: A New Era for High-Tax State Real Estate Markets

July 3, 2025 – By Realtor.com

62.2% of Homeowners in California Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell

Millions of Californians may owe steep capital gains taxes on their home equity—despite decades of smart investing. A frozen federal exemption is now locking up the state’s housing market.

July 1, 2025 – By KGET

CA home prices fall for first time in 2 years: realtors association

CA home prices fall for first time in 2 years: realtors association

July 1, 2025 – By CalMatters

One of the biggest obstacles to building new housing in California has now vanished

After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.

June 30, 2025 – By MSN

Ontario offering up to $160,000 in assistance to first-time homebuyers

A program offering up to $160,000 in financial assistance to prospective homebuyers will soon give them a compelling reason to consider moving to the city of Ontario. The Ontario City Council voted unanimously this month to initiate a pilot program aimed at attracting and helping first-time homebuyers and homeowners in general. “To me, this is really good stuff … most of the time you don’t…

June 28, 2025 – By Yahoo

Demand for new construction, long a housing market bright spot, is quickly weakening

For the first time in years, buyers have ample resale and new home inventory to choose from. Builders are scrambling to adjust.

June 27, 2025 – By Realtor.com

American Consumers Felt Worse Off in June—What It Means for the Housing Market

The Consumer Confidence Index shed 5.4 points month over month, to 93 in June, reflecting Americans’ growing pessimism about the economy.

June 26, 2025 – By KOST

June 26, 2025 – By Bloomberg

June 25, 2025 – By MSN

Rent vs. buy: Inland Empire renters might save $43,000 over 5 years

Why so few home sales in the Inland Empire? Well, local renters enjoy the nation’s 11th-largest savings between what landlords charge and the cost of financing a house purchase. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a study by Zillow that estimated everyday rent cost for single-family homes compared to monthly mortgage payments, assuming 10% down. The study looked at April conditions for 50 large…

June 25, 2025 – By Yahoo

California Democrats wage internal war over Gavin Newsom’s late push to build more housing

Governor is drawing heavy resistance to his housing development proposal.

June 24, 2025 – By Newsweek

Map shows cities with biggest drop in home sale prices

Home sale prices in several U.S. cities have experienced significant drops as the housing market slows.

June 23, 2025 – By KTLA5

June 23, 2025 – By Yahoo

California homeowners facing a ‘statewide insurance crisis’ as providers continue to back out of the market

“If we’re going to ever get to affordable rates, we have to tackle the availability issue.”

June 23, 2025 – By Redfin

Home Prices Grow at Slowest Pace in Nearly 2 Years

Home prices, while at a record high for this time of year, are growing at the slowest clip since 2023 because sellers outnumber buyers.

June 21, 2025 – By Vanguard

Opinion: This Is the Housing Crisis - Davis Vanguard

The housing crisis is a growing problem in the US, with millions of middle-class people struggling to afford homes, and it is not just a free market issue, but a systemic one caused by decades of artificial scarcity and artificial barriers to home ownership.

June 21, 2025 – By SFGate

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady After Trump Ripped Powell for Inaction

Fed policymakers left the central bank’s overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it has remained since December.

June 20, 2025 – By WhatNow

Southern California Rent Growth Outpaces National Average in May

Southern California reported a 5.1% rent increase, more than the national rental increase. LA wildfires are the most anticipated reason for the hike so far.

June 20, 2025 – By Woodworking Network

Multifamily housing starts drop significantly, overall starts decline | Woodworking Network

A sharp decline in multifamily production pushed overall housing starts down (9.8% decline) in May while single-family output was essentially flat due to economic and tariff uncertainty along with elevated interest rate, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

June 20, 2025 – By GlobeSt

California Homeowners See Equity Slide — But Only at Half of the National Average

The Golden State lost $2,700 in value compared to $4,200 nationally.

June 15, 2025 – By MSN

Experts issue warning of housing market downturn that could signal permanent change: ‘Resetting the baseline values of housing’

“This is a non-cyclical phenomenon.” Experts issue warning of housing market downturn that could signal permanent change: ‘Resetting the baseline values of housing’ first appeared on The Cool Down.

June 13, 2025 – By MSN

California faces housing crisis: “No one is buying homes”

Sales are just below the lows of the Great Recession in California as sky-high prices keep buyers at bay.

June 13, 2025 – By Newsweek

Map shows states with most expensive hidden housing costs

Homeowners on the coasts pay more for owning and maintaining a property than those in the South and Midwest, a new study found.

June 13, 2025 – By NY Post

Here’s how much owning a home in 2030 will cost based on stagnant US salaries

A new analysis from HireAHelper paints a sobering picture of housing in the next decade if the average salary in every state doesn’t rise significantly.

June 9, 2025 – By Mortgage Point

Active Listings Hit Six-Year High in May - The MortgagePoint

While certain regions are struggling on the road to recovery, the West and South are experiencing a resurgence in housing supply, as overall U.S. inventory hit one million homes for the first time since the winter of 2019.

June 8, 2025 – By CoStar

Why California is falling behind on housing requirements

Los Angeles and San Francisco raise doubts about recent reforms

June 8, 2025 – By SFGate

June 8, 2025 – By SFGate

Home Listings Flooding the Market Are Giving Buyers More Options

Buyers looking for a home are gaining the upper hand as more listings are flooding the market. Memorial Day marked the unofficial start to summer, and ushered in the summer housing market. New listings grew at a slightly slower pace annually compared with previous weeks, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Report. This means a more buyer-friendly direction.

June 7, 2025 – By MoneyWise

The US housing market now has 500K more sellers than buyers — the most ever recorded, says Redfin. And that means some have to accept ‘the writing on the wall’ as far as home prices go

The dynamic in the real estate market is shifting.

June 6, 2025 – By Wolf Street

Inventory of Homes for Sale in Biggest California Markets Suddenly Piles Up to Highest in Years: Demand Has Collapsed | Wolf Street

The problem is demand in California. It has essentially collapsed. New listings aren’t that high. But because the inventory of homes for sale doesn’t sell, and new listings are added to it, the total piled up. And it has been doing that for three years, albeit from very low levels. But now active listings are ballooning at an astonishing rate. For all of California, active listings in May have surged by 51% year-over-year and marked the second highest May since 2016, behind only 2019. Active listings are surging in all of the largest markets, but in some more so than others.

June 5, 2025 – By San Diego Voice and Viewpoint

California Housing Reform Is Finally Moving. YIMBY Democrats Deserve Credit.

California has been experiencing a housing shortage for quite some time, as evidenced by crushingly high rents and home prices,

June 5, 2025 – By MSN

Probing the power struggle over affordable housing

Southern California’s housing affordability crisis has escalated into a contentious battle between and within different government levels. A study by Alejandra Reyes, UC Irvine assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER) examines the complex governance interplay, focusing on Orange County as a microcosm of the broader housing debate in California.

June 2, 2025 – By MorningStar

Zown Enters California to Give Homebuyers Upfront Down Payment Boost, Tackle Housing Crisis

Zown Enters California to Give Homebuyers Upfront Down Payment Boost, Tackle Housing Crisis

June 2, 2025 – By SFGate

'An eyesore': Inland Empire city can't shake its abandoned mall

In September 2010, when General Growth Properties LLC decided to shutter the near-empty Redlands Mall and hand it off to a subsidiary, the company’s then-vice president assured residents that the long-struggling Inland Empire mall wouldn’t be completely abandoned.

June 2, 2025 – By KESQ

Coachella Valley housing market sees shifts heading into summer

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The real estate market in the Coachella Valley is undergoing changes. More homes are hitting the market, but with fewer buyers competing, prices are starting to drop. Interest rates remain high—around 7%—making borrowing more expensive compared to recent years. Real estate expert Stephen Powell of Stephen Powell and Associates says

June 1, 2025 – By SFGate

Home Prices Rebound After Brief Pullback—but There's Good News for Homebuyers

The price of the typical home resumed its steady, upward trajectory following a mid-month dip—but the broader housing market remained buyer-friendly heading into the summer season.

May 30, 2025 – By MSN

How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters

Across Los Angeles, rent hikes have led to fewer bus and train riders in an example of how California’s housing crisis is also making its transit crisis harder to solve.

May 30, 2025 – By Yahoo

California Starter Homes are Reserved for Six-Figure Salaries—For the Most Part

For first-time homebuyers, buying a starter home in California feels more like a fantasy than the first step toward the American dream. Known for its coastal beauty, booming tech economy,

May 30, 2025 – By MSN

10 California Cities With the Biggest Percentage of Middle-Class People

With prices on everything from groceries to rent rising and wages not keeping up, it’s more difficult than it was, say, 50 years ago, for Americans to achieve middle-class status. And where you live plays a pretty major factor, as cost of living differs from region to region.

May 26, 2025 – By Yahoo.com

People are moving out of these California cities the most, study says

Of the top 20 cities for move-outs, California accounts for seven.

May 25, 2025 – By Realtor.com

May 25, 2025 – By Wall Street Pit

Las Vegas Home Listings Surge 44.5% as Buyers Fold on High Rates - Wall Street Pit

Las Vegas’s housing market faces a significant slowdown, with Zillow (Z) reporting a 44.5% inventory increase in March year-over-year, driven by high interest rates and reduced buyer demand, though inventory remains 20% below pre-pandemic levels. Affordability challenges persist, with the average home value at $433,664, up 3.3% from March of…

May 25, 2025 – By SFGate

Home Prices Dip for the First Time Since March as Housing Market Cools

The national median list price ticked down last week by more than 1% compared with a year ago following nine consecutive weeks of either flat or rising prices.

May 24, 2025 – By Daily Breeze

Fix home affordability? 39% price cuts, 2.4% mortgages, or 62% pay hikes

Only 37% of American households could qualify to buy in 2025’s first quarter.

May 24, 2025 – By MSN

Real estate stocks slump amid bond sell-off, weak housing market

Real estate stocks slumped as a broader bond sell-off made way for a surge in long-term Treasury yields, while a weak housing market continued to deter sentiment. The benchmark United States 10-Year Bond Yield (US10Y) added four basis points to close the week at 4.52%. Longer-term maturities such as the 20-year (US20Y) and 30-year instruments (US30…

May 23, 2025 – By Press Telegram

29% fewer California homes sold. Is the Fed to blame?

Close California’s affordability gap? Try 36% price cuts, 2.8% mortgages, or 56% pay hikes.

May 23, 2025 – By Marketplace.org

Proposed California law would help wildfire victims avoid sales to financial predators

The Community Stabilization Act is winding its way through committees in the California legislature.

May 23, 2025 – By SFGate

May 22, 2025 – By Yahoo.com

California’s most affordable city for homebuyers? Why fast-growing Victorville tops the list

Inland cities came out on top for affordability when it comes to buying a home in California, WalletHub says.

May 21, 2025 – By MSN

Housing Tracker: Southern California home prices largely flat in April

Explore the price trends for home sales and rentals in and around Los Angeles.

May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com

California home prices just set a new record

Home prices in California, already among the highest in the nation, have reached a new record, according to the latest sales data from the California Association of Realtors. The median price of a single-family home statewide was $910,160 in April. That’s nearly 3% higher than March but less than 1% above April 2024, when the […]

May 21, 2025 – By FoxLA

California’s highest median home sale prices are in these 6 cities

Six of California’s major metro areas ranked in the top 10 priciest housing markets in America.

May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com

These California cities are the most affordable for homebuyers

Inland cities came out on top for affordability when it comes to purchasing a home in California, according to a new report by WalletHub.

May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com

California’s Middle-Class Homebuyers Discover New Affordable Housing Opportunities In These Hotspots

Despite being one of the priciest states in the U.S.A, California still offers middle-class residents a chance at the American Dream.

May 21, 2025 – By Newsweek

Map shows home values dropping in half the country as housing market shifts

Home values fell in half the country as the housing market faces a nationwide downturn.

According to Zillow, monthly home values dropped in 27 out of the 50 states this year. While Florida, Colorado, Washington, D.C., California and Washington state experienced the greatest value declines from March to April, the data could foreshadow a larger housing market shift.

May 21, 2025 – By The Real Deal

SoCal commercial real estate market buffered by economic turbulence

Tariffs, high interest rates and surging construction costs roil submarkets, with DTLA’s office vacancy rate at 31 percent.

May 19, 2025 – By Yahoo Finance

California home sales retreat for second straight month in April as median home price hits new all-time high, C.A.R. reports

Amid an environment of economic uncertainty during April, California’s housing market retreated for the second straight month, while the median home price reached an all-time high, surpassing $900,000 for the first time in 10 months, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

May 19, 2025 – By KTLA5

State Farm rate hike sparks concerns about affordability, impact on housing market

State Farm’s newly approved emergency rate hike for homeowners insurance is triggering concerns about affordability and increased strain on the housing market.

May 19, 2025 – By Capitol Weekly

Overly broad bill puts California’s housing future on shaky ground - Capitol Weekly

Ensuring adequate housing to meet community needs is essential to California’s long-term stability and prosperity. That’s why it’s deeply disappointing and concerning to see Senate Bill 682 advancing, as it risks exacerbating the very crisis we are working to resolve.

May 19, 2025 – By MPA

Trump policy uncertainty causing unrest in the housing market

Expert believes it’s an overall sense of not knowing what’s next that’s holding things up

May 18, 2025 – By SFGate

Middle-Income Homebuyers Are Facing the Biggest Shortfall of Affordable Homes

The supply of homes for sale in the U.S. is rising quickly, but a new report shows that millions of middle-class homebuyers still face a significant shortage of homes in their price range.

May 17, 2025 – By Stocktonia

Is the secret to housing affordability in California buried in the building code?

Assembly Bill 306 would freeze the building standards for all new housing through at least 2031.

May 17, 2025 – By Redlands Daily Facts

Commercial real estate demand sits at apex of innovation and change

Activity in late 2024 slowed — not because companies lacked need but because they lacked certainty.

May 16, 2025 – By Axios

More California cities have million-dollar starter homes on the market

Three cities in San Diego County were recently added to the list.

May 16, 2025 – By Fortune

‘Doubt and hesitation’ are ripping through the housing market: ‘People are starting their home search, then backing out’

With housing costs near a record high, home buyers are mostly staying on the sidelines.

May 15, 2025 – By Desert Sun

Rejection of Riverside warehouse project signals retreat from California’s notorious boom

The vote signaled a breaking with decades of political and economic inertia, cementing a genuine sea change that formally emerged last year.

May 15, 2025 – By CalMatters

Rejection of Inland Empire warehouse project signals a retreat from California’s decadeslong boom | Opinion

Local and state leaders in California are breaking with decades of inertia and reining in warehouse development, elating activists.

May 15, 2025 – By Pasadena Now

California Homebuyers Catch A Slight Break, But Uncertainty Still Clouds Outlook

California’s notoriously tight housing market offered a flicker of relief in the first quarter of the year, with home affordability inching upward even as broader economic uncertainties—including international trade tensions and fluctuating mortgage rates—continued to loom.

May 14, 2025 – By CBS News

A look at the spike in Inland Empire home prices

Rick Montanez shares the latest on Inland Empire home affordability, as prices rise.

May 14, 2025 – By National Mortgage Professional

Affordability Improves In California Amid Slower Price Growth

Despite high mortgage rates, more California households were able to afford a home in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to decelerating home price growth. According to C.A.R., 17% of Californians could afford a median-priced, single-family home, up from 15% in Q4 2024 and flat compared to Q1 2024. Affordability, however, remains near historic lows — far below the 56% peak in Q1 2012.

May 14, 2025 – By Multi-Housing News

May 12, 2025 – By Insurance Business

What is the state of California’s home insurance market?

Experts outline major problems include rising premiums and construction costs

May 12, 2025 – By Pasadena Now

Economic Uncertainty Weighs on California Housing Market as Insurance Costs Surge, Growth Slows

California’s housing market is bracing for a turbulent second quarter, as rising insurance costs, slowing economic growth, and ongoing trade tensions converge to rattle consumer confidence, according to a recent analysis by the California Association of Realtors (CAR).

May 11, 2025 – By SFGate

Home Listings Surge to 6-Year High—but Cautious Buyers Hold Back

The spring housing market is in peak bloom, with the number of for-sale homes soaring to a six-year high. However, many buyers burdened by affordability concerns remain on the sidelines.

May 11, 2025 – By Yahoo News

California homeowners accuse insurers of ‘nefarious conspiracy’ to deny them coverage

Here’s what’s behind the lawsuit — and what struggling homeowners across the U.S. can do to stay protected.

May 9, 2025 – By Norada Real Estate Investments

Is the California Housing Market Heading for a Crash or Correction?

Explore the likelihood of a California housing market crash similar to the Great Recession. Get expert insights on rising inventory, affordability issues, and my forecast for the Golden State’s real estate future.

May 9, 2025 – By Yahoo Finance

Slower home price gains boost California housing affordability in first-quarter 2025, C.A.R. reports

Decelerating home price growth offset higher mortgage rates to allow more California homebuyers to purchase a home during the first quarter of 2025, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

May 9, 2025 – By HousingWire

Could federal funding support tiny home projects?

San Francisco-based DignityMoves is pushing for broader support on what its founder and CEO Elizabeth Funk calls “interim supportive housing.”

May 9, 2025 – By Norada Real Estate Investments

4 States Facing the Major Housing Market Crash or Correction

California, Illinois, & Florida (NYC area) are at high housing downturn risk due to affordability, foreclosures, & more. Is your area vulnerable? Learn more now.

May 8, 2025 – By Fox News

California home insurance costs likely to continue rising for years to come, says expert panel

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading housing insurance experts gathered in Sacramento last week for a panel discussion around the state’s home insurance crisis hosted by the Center for California Real Estate (CCRE). Among key insights shared by panelists, Stanford University Climate & Energy Policy Director Michael Wara predicted California’s insurance prices will likely continue to rise for the next 10 to 20 years.

May 7, 2025 – By AttomData

Home Equity Dips Slightly During First Quarter But Remains Near Historic Highs

ATTOM’s Q1 2025 U.S. Home Equity Report shows equity-rich rate dips to 46.2%, while seriously underwater homes edge up but remain low.

May 7, 2025 – By C.A.R.

C.A.R. scores significant, early wins on key housing bills ahead of Legislative Day

AB 1157 and AB 647 are now two-year bills, making their passage unlikely in the near future.

May 5, 2025 – By World Property

California Home Sales Dip in March Amid Rising Economic Concerns

California home sales took a step back in March 2025 as growing economic uncertainty and consumer anxiety weighed on the state’s housing market, according to the latest report from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.).

May 2, 2025 – By CalMatters

California’s homebuyer lotto was hardly a ‘Dream for All’. That doesn’t mean it should end | Opinion

California needs to expand its down payment assistance to keep young families from moving out of state. Yet there’s no new money budgeted.

May 2, 2025 – By SFGate

Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap

Homeownership is receding further out of reach for most Americans as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices stretch the limits of what buyers can afford.

May 1, 2025 – By Newsweek

Phoenix Housing Market Faces ‘Mass Sell-off’ as Home Values Plunge

A sell-off is underway in Phoenix, real estate analyst Nick Gerli has said, as new inventory flooding the market finds no buyers.