October 25, 2021 – By California News Times

California home prices 10%-14% too high – Press Telegram - California News Times

“”Bubble watchDelves into trends that may indicate future economic and / or housing market problems. Buzz: According to an analysis on Wall Street, home prices in California were 10% to 14% higher in the spring. sauce: A quarterly review of home valuations by Fitch Ratings looks at the prices paid a…

October 22, 2021 – By City News Service

Inland Empire economic expansion outpaces nationwide GDP growth rate

The Inland Empire’s economy is showing signs of sturdy growth as 2021 nears a close, with the housing market leading the way, according to a report released last week. The UC Riverside School of Business’ Center for Economic Forecasting released its quarterly Inland Empire Business Activity Index

October 12, 2021 – By California News Times

Vast majority think life in Bay Area getting worse, want to leave, poll finds - California News Times

The new survey clearly illustrates life in the Bay Area and the dissatisfaction of its inhabitants. The joint venture Silicon Valley, in collaboration with Bay Area newsgroups, surveyed 1,610 registered voters in five Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco). , San Mateo and Sant…

October 11, 2021 – By MSN

Rising rents spark buying frenzy among apartment investors

Tenants in older buildings could face more rent hikes as investors bid prices per unit higher and higher, brokers say.

October 7, 2021 – By Los Angeles Real Estate News

California Association of Realtors Predicts Fewer Sales in 2022

California Association of Realtors predicts fewer existing single-family homes will be sold in 2022.

October 7, 2021 – By California Association of Realtors

C.A.R. releases its 2022 California Housing Market Forecast

/PRNewswire/ -- Supply constraints and higher home prices will bring California home sales down slightly in 2022, but transactions will still post their second...

October 5, 2021 – By Forbes

The housing market is slowing—but don’t mistake it for a crash

Don’t mistake softening for a correction: Even with some recent cooling, the housing market is still fairly strong.

October 1, 2021 – By Daily Breeze

Bubble watch: 59% chance Southern California home prices fall in autumn chill

SoCal purchases from September to February have run 16% below the homebuying pace of March to August since 1988.

September 29, 2021 – By Jonathan Linden

UCR Jobs Report Shows Growth in Inland Empire

Earlier this month, a group of professors from UC Riverside released a report on Good Jobs in the Inland Empire.

September 28, 2021 – By LA Business Journal

Developers Confront Housing Crisis for Seniors | Los Angeles Business Journal

Find out which Los Angeles developers are tackling the housing crisis specifically by providing affordable units for seniors.

September 21, 2021 – By Press Telegram

Housing hot streak cools as some buyers balk at ski-high prices – Press Telegram - California News Times

Southern California homebuyers stepped “away from the accelerator pedal” last month, and after six months of record price increases, the region’s heated home market has leveled off. Median or mid-range prices for Southern California homes were $ 680,000 in August, down $ 1,000 from July. DQNews / Co…

September 17, 2021 – By C.A.R.

Regional Spotlight: California Housing Market Demand Softening

The normalizing California housing market is creating an opportunity for homebuyers who were previously priced out.

September 16, 2021  By C.A.R

California existing home sales temper in August as market continues to return to normal though statewide median price climbs higher, C.A.R. reports

/PRNewswire/ -- Housing demand in California tempered for the fourth consecutive month in August as home sales returned to pre-crisis levels, but the statewide...

September 14, 2021 – By California News Times

Southern California apartment rents up 13.5% for landlord Essex – San Bernardino Sun - California News Times

Southern California landlord Essex Property Trust says the new tenant has agreed to a lease that is 13.5% higher than when the pandemic began. If I need to make it more convincing that rents are rising significantly this summer, I admit, but for real estate investment trusts Performance updates to i…

September 13, 2021 – By CA News Times

The housing market boom could last a little longer than expected, experts say - California News Times

Last month, CNN’s Before the Bell observed early signs that rising prices could hurt demand and ease home refurbishment spending, which could lead to a chilling global housing market. According to the S & P Core Logic Case-Shiller Index released this week, US home prices in June were up 18.6% compar…

September 8, 2021 – By Ben Winck

Wall Street loves the housing crisis. The nationwide home shortage keeps investors’ profits safe.

Investors began buying homes in the past decade and raked in profits in 2020. Now they’re saying in regulatory filings they don’t want more built.

September 7, 2021 – By San Bernardino Sun

California exodus? Rents jump inland, flat by the coast – San Bernardino Sun - California News Times

“Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two different lenses: the optimist “half glass” and the pessimist “half glass sky”. Buzz: Migration from urban areas of California has created the largest rent increase in the country in Golden State County, far from the coast, as barga…

September 7, 2021 – By Jeff Collins

iBuyer home sales soar 123% in Southern California, report shows

Buyers spent more than $512 million buying 789 houses last spring in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

August 20, 2021 – By Kelsi Maree Borland

Riverside-San Bernardino Boasts Lowest Apartment Vacancy in US | GlobeSt

The strong demand will likely fuel double digit rent growth at 11.4%.

August 17, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) 

California housing market continues to normalize as home sales and prices curb in July, C.A.R. reports

/PRNewswire/ -- California’s housing market moderated for the third straight month in July with both home sales and prices tempering from the heated market...

August 17, 2021 – By City News Service

Riverside County Home Prices Little Changed From June; Total Sales Decline

The median sales price of an existing single-family home in Riverside County declined .9% from June to July — from $575,000 to $570,000 — but is up 23.4% from July 2020, when it was $46…

August 15, 2021 – By TIM REDMOND

Yimby housing bills are wildly unpopular in the state, a new poll shows | 48 hills

By 2-1, a cross-section of Californians oppose more market-rate housing as a solution to the crisis. It’s a warning to Gavin Newsom.

August 13, 2021 – By Press Enterprise

No longer a bargain? Inland Empire is inflation hot spot, CPI says – Press Enterprise - California News Times

“According to a survey,” examines various rankings and scorecards in geographic locations, but keep in mind that these grades are the most common combination of art and data. Buzz: Like the weather, the surge in summer inflation is hotter inland. sauce: A reliable spreadsheet analysis of 23 metropol…

August 12, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)

Highly competitive market depresses California housing affordability in second-quarter 2021, C.A.R. reports

/PRNewswire/ -- A highly competitive market fueled by low interest rates and a tight supply of homes for sale pushed the state’s median home price nearly 34...

August 12, 2021 – By Staff and news service reports

Southern California has Top 20 home-price gains, Realtors say

OC, LA both have 16th largest jumps. Inland Empire at No. 20

August 10, 2021 – By Courtney Vinopal

Houses are getting scooped up before they’re listed. It’s shutting people out of homeownership

As U.S. home prices surge and housing inventory is at a historic low, some real estate agents say the tight market is becoming even more competitive through the practice of so-called “pocket listing” deals that are sold to buyers before ever being listed to the public.

August 6, 2021 – By RISMedia Staff

Housing Affordability Dives as Material Costs Skyrocket

Housing affordability has dipped to its lowest level in almost a decade thanks to soaring building material costs, high demand and low inventory.

August 4, 2021 – By Amanda Fung

People flocked to these US metros during COVID-19

CoreLogic’s first annual list of the nation’s top 15 metros for residential in-migration and out-migration reveals the COVID-19 pandemic shifted homebuyers’ preferences.

August 3, 2021 – By Press Telegram

ADUs and IRA home loans are hot topics – Press Telegram - California News Times

Nothing beats writing a mortgage column in a big city newspaper. Can you believe it’s been 10 years? In addition to my weekly anxieties about whether my editors (and you) will like what I offer, I get a lot of feedback from readers about my column. Usually, “Thank you. I didn’t know anything about t…

August 2, 2021 – By Zachary B. Wolf

Analysis: A new trend to watch in the housing market and some good news on Covid

The American Dream of home ownership may be slipping out of reach for adults coming of age in and around the Great Recession and starting families in and around the pandemic. But that dream may still be for rent.

August 2, 2021 – By Laura Woods

The Housing Market Forecast for the Rest of 2021, According To Realtors

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the real estate market into a wild domain. If you’re looking to buy or sell a home, you’re likely eager to know how long this will last. In June...

July 26, 2021 – By Tim Smart

July 21, 2021 – By LANCE LAMBERT

Home prices are rising faster than any time on record

See how your state is doing.

July 20, 2021 – By CBSLA Staff

Is This The Perfect Time To Sell Your Home?

Real estate experts say it’s a home seller’s dream market as Southern California home sales have hit another record in June.

Jul 16, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)

Despite a new record price, growth slowed and pending sales dipped for first time since May 2020, C.A.R. reports

/PRNewswire/ -- Despite an impressive performance in the first six months of the year, the market momentum appears to be moderating with existing home sales...

July 16, 2021 – By Anabel Munoz and Grace Manthey

Black families own homes at a lower rate than white families in SoCal. Here’s why that matters

Nationwide, homeowners’ net worth is 40 times greater than renters. But for families of color, homeownership is harder to reach.

July 15, 2021 – By YARDI MATRIX

Economic rebound leads to record increase in multifamily asking rents

Multifamily asking rents jumped an average of 6.3% year-over-year in June, the largest leap ever recorded by Yardi Matrix, a leading industry data tracker. The national average apartment rent

July 13, 2021 – By Redfin

Homebuyer Competition Eases in June as More Homes Hit the Market

/PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: RDFN) -- In June, 65% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition, down from a revised rate of 72.1% in May and a...

July 7, 2021 – By Press Telegram

With 2020’s crazy real estate year in mind, what does the rest of 2021 bring? – Press Telegram - California News Times

We have now eaten up the six months of 2021. At Costco, Christmas decorations are adorned with red, white and blue sheet cakes! But I deviate. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to look back on what this year brought about and what we saw in the 2021 balance. It’s a good idea to …

July 7, 2021 – By Press Enterprise

Inland Empire is best bet for first-time homebuyers, survey says – Press Enterprise - California News Times

“According to a survey,” examines various rankings and scorecards that determine geographic location, but keep in mind that these grades are the most common combination of art and data. Buzz: The city of Inland Empire earned the highest score in the region on one of the financial website ratings for…

July 7, 2021 – By Noel King

Economic Pressures Are Rising On Mom And Pop Rental Owners

Small landlords say eviction moratoriums make it harder for them to stay in business. There’s concern they will sell to corporations that may not provide similar entry-level apartments for renters.

July 6, 2021 – By Tiffany Harbrecht

Economic Outlook is Bright for California, Nationwide | SJSU Newsroom

July 2, 2021 – By VICTORIA PIKE BOND

Job recovery, housing demand, consumer demand heating up Inland Empire economy

Region is outperforming along multiple measures

July 1, 2021 – By Diana Olick

Epic housing shortage may finally be starting to lift, as surprising number of new listings hit market in June

The epic housing shortage that began before the pandemic and then was exacerbated by it may finally be starting to ease up. More supply is hitting the market.

June 28, 2021 – By PATRICK ATWATER

The Inland Empire: A Region on the Rise

The region grew as an affordable alternative to L.A. and a logistics hub but lags behind on educational attainment

June 25, 2021 – By ishwarkimmins

June 23, 2021 – By Bethany Blankley

Report: Residential mobility decline contributes to housing crisis

(The Center Square) – The current housing crisis in the U.S. isn’t just fueled by unaffordability, a new study finds, but also by a sharp downturn in local mobility, fewer

October 8, 2021 – By NY Times

Where the Suburbs End

A single-family home from the 1950s is now a rental complex and a vision of California’s future.

September 28, 2021 – By Mercury News

From pregnancy delays to fleeing families: Why California’s youth population is shrinking

Elizabeth Barcelos and her husband James believe they did nearly all they could to set themselves up for success and prepare for parenthood.

September 26, 2021 – By The Davis Vanguard

Sunday Commentary: Another View on Housing Urges Rethinking the Suburbs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It seems like everyone has a theory about how to address the housing crisis. Right now, California seems to have made its bed with smaller, more dense housing n

September 25, 2021 – By CalMatters

Bridging The Gap Between Climate Justice And Housing Justice

Stable funding is needed to ensure California’s affordable housing efforts, climate goals and decarbonization policies work hand-in-hand.

September 15, 2021 – By California News Times

‘Cracking the code’ on affordable middle-income housing – San Bernardino Sun - California News Times

Three California agencies say they have “cracked the code” for providing affordable housing for middle-income workers who are priced out of the communities they work in. Police, firefighters, teachers, nurses and ordinary office staff often face long commutes or pay more for housing than they can af…

August 30, 2021 – By Natalie Campisi

It’s Tough To Buy A New Home—And The Pandemic Isn’t The Only Culprit. Here’s What You Should Know.

Housing construction is sluggish. Home prices are soaring. Buyers are hungry but have fewer options. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed a severe housing issue that was more than a decade in the making: The housing market is ill-prepared for many of the 72 million millennials who are now in the prime age

August 24, 2021 – By Press Enterprise

August 13, 2021 – By PATRICIA MALAGON, CAROLINE DANIELSON

California’s High Housing Costs Increase Poverty - Public Policy Institute of California

Many families across the state struggle to afford housing, and periods of rising home prices—such as the pandemic recession—can pose a particularly large challenge.

August 10, 2021 – By Hillary Hoffower

Urban millennials are making today’s housing gridlock worse

Today’s housing crisis isn’t just because of unaffordable homes, per a USC study. Millennials just aren’t used to moving and that has hurt the market.

August 10, 2021 – By Brandon Cornett

August 9, 2021 – By GRACE STETSON

YIMBYism & Santa Cruz: Those behind affordability movement will show what they mean by ‘missing middle’

What is a YIMBY? What do these “missing middle” edifices look like? How might new versions of them fit into the local housing situation? And what are the legal challenges facing their development? Lookout takes a look in advance of Wednesday downtown tour.

August 5, 2021 – By Manuel Ramirez and Daniel Wagner

Opinion: Capping 1031 Exchanges Is a Recipe for Stagnation in Commercial Property Redevelopment

The proposed cap on 1031 like-kind property exchanges in President Biden’s American Families Plan will remove a cornerstone of the commercial real estate development process in America.

July 30, 2021 – By Jeff Collins

California’s housing market to cool in second half of year, Realtor economists predict

But house prices still will be up 21% by year’s end thanks to the white-hot home buying frenzy during the first half of the year.

July 13, 2021 – By NY Times Guest Writer

Opinion | Here’s Who Will Be Left Behind in the Housing Boom

During the pandemic, many remote workers relocated to cheaper cities, pricing out locals in the process.

July 13, 2021 – By Joseph Edgar

Council Post: How To Make Sense Of Today’s U.S. Real Estate Inventory

It’s easy to want to put the blame for this phenomenon on today’s exceedingly low-interest rates, but it’s actually clearly a case of a mismatch between supply and demand.

June 28, 2021 – By Carrie B. Reyes

California’s problem isn’t taxes; it’s housing | firsttuesday Journal

There is a common misconception that California’s high taxes are to blame for the high number of residents who leave each year.

June 28, 2021 – By Gabriel Kahn, Crosstown

Girding For A High-Rise Housing Battle

LA needs to build hundreds of thousands of units, altering single-family home neighborhoods.

June 11, 2021 – By Joel Kotkin

The Next Entrepreneurial Revolution | Newgeography.com

June 11, 2021 – By deepdesrochers

June 11, 2021 – By Times Herald

Can California Realtors tackle a housing shortage, rising prices and inequality? – Times-Herald - California News Times

Dave Walsh purchased his first property, a modest three-bedroom home in San Jose, for $ 67,500 in 1980. Decades later, Walsh climbed the ladder of property and career. The modest home he owned was worth $ 1.2 million, and Walsh is now chairman of the California Real Estate Agents Association. It’s a…

June 11, 2021 – By Jerusalem Demsas

BlackRock isn’t to blame for the dumpster fire housing market

The boogeyman isn’t who you want it to be.

October 25, 2021 – By LA Business Journal

New Housing Program Targets ‘Missing Middle’ | Los Angeles Business Journal

Read about the programs designed to create middle-income housing in L.A. County and throughout California.

September 14, 2021 – By California News Times

What SB 9 housing law means for single-family zoning in California – Press Telegram - California News Times

Governor Gavin Newsom Signed the bill This week has effectively ended traditional single-family zoning restrictions in most parts of the state. Senate Bills 9 and 10 coming into force on January 1, 2022 will allow Californians to easily build multiple housing units in properties that have been reser…

September 10, 2021 – By Erin Rode

Palm Springs is considering these options to increase affordable housing in the city

The city is weighing an inclusionary housing ordinance, which would require developers to set aside a certain percentage of units as affordable units.

September 8, 2021 – By Evelyn Jozsa

Streamlining Affordable Housing Development Across SoCal

Joy Silver discusses CHOC’s approach to tackling the crisis, and explains why the pending and recent state legislation is gaining momentum.

September 3, 2021 – By STEVEN GREENHUT

California’s Land-use Reforms Promote Freedom and Property Rights

Apparently, some conservatives support freedom and property rights, but not when it affects their neighborhoods or intrudes on their personal preferences.

August 30, 2021 – By Matt Levin

California hopes for a duplex revolution - Marketplace

The bill likely to become law would effectively end single-family-only zoning across the state. But will it ease housing prices?

August 26, 2021 – By Grace Stetson

State Assembly passes bills allowing for increased density on single-family lots

The two bills — which advocates say would help create more affordable housing statewide — were approved this week in the California State Assembly. The California State Senate will vote on the measures before they go to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

August 19, 2021 – By Manuela Tobias

California’s housing crisis: How much difference will a zoning bill make?

YIMBYs and NIMBYs are battling over legislation to allow more duplexes, but some experts downplay its impact on California housing.

August 17, 2021 – By Robin Urevich

To Ease Affordable Housing Crisis, California Views a Broad New Law

The debate around SB 9 centers on equity, social justice, affordability — and whether it benefits residents or developers.

July 25, 2021 – By Candice Nguyen, Jeremy Carroll and Kevin Nious

Why California Can’t Build Affordable Housing

For nearly a decade California has been in the grips of a housing crisis, however, despite the urgent need for affordable housing, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit found hundreds of vacant lots and empty sites meant to provide affordable housing to thousands of Bay Area residents, currently being…

July 14, 2021 – By Carol Bull

Experts say California drought could make housing crisis worse - California News Times

San Diego (KGTV)-As California enters another period of drought, experts say dry spells can further exacerbate the already difficult housing market. “This is what we see in the future and is part of our climate,” says Dr. Julie Karansky, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography…

July 9, 2021 – By STEVEN GREENHUT

Antiquated Zoning Laws Are Worsening the Housing Crisis

Ending single-family zoning doesn’t ban single-family homes from neighborhoods. It merely allows more freedom for people to build what they want.

June 23, 2021 – By Dan Walters

California’s Pro-Housing Forces Score Big Win

A Superior Court’s ruling could make it more difficult for opponents of housing projects to block them with ballot measures.

June 21, 2021 – By Lemor Abrams

How California lawmakers plan to combat the state housing crisis

California home prices continue shattering records. As buyers lose hope, state lawmakers are devising long-term plans to help the middle-class achieve homeownership.

June 7, 2021 – By Natalie Campisi

Where Down Payment Assistance Is Helping—And Where It’s Not—In Today’s Hot Housing Market

One of the most difficult feats to homeownership is having enough cash upfront for a down payment, particularly when home prices are skyrocketing. And it’s even harder if you’re a first-time homebuyer or on a tight budget. A down payment can easily reach $10,000 or more—on top of required cash re

June 4, 2021 – By deepdesrochers

California Looks at Curbing Construction in Wild Fire-Prone Areas - California News Times

At the beginning of the wildfire season, California insurance regulators Drastic change To discourage housing construction in fire-prone areas, consider separating new construction in those areas from the only source of insurance, which is the state’s high-risk pool. Many of the proposals require st…

October 2, 2021 – By Press Telegram

What’s the real cost of a real estate downpayment? – Press Telegram - California News Times

As I’ve read many times here, buying commercial real estate is a great way to build wealth for generations. It’s like this month’s club jelly. That means a gift that I keep giving! Many who read this column set up a company housed in a commercial real estate parcel that they also own. Therefore, the…

July 21, 2021 – By UCLA Anderson Forecast

Economy’s Reawakening Tentatively Signals the Beginning of a New CRE Cycle, Says Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California CRE Survey

/PRNewswire/ -- The Summer 2021 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey shows that Californians have a palpable urge to...

July 6, 2021 – By GREG CORNFIELD

Southern California Industrial Real Estate Sector Soars in 2021

Industrial real estate in Southern California has been the hottest in the nation, and it’s only gotten hotter so far in 2021.

June 24, 2021 – By Joe Dyton

Limited warehouse space leads to bidding wars, rising rents | Connected Real Estate Magazine

As warehouse space becomes scarcer in the United States, the higher rents are getting, The Wall Street Journal reports. The U.S. warehouse market is

June 03, 2021 – By Kelsi Maree Borland

Online Shopping Pushes Inland Empire East Logistics Development | GlobeSt

Shopoff Realty has broken ground on a 1.8 million-square-foot logistics center in the I-10 Corridor.

April 16, 2021 – By WMRE Staff

Five Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (April 16, 2021)

U.S. housing market is 4 million homes short of demand, CoStar is buying home listing platform Homes.com

Q1 2021 – By Jason Tolliver, Managing Director, Investor Services, Cushman & Wakefield

What’s Driving Record Industrial Real Estate Demand - Area Development

A boom in e-commerce and shifting population densities as well increasing transportation costs are making industrial real estate a “can’t miss.”

February 10, 2021 – By Lisa Brown

January 24, 2021 – By Linda Baker