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March 10, 2023 – By HousingWire

ADUs are gaining popularity on the West Coast
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are growing in popularity, as evidenced by an uptick in permits and construction on the West Coast.

March 2, 2023 – By Fortune

99% of borrowers have a mortgage rate lower than 6%
‘I can’t afford to sell because I don’t want to lose that rate’: 3% mortgage rates will loom large over the U.S. housing market for years to come

February 17, 2023 – By MReport

New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Decrease in January
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for January 2023 show…

February 16, 2023 – By CAR

California home sales inch up in January for second straight month as prices moderate further, C.A.R. reports
/PRNewswire/ -- California home sales edged up in January for the second straight month, as interest rates continued to take a breather, but still remained…

February 9, 2023 – By CalMatters

Mortgage costs lock out California home buyers
The state housing market is less affordable after mortgage interest rates increased costs for many potential buyers last year.

February 9, 2023 – By C.A.R.

A surge in mortgage rates and elevated home prices dampened California’s housing affordability in fourth-quarter 2022, C.A.R. reports
Seventeen percent of California households could afford to purchase the $790,020 median-priced home in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from 18 percent in…

January 30, 2023 – By ConnectCRE

Inland Empire Homebuying Slows to a Crawl - Connect CRE
Rising interest rates and soaring inflation have led to a massive 48% drop in December home sales in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to new data from CoreLogic. It was the fourth slowest December and the ninth slowest month overall since records have been kept during the past 35 yea…

January 30, 2023 – By DS News

Housing Market Begins to Recover from November Low
The housing market has begun to recover after hitting a low point in the second week of November, ac…

January 25, 2023 – By Fox Business

US housing market shows early signs of recovery as demand rises
Pending home sales climbed 3% in December, evidence the housing market is stirring back to life as mortgage rates continue to fall from a record high.

January 25, 2023 – By CNBC

Weekly mortgage demand jumps 7% as interest rates drop to lowest level since September
Mortgage interest rates fell for the third straight week, while mortgage demand rose again.

January 17, 2023 – By The Real Deal

Study: IE Has the State’s Wildest Home-Price Swings
The region making up Riverside and San Bernardino counties is home to the state’s largest large gyrations in home values.

January 17, 2023 – By Calculated Risk Blog

Update: The Inland Empire
Way back in 2006 I disagreed with some analysts on the outlook for the Inland Empire in California. I wrote : As the housing bubble unwin...

January 12, 2023 – By Yahoo Finance

The Fed’s ongoing housing market ‘reset’ sees buyer cancellation rate at one of the nation’s largest homebuilders spike to 68%
KB Home announced that its buyer cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 spiked to 68%. That’s up from 13% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

January 10, 2023 – By Bloomberg

California Faces First Budget Gap Since 2018 as Stock Market Hits Taxes
Governor Gavin Newsom said California will face a $22.5 billion budget deficit in the coming fiscal year, the first for the most populous US state since 2018 as the global stock market rout and efforts to cool inflation hammer its tax collections.

January 5, 2023 – By The MReport

Sellers Grant Record Share of Concessions to Homebuyers in Q4
Concessions have made a comeback as rising mortgage rates, inflation and economic uncertainty have d...

January 5, 2023 – By Redfin News

Housing Market Update: Pending Sales Drop to Lowest Level Since at Least 2015
The homes that are selling are going for about the same price as a year earlier, with nationwide prices up just 0.5% year over year--smaller than the 0.7% increase at the onset of the pandemic when the market reached a near standstill. Measures of early-stage homebuyer activity are mixed, with reque…

January 4, 2023 – By The Real Deal

SoCal Home Prices Fall for Sixth Straight Month
Value declines have wiped out most of the gains during the first half of 2022, with the median house now costing $690,000.

December 16, 2022 – By Yahoo

‘Supply problem’ is keeping housing unaffordable, expert says
New home listings declined by 22%, according to a Redfin report.

December 15, 2022 – By UC Riverside

Business activity in the Inland Empire is still on the rise and expected to continue growing in 2023
Business activity in the Inland Empire has continued to rise and despite the turbulence in today’s macroeconomy, is forecast to continue its upward climb in the near-term future.

December 15, 2022 – By CoStar

Apartment Rents Continue To Fall in Southern California’s Inland Empire
Supply Constraints, Affordability Drive Strong Gains in a Few Areas

December 14, ,2022 – By Vigour Times

Inland Empire’s inflation rate falls to 7.5% in November – Orange County Register - Vigour Times
The Inland Empire’s inflation rate fell to 7.5% in November, a price-hike pace that’s one-quarter slower than 2022’s peak. Shrinking gains for energy and car-buying costs cut the one-year growth rate in the bimonthly local Consumer Price Index from 8.4% in September and the year’s high of 10% in Mar…

December 8, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Mortgage Rates Fall for a Fourth Week, Sending 30-Year to 6.33%
Mortgage rates in the US fell for a fourth week, offering hope that improved affordability will bring more buyers to the flagging housing market.

December 2, 2022 – By RIS Media

Mortgage Mix: Rates Continue to Fall
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday. As

December 2, 2022 – By The Real Deal

California Hovers Near Bottom on Home Ownership
Slightly more than half of Californians own a home, the third-lowest rate of ownership in the nation.

December 1, 2022 – By Fontana Herald

Inland Empire job market fully recovered from pandemic as supply chain employment continues to grow
The Inland Empire job market recovered faster than anywhere in Southern California, with payrolls and a labor force climbing above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new economic report.

December 1, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Renters Are Finally Catching a Break
After 18 months of blistering growth, cooling demand in the housing market is forcing landlords to tone down their pricing.

December 1, 2022 – By New York Times

More of Your Paycheck Is Going to Pay Rent. Which Cities Are Keeping Pace?
Since the start of the pandemic, the average U.S. renter is working six hours more each month to cover housing costs.

November 30, 2022 – By ConnectCRE

Inland Empire Home Sales Tank as Mortgage Rates Rise - Connect CRE
With mortgage interest rates hovering near 7%, combined with high home prices and spiking inflation, potential home buyers have been sitting on the sidelines in recent months. According to the Press-Enterprise, the slump has pushed home sales in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties down 40% in Octo…

November 30 2022 – By Bank Rate

Housing Prices Falling Across Country | Bankrate
Could home prices finally be coming back down to earth? A new report indicates continued price deceleration.

November 30, 2022 – By Pasadena Now

Fed Rates Rise, Home Sales Slow, but Crash is Unlikely
The national housing market is slowing almost to a dead stop, say some experts, as existing home sales have fallen for nine straight months. As Kieran Clancy, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote recently, “In one line: Collapse in prices is coming,.” According to a recent report…

November 17, 2022 – By MarketWatch

‘There is still a long road ahead for the housing market’: Mortgage rates see biggest weekly decline since 1981, Freddie Mac says
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.61% as of Nov. 17.

November 17, 2022 – By National Mortgage Professional

Housing Starts, Permits Fell Again In October
With builder confidence falling to levels last seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to inflation and the growing scarcity of buyers, housing starts fell another 4.2% in October, according to the latest report. Multifamily units continued to be built at a better rate than single-family…

November 15, 2022 – By Forbes

Evidence Builds For Painful Housing Recession
The data for the housing market looks increasingly bleak across most indicators. The main positive is that prices haven’t slipped much yet.

November 4, 2022 – By Washington Examiner

New data suggests ‘serious’ real estate market correction
Home-buying activity in 2023 will likely go back to 2012 levels.

October 31, 2022 – By Forbes

98 Of The 100 Largest Housing Markets Saw Prices Nosedive In September From 2022 Peaks
The West and South dominate the 15 markets with the largest price declines.

October 26, 2022 – By Spectrum News

LA is least affordable market for renters buying starter homes
LA renters earn 30% of income needed to buy starter home

October 22, 2022 – By KTLA

California home prices have fallen most in this city since June: Study
Houses in California tend to be expensive, but one city is seeing a significant decline in home prices, according to a study from Realtor.com.

October 19, 2022 – By RISMedia

CAR Launches Nation’s First State-Wide Rental Listing Service
The California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has announced the launch of the California Rental Listing Service, the first statewide database

October 17, 2022 – By U.S. News

Economic Week to be Focused on the Rapidly Slumping Housing Market
Home sales are falling. And with them, prices are moderating.

October 12, 2022 – By CBS News

Southern California housing market experience price decrease for first time in years
Experts indicate that rising mortgage rates have had a profound impact on the market, making many houses unaffordable for those looking to buy and sharply slowing the amount of homes being sold compared to years past.

October 12, 2022 – By CAR

C.A.R. releases its 2023 California Housing Market Forecast
/PRNewswire/ -- A modest recession caused by an ongoing battle against inflation will keep interest rates elevated to suppress buyer demand and contribute to a...

October 1, 2022 – By KRON4

Home prices have dropped this much across California
After pandemic changes brought two years of skyrocketing growth in home prices, California is now seeing a steep drop, according to a new study by home insurance website QuoteWizard.
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March 2, ,2023 – By LBM Journal

Zillow survey expects home prices to fall this year, then pick up in 2024
Experts say affordability challenges are still dragging down demand for homes.

March 1, 2023 – By ConnectCRE

Report: Southern California Home Sales Tank to Record Low - Connect CRE
Southern California homes sales plummeted in January amidst higher mortgage rates, as data from a new CoreLogic report indicates a 43% drop from January of 2022, marking 14 consecutive months that sales numbers were below year-ago levels. The 9,938 closed sales in January 2023 is a new record low fo…

February 24, 2023 – By Business Insider

Inside California’s tiny-home takeover
The tiny-home craze taking over the Golden State could spread across America as lawmakers ponder the benefits of accessory dwelling units.

February 23, 2023 – By The Hill

Housing market lost $2.3T in value in second half of 2022: study
The U.S. housing market suffered the largest decline in home values since 2008 as buyer demand slowed partly in reaction to rising mortgage rates. A new report from real estate brokerage sit…

February 23, 2023 – By CBS News

Home values take sharpest drop since the 2008 housing crisis
Rising mortgage rates have pushed many buyers out of the market, hurting home prices in some cities.

February 13,, 2023 – By GoBankingRates

Housing Market: 6 Trends To Know for February 2023
Get expert takes of mortgages, regions for growth and more.

January 27, 2023  -By CBS News

Southern California housing market cools
While the housing market is cooling, that doesn’t mean it is no longer competitive.

January 27, 2023 – By MarketWatch

The housing market is ‘thawing’ from a ‘months-long freeze,’ Freddie Mac says, as mortgage rates continue their downward trek and Fannie Mae chief economist sees house prices dropping in 2023 and 2024
Thursday’s top personal finance stories.

January 16, 2023 – By GoBankingRates.com

With Home Prices Falling, Some Consumers Are More Optimistic About Buying
Home prices have been dropping since June 2022.

January 12, 2023 – By Yahoo Finance

The Fed’s ongoing housing market ‘reset’ sees buyer cancellation rate at one of the nation’s largest homebuilders spike to 68%
KB Home announced that its buyer cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 spiked to 68%. That’s up from 13% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

January 10, 2023 – By The MReport

Home Sales Slump as November Marks Biggest Decline on Record
According to a new report from Redfin, home sales fell 35.1% year-over-year in November on a seasona...

January 2, 2023 – By Forbes

Luxury Home Sales Plummet 38%, The Biggest Decline On Record Driven By Inflation, Recession Fears
Inflation, relatively high interest rates, a sagging stock market and recession fears contributed to the downturn.

December 16, 2022 – By Yahoo

Rapid interest rate increases continue to depress California home sales and prices in November, C.A.R. reports
Housing demand in California continued to fall as rising interest rates further dampened the state’s housing market in November as home sales registered the lowest annualized pace since October 2007 and the largest year-over-year sales drop in at least the past four decades, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATI…

December 16, 2022 – By Calculated Risk Blog

California November Existing Home Sales Down Almost 50% YoY, Prices Down YoY
From the California Association of Realtors®: Rapid interest rate increases continue to depress California home sales and prices in November...

December 5, ,2022 – By Realtor.com

What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Pandemic Era’s Hottest Markets Are Leading the U.S. in Price Reductions
Sellers are facing the fact that they won’t get the price they hoped for earlier this year. Here’s what it means and how buyers could benefit.

December 3, 2022 – By Business Insider

California’s housing market is cooling off faster than any other US state, even though it’s still really costly to buy a home there
Housing affordability tanked in California this year

November 22, 2022 – By Fox Business

Investor home purchases tumble 30% as rising mortgage rates cool housing market
A new Redfin report showed that investor home purchases plunged in the third quarter of the year as higher mortgage rates rapidly slow the housing market.

November 22, 2022 – By ABC7

Just 13% of LA and OC residents can afford to buy a home, analysis shows
Mortgage interest rates more than doubled over the last 12 months, slowing the housing market. Typical SoCal prices are down about 8% from their peak, but still up about 2% from last year, data show.

November 14, 2022 – By ABC

Redfin, Seattle-based real estate giant, shuts home-flipping business, cuts 13% of workforce
Executives at both Redfin and Opendoor are both predicting a slowdown in the real estate market for 2023.

November 2, 2022 – By Commercial Observer

What’s Happening in the Affordable Housing Market
CBIZ Marks Paneth discuss economic forces reshaping the development of affordable housing & what to expect as the marketplace evolves.

October 27, 2022 – By Quartz

Rents in the US are finally set to decline
But apartments may not get any more affordable if wages fall

October 22, 2022 – By Fortune

Housing’s stunning downfall in one chart: Prices have plunged in 51 of these 60 cities, and there’s much further to fall
Home prices have fallen fastest in the West, in cities that already ranked as the nation’s most expensive markets before the post-COVID boom rendered them far pricier and especially vulnerable to rising mortgage rates.

October 19, 2022 – By CNBC

Mortgage demand drops to a 25-year low, as interest rates climb
Demand for mortgages to buy a home and to refinance fell again, as interest rates kept rising.

October 18, 2022 – By NBC L.A.

High Interest Rates Bring Down Home Sales in Southern California
The month-to-month drop represented a 2% dip, but the year-to-year data shows a 2.7% rise, according to California Association of Realtors.

October 18, 2022 – By CNBC

Homebuilder sentiment drops to half of what it was six months ago
Confidence among builders in the single-family home market is at the lowest level since August 2012, with the exception of a drop at the start of the pandemic.

October 18, 2022 – By CAR

Rising interest rates depress September home sales and prices, C.A.R. reports
/PRNewswire/ -- Following a brief sales bounce back in August, rapidly rising mortgage rates slowed California home sales in September and resumed the...

October 13, 2022 – By Spectrum News

California’s housing prices expected to dip by 9%
Higher mortgage rates are now curbing demand

October 11, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Home Flippers Get Burned by US Housing Market’s Sudden Slump
Falling demand and rising interest rates mean some investors are likely to take losses on quick deals.

October 6, 2022 – By Vigour Times

Southern California builders slow construction plans – Orange County Register - Vigour Times
“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: Southern California developers have cooled their aggressive homebuilding plans, cutting the pace of permitting by one-fifth after the fastest start to the year since 2007. Source: My trusty spreads…

October 6, 2022 – By The Real Deal

SoCal Single-Family Building Permits Fall 21%
Developers across Southern California have put the brakes on plans to build single-family homes after a record first half of 2022.

October 5, 2022 – By Motley Fool

3 Housing Market Trends to Watch For, According to Freddie Mac | The Motley Fool
Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been since 2007 and have ripple effects across the housing market.

October 5, 2022 – By CNN

Housing is slumping, but this real estate CEO explains why it’s not 2008 all over again | CNN Business
Mortgage rates are soaring. And for many prospective home buyers, especially first-time purchasers, the combination of rising home loan costs and still sky-high real estate prices make the idea of purchasing a home prohibitively expensive...if not impossible.
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March 10, 2023 – The Center Square

California home to some of nation’s shakiest housing markets
(The Center Square) – A Special Housing Risk Report looking at fourth-quarter 2022 housing market vulnerabilities in various counties across the United States found that inland California ranked among those

March 3, 2023 – By Yahoo

Home Prices Will ‘Bottom Out’ in 2023, According to Experts
Home prices are expected to bottom out in 2023 and return to a more normal growth rate, according to a recent Zillow survey of housing experts. See: 8 Places in California Where Home Prices Have…

March 1, 2023 – By GoBankingRates

How California’s Housing Crisis Has Changed
Homebuyers in the Golden State are facing different challenges.

March 1, 2023 – By REBusinessOnline

Inland Empire Multifamily Market Poised for Great Future
— By Shane Shafer, Managing Director, Northmarq — The Inland Empire submarkets have maintained rent increases, low vacancy rates and employment growth. Plus, unlike other Southern California markets, the IE has seen […]

February 27, 2023 – By KTLA5

California homes are selling below asking price: Can you bid low?
For most of the last decade, buying a California home meant deciding how much over the asking price you were willing to bid. However, a cooling market gives some house buyers more power and a bit m…

January 30, 2023 – By Business Insider

Here’s why the housing market could see more action this year - and what it means for affordability
Insider’s Phil Rosen explains what the latest housing and lumber data suggest for the home market in 2023.

January 28, 2023 – By AS.com

Housing market: Will home prices drop in 2023 in California?
It will be fascinating to watch where housing values are in late January after a month of heavy rainfall in Northern California.

January 23, 2023 – By CalMatters

California housing shortage triggers cycle of despair
California’s chronic housing shortage causes sky-high costs, the nation’s worst poverty and its highest level of homelessness.

January 17, 2023 – By Yahoo

Real Estate CEOs, Economists & Other Experts Predict a “Less Crazy” Housing Market in 2023, But Expect Any Improvements to be Gradual
Consumers should return to fundamentals and treat real estate as a long-term investment,according to the Point 2023 Real Estate Expert SurveyPalo Alto, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While there is no clear consensus about what will happen to mortgage rates and home sales in 2023, the rea…

January 16, 2023 – By DS News

Fannie Mae: Housing Market May Be More Vulnerable Than Projected
According to a new Fannie Mae housing report, single-family housing was an unintended beneficiary of...

January 12, 2023 – By Yahoo Finance

How Will Fed Interest Rate Increases Impact the Housing Market in 2023?
Higher mortgage rates and severe affordability challenges made a major impact on the housing market in 2022. With interest rate hikes in the hands of the Federal Reserve and a presumed recession...

January 5, 2023 – By Go Banking Rates

Millennials Earning $100K+ No Longer Drawn to California and New York — What’s Driving Them Elsewhere?
Texas and Florida are hot places to move to.

January 4, 2023 – By Capital.com

Housing Market Recession | Will The Recession Affect The Housing Market?
What is a housing market recession? How does it start, what are the causes, and when does it end? Read on to learn more.

January 2, ,2023 – By Yahoo

Experts predict major slowdown for housing market in 2023
Real estate experts are anticipating a major slowdown in the housing market in 2023. Already in central North Carolina, homes for sale are staying on the market for longer than in previous months.

December 30, 2022 – By CBS News

Will 2023 housing market favor buyers?
As we head into 2023, many real-estate experts predict the housing market will start to favor buyers.

December 19, 2022 – By AS.com

Are real estate prices going down in California in 2023 according the experts?
Increasing mortgage rates and a lack of buyers are pushing down house prices but it is not yet known how low they may go.

December 19, 2022 – By Forbes

Experts Predict What The Housing Market Will Look Like In 2023
Pursuing sustainable solutions to address the nation’s housing affordability crisis will remain a priority in the new year.

December 15, 2022 – By Globest

NAR Predicts Housing Prices Will Be Stable Next Year | GlobeSt
Home sales will decline by 6.8% compared to 2022.

December 8, 2022 – By Realtor.com

Foreclosures Are Surging: Is a Repeat of the Great Recession Looming?
Foreclosures are rising, but they aren’t a red flag for the housing market. The higher numbers are due to COVID-19 foreclosure moratoriums that ended.

December 2, 2022 – By Yahoo!

SoCal could withstand some impacts of potential recession
Southern California is in an optimal position to withstand the impact of a potential recession, economists at the 13th Annual Southern California Economic Summit projected Thursday.

November 23, 2022 – By The Atlantic

Housing Breaks People’s Brains
Supply skepticism and shortage denialism are pushing against the actual solution to the housing crisis: building enough homes.

November 22, 2022 – By Realtor.com

Mom-and-Pop Real Estate Investors Are Pulling Way Back. Here’s Where—and Why It Matters
Real estate has allowed regular folks to become lucrative investors. But market conditions are looking bleak for this wealth-building prospect.

November 22, 2022 – By Sacramento News and Review

As corporations dominate Sacramento’s rental market, opposition by Realtors and landlords caused demise of the ‘Homes for Families’ bill • Sacramento News & Review
Timely reports from Sacramento News & Review writers on breaking news and big issues.

November 21, 2022 – By The Atlantic

The U.S. Needs More Housing Than Almost Anyone Can Imagine
For Americans to live a productive, prosperous, happy life, homes need to be truly abundant.

November 20, 2022 – By VC Star

California has a home ownership crisis
There’s another dimension to California’s housing quandary — the increasing inability of families to purchase homes and build generational wealth.

November 17, 2022 – By Public Policy Institute of California

Shrinking Household Size Strains California’s Housing Market
Changing demographic patterns during the pandemic—with Californians “spreading out” across more housing units—has boosted housing demand, while the pace of new construction has not kept up with the number of new households.

November 15, 2022 – By Motley Fool

Tired of Hearing About the Housing Market Crash? This Wall Street Expert Doesn’t Think It Will Happen
Bad news spreads like wildfire. If all you're hearing is how soon the housing market will crash, keep reading to learn why that may not be accurate.

November 14, 2022 – By National Mortgage Professional

NAR: If Rates Stay at 7%, Home Prices Won’t Fall
The chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) believes that elevated mortgage rates and declining sales, combined with a severely limited inventory, will prevent large price drops in the housing market nationwide in 2023. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun provided his 2023 outloo…

November 12, 2022 – By Yahoo

How cooling inflation could affect housing market
How cooling inflation could affect housing market

November 11, 2022 – By NAR

NAR’s Lawrence Yun Predicts US Home Prices Won’t Experience Major Decline, Could Possibly Rise Slightly in 2023 if Mortgage Rates Remain at 7%
High inflation, elevated mortgage rates, slowing sales activity, and severely limited housing inventory will prevent large home price drops for most of the U.S. in 2023.

November 10, 2022 – By USNews

What Is a Housing Market Price Correction?
Here's what you need to know about a housing market correction, how it compares to a housing market crash and whether the current market is enduring a correction.

November 2, 2022 – By Bank Rate

Housing Market 5-Year Forecast | Bankrate
This forecast makes some housing market predictions for the next five years. Plus, some long-term tips on saving for a home.

November 2, 2022 – By Missoula Current

Investment firms blamed for making California’s housing crisis worse. But is it earned?
With a run on affordable homes across much of the West Coast, experts say investment firms may be influencing the housing market in hot markets like the San Francisco Bay Area. But they disagree on how much these investors are driving the severity of the statewide housing crisis.

October 31, 2022 – By Motley Fool

5 Ways the Cooling Housing Market Is Helping Buyers
While rising interest rates may seem like doom and gloom for home buyers, the opposite may be true. Here's why.

October 30, 2022 – By Yahoo

Should I wait for housing to crash further before I buy a house? Here are 3 reasons why the end of 2022 could be the very best time to jump in
By 14 years and a million miles, it’s not 2008.

October 27, 2022 – By Slate

Home Prices Are Falling, but Something Weird Is Happening
The situation looks very different in New York, Florida, and California.

October 27, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Bloomberg Wealth: Buy or Rent? The Math Is Even More Muddled
The US housing market has been flipped on its head. But instead of clarifying the calculus on buying versus renting, or moving versus staying put, this new topsy-turvy reality is muddling consumers’ real estate strategies.

October 26, 2022 – By USA Today

The US housing shortage is ‘awful’ and will likely get worse with no apparent end in sight
Experts say the decades-long housing shortage is climbing, and now with mortgage interest rates soaring due to inflation, they see no end in sight.

October 20, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Global Housing Market Pain Has Echoes of a Crash 30 Years Ago
Interest-rate hikes, stretched affordability are taking a heavy toll

October 14, 2022 – By Business Insider

Home prices will fall in half of the US next year, and places like California will be hit hardest, a top economist warns
National Association of Realtors’ Lawrence Yun said home prices will remain flat in 2023, with increases in half of all markets and decreases in the other half.

October 13, 2022 – By The Real Deal

California Home Prices to Rise in 2022, Then Decline in 2023
California Association of Realtors report and economists outline short-term turbulence despite strong fundamentals.

October 13, 2022 – By U.S. News

Why Are Homeowners Seeing Prices Drop?
Home prices are down month-over-month but still up year-over-year annually. Here’s what you should know about home prices and the other ways they can change.

October 2, 2022 – By CalMatters

Is California’s economy headed for recession?
California’s economy, which contracted into recession during the COVID-19 pandemic and then exploded, may be headed downward again.
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March 2, 2023 – By BizJournals

Housing California’s Chione Flegal on affordable housing problem - Sacramento Business Journal
Chione Flegal is executive director of Housing California, a nonprofit advocacy group on housing issues and a policy institute.

March 2, 2023 – By CapRadio

What’s working and what’s next in California’s fight for affordable housing?
Housing advocates say California’s environmental law gets in the way of building enough housing. Sen. Scott Wiener said he will introduce reforms to make CEQA “pro-housing and pro-climate.”

February 24, 2023 – By The Real Deal

Redlands Considers Ban on Distribution Warehouses
City Council asks staff to research issue, while Inland Empire city’s mayor says: “We don’t need more warehouses.”

February 23, 2023 – By CalMatters

Pushback to Inland Empire warehouse boom spans California’s economic, racial divides
The Inland Empire warehouse boom is worsening pollution across the region and threatening to displace residents in San Bernardino.

February 17,, 2023 – By Globest

SoCal Developer: Builder’s Remedy Not a Solution to Housing Crisis | GlobeSt
Huntington Beach defies state attorney general’s warning not to block builder’s remedy projects.

February 13, 2023 – By The Center Square

Bill introduced to fast track housing when California cities fall short of goals
(The Center Square) - On Monday Democratic Senator Scott Wiener along with advocates for high density affordable housing for low- and middle- income communities announced a new bill to ensure

February 12, 2023 – By GVWire

California’s Housing Duel Between State and Local Governments Intensifies
Share with friendsThe long-simmering duel between California’s state and local governments over housing is entering a new and more confrontational phase. Local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area had until Jan. 31 to submit plans for meeting their state-imposed quotas for facilitating housing…

February 10, 2023 – By Yahoo News

Opinion: How California’s duplex law was designed to fail
Officials should undo needless restrictions in 2021 legislation to help tackle California’s housing crisis.

February 3, 2023 – By CalMatters

California housing politics enters uncharted waters
Most cities across the Bay Area blew past a state deadline to show how they planned to approve enough housing over the next decade.

January 23, 2023 – By VC Star

California housing shortage triggers cycle of despair
Everyone in California knows that the state has an immense shortage of housing that persists despite efforts by its politicians to jump-start construction.

January 5, 2023 – By The LA Times

For first time, California civil rights officials file lawsuit alleging Section 8 discrimination
The California Civil Rights Department sued two landlords, alleging they discriminated against a Section 8 tenant. It was the first such suit the department brought.

December 8, 2022 By CBS 8 San Diego

December 7, ,2022 – By CalMatters

More housing, fewer prisons: California outlines game plan
Lawmakers offer more bills to address the California housing crisis, while Gov. Newsom announces plans to close another state prison.

December 2, 2022 – By Market Realist

California Task Force Estimates Housing Discrimination Reparations at $569B
A California reparations bill authorized a task force to develop reparation proposals for the state’s Black residents. Here’s an update.

November 21, 2022 – By Globest

Homes to Be Razed to Make Way for Inland Empire Warehouses | GlobeSt
Over NIMBY opposition, Howard Industrial gets okay for 2.1M SF complex in residential area.

November 18, 2022 – By Press Telegram

Fixing racial housing gap will take local initiative, author tells Realtors
“There is no political will to do federal policy that’s going to be significant,” says Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law.”

October 19, 2022 – By Planetizen

Majority of Southern California Cities Miss Housing Deadline
Close to two-thirds of the region’s municipalities missed the October 15 deadline to revise their housing elements, jeopardizing state funds and control over local development.

October 16, 2022 – By Business Insider

California just took a major step to try to solve the housing crisis that’s left students ‘sleeping in their cars, parking lots or classrooms’ in college towns like Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz college kids sleep in their cars or classrooms because affordable housing is scarce — but two new California state bills may turn the tide.

October 5, 2022 – By The Atlantic

The Housing Revolution Is Coming
Accessory dwelling units might just spell the end of the American suburb as we know it—in the best possible way.

September 28, 2022 – By PBS

California Gov. Newsom signs laws to boost housing production
It’s a long-sought victory for affordable housing advocates, who say such sites are ready-made for apartments because they are often near populated areas and come with ample parking.

September 28, 2022 – By CoStar

California Enacts Laws To Ease Housing Development in Commercial Districts
Landmark Measures Could Clear Way To Build Millions of Units To Address Housing Shortage

September 16, 2022 – By Slate

California Might Finally Do Something Obvious to Build More Housing
New buildings in California have to leave room for cars. Gavin Newsom can change that right now.

September 7, 2022 – By City Journal

California Inches Forward on Housing | City Journal
New bills represent incremental progress toward building more housing in California.

August 29, 2022 – By AEI

California Rolls Out a Daring New Housing Policy to Combat High Home Prices and Increase Supply
In the Fortune article below Shawn Tully discusses the passage and impact of California’s Light-Touch Density bill with Ed Pinto, the Director of AEI’s Housing Center. California is the last place you’d think that would lead the way in adopting daring new policies designed to dramatically increase t…

August 29, 2022 – By Planetizen

Closing the Homeownership Knowledge Gap
An Oakland program geared at Black homeowners wants to empower households to understand the opportunities in building and renting accessory dwelling units.

August 26, 2022 – By Fortune

California rolls out a daring new housing policy to combat high home prices and increase supply
The approach to making more homes more affordable, titled “Light Touch Density,” was developed by the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center in 2019.

August 26, ,2022 – By CalMatters

Rival fast-track housing bills? California lawmakers pick both
To beat crisis, California lawmakers give housing developers two choices: Comply with stricter standards for affordability or labor.

August 26, 2022 – By The Center Square

California lawmakers compromise on housing production in commercial zones
(The Center Square) – California legislative leaders have announced support for two measures allowing housing development on much of the state’s commercial land, which could mean millions of new homes

August 26, 2022 – By CHRON

Yes, Texans actually pay more in taxes than Californians do
While the findings were from compiled from 2018 data, one expert says not much has...

August 22, 2022 – By The Philadelphia Citizen

Affordable workforce housing, not work, drives economic development
People are no longer moving for work; they’re moving for workforce housing, says Drexel’s Metro Finance Director Bruce Katz

August 17, 2022 – By Bisnow

Cities In The Country’s Biggest Warehouse Market Keep Banning New Warehouses
A state assembly member’s plan to limit IE warehouse growth is on hold, but cities are making their own plans.

August 1, 2022 – By Courthouse News

California cities have millions for affordable housing. The difficulty is spending it
While California cities have more money than ever from the government for affordable housing, many struggle to get projects off the ground.

July 24, 2022 – By CoStar

Cities Look To Turn Backyards Into Apartments To Ease Housing Shortage
Plan To Spur Urban Development in Spokane, Washington, To Allow Up to 10 Townhouses Per Acre

July 14, 2022 – By NBC

Riverside County Tax Roll Shows Greatest Increase In 15 years
Riverside County Tax Roll Shows Greatest Increase In 15 years.

July 13, 2022 – By Chico-Enterprise Recorder

Report: California insurers are lowballing or denying wildfire coverage
The report says insurance companies are lowballing or denying claims as California’s wildfire season grows longer and becomes more damaging.

July 12, 2022 – By The Real Deal

Southland cities get reprieve from looming housing deadline
Nearly 200 cities and counties across Southern California that failed to meet a state deadline to rezone land for hundreds of thousands of new homes have been given a three-year break..

July 12, 2022 -By MyDroll

Southern California cities get more time to rezone land for housing – Daily News - My Droll
Southern California cities and counties got a three-year reprieve from a state deadline to rezone land for future housing. Under a 2021 law, 191 out of 197 Southern California jurisdictions had been facing an Oct. 15 deadline to rezone land for housing because they failed to adopt a new housing plan…

July 12, 2022 – By CalMatters

Gimme Shelter: Can California build millions of new homes amid drought?
The hosts talk housing and drought with Ellen Hanak, director of the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center.
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March 2, 2023 – By Globest

Inland Empire NASCAR Track to Be 6.6M SF Logistics Hub | GlobeSt
Hillwood and CBRE Investment Management acquire Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for $559M.

February 10, 2023 – By JDSupra

California’s Multi-Family Market Remains Bullish Despite Economic Uncertainties | JD Supra
Developers and investors continue to build up California’s multi-family housing market despite economic and supply chain challenges. Marc Renard,…

January 30, 2023 – By CBS News

Environmental groups calling for warehouse moratorium in the Inland Empire
Across the Los Angeles County line, a vast sea of warehouses fills much of the Inland Empire as many retailers have turned the region into a hub for their distribution operations. The organizations consist of online retailers such as Amazon and more traditional companies like grocery stories. And w…

January 30, 2023 – By ConnectRE

Breaking News: Inland Empire Groups Urge California Gov. to Stop New Industrial Development For Up To Two Years - Connect CRE
A letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urges him to impose a one- or two-year moratorium on new Inland Empire industrial facilities, saying the region’s ongoing logistics boom threatens public health. The statement, issued by over five dozen groups, says the massive expansion of the IE logisti…

January 30, 2023 – By Multi-Housing News

Inland Empire Multifamily Report – December 2022
Yardi Matrix’s latest Inland Empire multifamily report features a snapshot of the area’s rent, employment, construction and sales activities.

January 10, 2023 – By Connect CRE

Report: Inland Empire Industrial Vacancy Creeps Upward - Connect CRE
The Inland Empire, one the hottest industrial markets in the nation, is starting to show signs of a slowdown, according to a new report from Savills. In the fourth quarter, industrial vacancy in the region creeped upwards 70 basis points year-over-year, and now stands at 2.2%, while absorption dropp…

December 29, 2022 – By The RealDeal

Study: Ontario Is the Hub for Warehouses in the IE
City hosts 650 warehouses containing 222M sf of logistics space, according to a new map.

December 22, 2022 – By RE BusinessOnline

San Bernardino Multifamily Market Slows But Market Fundamentals Remain Strong
By Guy Enriquez, Vice President, NAI Capital The market for small- to medium-sized multifamily buildings ranging from 10 to 100 units in the City of San Bernardino has experienced a […]

December 13, 2022 – By REBusinessOnline.com

Despite a Slowdown, San Bernardino’s Industrial Outlook Remains Strong
By Rick John, Executive Vice President, Ontario Branch Manager, DAUM Commercial The San Bernardino industrial market is experiencing strong market fundamentals as it’s home to 18 percent of the Inland […]

December 9, 2022 – By Multi-Housing News

Top California Markets for Multifamily Construction Activity
Find out which Californian locations achieved the highest year-over-year increases in deliveries, according to Yardi Matrix data.

December 5, 2022 – By Spectrum

New workforce housing developments coming as possible recession looms
Cityview is slated to open three multifamily projects in LA

November 18, 2022 – By Commercial Observer

Rent Declines More Likely A Temporary Pause Than Lasting Correction
The November 2022 Apartment List National Rent Report declined by 0.7 percent in October for the second straight month-over-month decrease.

November 3, 2022 – By The Business Journals

Inland Empire warehouse moratoriums gain traction - L.A. Business First
To parry the influx of development in the region, city councils have begun setting warehouse moratoriums, blocking development permits for anywhere from 45 to 365 days in an attempt to minimize the impact from decades of pollution

October 10. 2022 – By Globest

Inland Empire Industrial Asking Rates Surge by 20% | GlobeSt
Mega-deals drive the market, the latest a 1.2M SF pre-lease inked by Target.

September 22, 2022 – By Globest

As NIMBY Pushback Grows, So Does SoCal’s Warehouse Footprint | GlobeSt
Transwestern: Plenty of available industrial sites in towns that support logistics.

September 15, 2022 – By Commercial Search

Supply Chain Challenges: The Era of Deglobalization - CPE
Adam Roth, executive vice president of industrial services at NAI Hiffman, talks about the evolution of supply chain issues and what’s next.

September 13, 2022 – By Multi-Housing News

Inland Empire Mixed-Use Project Gets Green Light
Village Partners Investments and The Bascom Group are developing the 12.2-acre mixed-use project in downtown Redlands, Calif.

August 15, 2022 – By Bloomberg

Los Angeles Warehousing Mecca Halts Expansion Just as Needs Soar
Communities in the Inland Empire, the US’s logistics mecca east of Los Angeles, are suspending new warehousing projects to examine the impact from decades of pollution -- putting the industry under pressure when it’s needed most.

August 2, 2022 – By Reuters

America’s biggest warehouse is running out of room. It’s about to get worse
America’s largest warehouse market is full as major U.S. retailers warn of slowing sales of the clothing, electronics, furniture and other goods that have packed the distribution centers east of Los Angeles.

August 1, 2022 – By Commercial Property Executives

Industrial Developers Tackle Construction Challenges
As developable land becomes increasingly scarce, occupiers and developers are turning to alternative ways to meet record demand, according to the latest CommercialEdge industrial report.

July 29, 2022 – By Globest

Investors Are Still Fighting Over Inland Empire Industrial Deals | GlobeSt
Around $1.7 billion in industrial sales have closed in the Inland Empire so far this year.

July 29, 2022 – By Fontana Herald News

Fontana City Council approves industrial and residential projects in northern area of city
The Fontana City Council on July 26 gave the green light to industrial and residential projects which will be developed in the northern area of the city.

July 28, 2022 – By Globest

Inland Empire Warehouses Fully Leased Before Delivery | GlobeSt
Trammell Crow, Clarion JV inks single-tenants deals for two Knox Logistics Center buildings totaling 1.1M SF.

July 21, 2022 – By Business Journal

Low vacancy, high demand across Inland Empire industrial market - L.A. Business First
With completed construction totaling close to 11.1 million square feet and net absorption at 11 million square feet in the first half of 2022, the increased supply of industrial development is just keeping pace with persistent demand.

July 21, 2022 – By San Bernardino Sun

San Bernardino to potential Carousel Mall developer: hold your horses
The City Council agreed to demolish the long-closed mall but had a tepid reaction to a top developer’s interest in buying the property, columnist David Allen writes.

July 14, 2022 – By Globest

SoCal Cold Storage Warehouse Doubles Price in 7 Months | GlobeSt
Thor Equities pays $85M for 158K SF facility leased to Anheuser-Busch that traded for $36M in January.

July 13, 2022 – By Globest

Tight Industrial Supply Keeps Driving Inland Empire Deals | GlobeSt
KKR buys 281K SF warehouse for $136M, United Legwear inks 1.7M SF pre-lease for future delivery.

July 10, 2022 – By Commercial Observer

Sunday Summary: California’s Big Real Estate Problems
A number of multifamily properties have traded in California last week, but office is not doing great with Netflix subleasing their space.

July 6, 2022 – By National Law Review

E-Commerce Development Boom or Bust? Potential Setbacks for Warehouse Development in Inland Empire on Hold for Now
A bill that would have made development and expansion of warehouse and logistics projects more difficult in the Inland Empire has stalled out in the present legislative session. Assembly Bill 284

December 21, 2021 – By JDSupra

California Enacts More Than Two Dozen Laws This Year to Combat Housing Crisis | JD Supra
This legislative year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law thirty-one pieces of legislation designed to combat California’s ongoing housing crisis...

September 29, 2021 – By Courthouse News Service

Newsom signs a host of affordable-housing laws
With record-high median home prices and soaring homelessness, Newsom hopes to spur a flood of new affordable housing in the Golden State.

September 12, 2021 – By CA News Times

California wildfires ignite an insurance crisis – Press Telegram - California News Times
Permanent wildfires in the state cause millions of homeowners in fire-prone areas to pay soaring premiums for insurance coverage, as if California needed another crisis I have been forced to do that. As the number and severity of wildfires increases, insurers are becoming more and more reluctant to…

September 10, 2021 – By Robin Urevich

California’s Affordable Housing Law Faces Uphill Battle in Many SoCal Cities
It seems everyone in the state wants more housing, but not necessarily in their own backyards.

January 12, 2021 – (BUSINESS WIRE)

Homeowners in California Are Leveraging Loosened Building Laws for Rental Income and Added Living Space through Pandemic
LA Guest Homes (LAGH), the boutique building firm specializing in backyard homes or accessory dwelling units (ADU’s), has had a busy year. Defying pan

January 3, 2021 – By Andrew McIntyre

Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2021 - Law360
Efforts to create more affordable housing as well as reform the property tax system are among the areas of real estate legislation and regulation California attorneys will be watching in 2021. Here, Law360 looks at four things to watch in 2021.

September 22, 2020 – By Angie Chatman

Segregation has been embraced, mandated, and maintained in the United States by law and policy — here’s how
A conversation with author Richard Rothstein on the laws and policies that prevent Black and white Americans from living in integrated neighborhoods.

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