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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

New Home Sales Slip 6.6% in June | Economy | US News
The housing market is constrained by limited supply and high prices.

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

Will soaring inflation harm real estate? – Orange County Register - California News Times
“”Bubble watchDelves into trends that may indicate future economic and / or housing market problems. Buzz: A warming economy heats up living costs in Southern California and the country, raising the risk of rising interest rates that can damage real estate values. Source: Consumer price index and sl…

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

Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade

May 28, 2021 – By KIRK SIEGLER

SoCal Residents Struggle To Find Available Moving Companies Amid Hot Real Estate Market

May 27, 2021 – By CBSLA Staff

25 Fastest Growing Real Estate Markets in America

May 22, 2021 – By TY HAQQI

Experts Expect Home Prices to Relax by Year’s End—but Will That Be the Case in SoCal?

A modest market cool-down appears to be on the horizon, but Southern California could buck the trend

May 20, 2021 – By Ian Spiegelman

More Apartment Dwellers Likely To Stay Put As Home Affordability Declines

Rising material costs and supply shortages along with expected increases in mortgage rates are expected to keep a growing number of potentially prospective home buyers in multi-family rentals.

May 10, 2021 – By Ted Knutson

OK, California Housing Market: First-Ever Population Decline Meets Biggest Home Construction Boom since 2008

The state lost 182,000 people in 2020, but added 100,000 homes, for 270,000 people. Los Angeles lost 52,000 people, added 18,000 homes. San Francisco lost 14,800 people, added 4,000 homes.

May 9, 2021 – By Wolf Richter

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

May 8, 2021 – By AILSA CHANG, CHRISTOPHER INTAGLIATA, JONAKI MEHTA

A record-breaking 26% of all single-family homes for sale are new construction

May 4, 2021 – By Kelsey Pudloski

Home Prices Continue To Soar, But Experts Don’t Expect Another Housing Bubble—Here’s Why

May 4, 2021 – By Palash Ghosh

Housing inventory rises, but Southern California’s housing market continues to soar

April 27, 2021 – By JOSEPH PIMENTEL

A churning Golden State on the eve of new population numbers

April 24, 2021 – By Scott Wilson

Southern California’s Home Prices Are Still Rising by Double Digits

Home prices jumped by 17.2 percent in Los Angeles County last month, and the story was the same across the region

April 21, 2021 – By Ian Spiegelman

Top 5 Markets for Occupancy Growth

While the occupancy rate was down 30 basis points year-over-year through February nationwide, these five metros saw upticks of as much as 330 basis points during the same period.

April 19, 2021 – By Razvan Cimpean

California’s Record-Fast Sales at All-Time High Prices

April 19, 2021 – By Christina Hughes Babb

How do you compete with home buyers who can pay in all cash? Skip inspections and appraisals

Many home buyers are opting to waive contingencies. Here’s what to know about this risky strategy.

April 17, 2021 – By Jacob Passy

These were March’s hottest housing markets

Largest price increases in the US were in Austin, Texas; Fresno, California

April 15, 2021 – By Tim Glaze

Californians: Here’s Why Your Housing Costs Are So High

April 13, 2021 – By Manuela Tobias, Matt Levin & Ben Christopher

Top 10 Rising Housing Markets – 2021 Edition

April 13, 2021 – By Ben Geier, CEPF®

These are the most competitive housing markets in the US

The least competitive homebuyers in the country can be found in Virginia Beach, according to LendingTree, followed by Riverside, California, and Atlanta. Homes in those three cities are being sold for, on average, $314,000, $314,000 and $322,000, respectively, per Realtor.com and Zillow.

April 7, 2021 – By Tim Glaze

Inland Empire Real Estate Booming Despite Pandemic Financial Hardships

Real estate prices are skyrocketing in the Inland Empire and experts say the demand is so high, buyers are getting into bidding wars, but how could this be happening during a pandemic with so many people struggling financially.

March 27, 2021 – By Tony Shin for NBC4 News

Pandemic Myth: Predicted ‘Mass Exodus’ From California Didn’t Happen

A mass exodus from California clearly didn’t happen in 2020’: report

March 8, 2021 – By GREG CORNFIELD

‘This Is Unprecedented’: Why America’s Housing Market Has Never Been Weirder

In America’s largest, richest cities, home prices and rents are going in opposite directions.

March 5, 2021 – By Derek Thompson

Yes, It’s a Seller’s Real Estate Market In 2021

March 1, 2021 – By Brandon Cornett

California housing market momentum continues into new year, C.A.R. reports

Existing, single-family home sales totaled 484,730 in January on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 4.9 percent from December and up 22.5 percent from January 2020.

January’s statewide median home price was $699,890, down 2.5 percent from December and up 21.7 percent from January 2020.

The statewide Unsold Inventory Index was 1.5 months in January, up from 1.3 months in December but down from 3.4 months in January 2020.

February 19, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)

Residents Moving Out Of LA To Inland Empire, Causing Rents To Skyrocket

February 19, 2021 – By CBSLA Staff

RivCo Luxury Housing Market Ranked Fastest-Growing In California

The 2020 fourth-quarter findings from Realtor.com also showed the county was the third fastest-growing​ luxury housing market in the nation.

February 18, 2021 – By Toni McAllister

California Real Estate Market Booming Even As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues

February 16, 2021 – By Stan Smith

The Bust Markets Come Back Phoenix, Atlanta and even Vegas show high-growth potential.

February 08, 2021 – By Les Shaver

The 12 hottest housing markets in 2021

February 8, 2021 – By Paul Centopani

This is the most overvalued housing market in America. Spoiler: It’s not in California.

February 6, 2021 – By Jacob Passy

Southern California Is Having a Pandemic Real Estate Boom

Home prices and sales have surged, but the good news doesn’t extend to most renters

January 22, 2021 – By Ian Spiegelman

Soaring Demand for Inland Empire Warehouse Space Brings Opportunities for Developers

Home prices and sales have surged, but the good news doesn’t extend to most renters

January 21, 2021 – By Jeff Shaw in California, Industrial, Market Reports, Western, Western Market Reports

Riverside expected to be among nation’s hottest housing markets in 2021

January 20, 2021 – By Kelsey Pudloski

California housing market ends year on high note as sales continue strong in December and median price reaches another record high, C.A.R. reports

– Existing, single-family home sales totaled 509,750 in December on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 0.2 percent from November and up 28 percent from December 2019.

– December’s statewide median home price was $717,930, up 2.7 percent from November and up 16.8 percent from December 2019.

– For 2020 as a whole, sales of existing statewide homes were up 3.5 percent from last year.

January 15, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)

Inland Empire Multifamily Report – Fall 2020

The area continued to top the nation for rent growth going into the fourth quarter.

January 12, 2021 – By Anca Gagiuc

New Home Lot Supply Drops To Cycle Lows According To Zonda

January 06, 2021 – By JESSICA BREWER, Zonda

Sustained economic growth finally in sight

December 17, 2020 – By VICTORIA PIKE BOND

Inland Empire Becomes Hotspot for Residential Housing Development

The logistics boom is supporting a housing boom in the Inland Empire for new families and workers.

December 16, 2020, By Kelsi Maree Borland

Housing 2020 recap: Demographics popped the housing bubble boys

In a very unfortunate year, we got really lucky on some fronts

December 14, 2020 – By Logan Mohtashami

UCLA Anderson Forecast expects robust economic recovery to begin in spring 2021

In California, rebound will be led by tech, residential construction and logistics sectors

December 9, 2020 – By UCLA Anderson School of Management

Rent drops in LA but rises in Inland Empire. Median home price in California hits record

December 02, 2020 – By Written by Danielle Chiriguayo and Amy Ta, produced by Nihar Patel

Rent is falling in Los Angeles. Head east, you’ll find the opposite

November 23, 2020 – By ANDREW KHOURI 

Buyers and sellers agree: it’s a good time to enter the housing market

November 9, 2020 – By 

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Increase for Fourth Consecutive Month

October 22, 2020 – By CALEB SILVER

Sizzling home sales push Southern California prices to fourth record high

October 21, 2020 – By JeffCollins@scng.com and jlansner@scng.com

The housing market rebound extended into September, with sales up 22% and prices rising 15% from year-ago levels, according to DQ News/CoreLogic’s September report.

Los Angeles metro area home prices jump 15.6% in September: CAR

October 19, 2020 – By Kelsey Pudloski

California Housing Forecast Brighter, But Pandemic & Supply Constraints Concerning

October 15, 2020

C.A.R. releases its 2021 California Housing Market Forecast

October 13, 2020 – California housing market recovery hinges on widespread availability and usage of effective coronavirus vaccine in early 2021.

Golden State Minority Homeowners, Renters Feeling Extra Financial Strain

October, 6, 2020 – in Daily Dose, Featured, News

Inland Empire remains nation’s tightest housing market

By  | jlansner@scng.com | Orange County Register

Reluctance to sell tied to virus fears, financial stress

15 Predictions For The Real Estate Market In The Second Half Of 2020

By Forbes Real Estate Council  

Southern California home prices jump 12% to record high $600,000

September 23, 2020 – By JEFF COLLINS | JeffCollins@scng.com and JONATHAN LANSNER | jlansner@scng.com | Orange County Register

U.S. existing-home sales increase to fastest pace since 2006

September 22, 2020 – By Olivia Rockeman | BLOOMBERG

Bubble Watch: California consumer confidence plunges to 8-year low

By  | jlansner@scng.com | Orange County Register

Los Angeles-Orange County home asking prices jump 14%, Inland Empire 11%

By  | jlansner@scng.com | Orange County Register