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June 26, 2025 – By KOST
California Home Prices Drop for First Time in 23 Months | KOST 103.5 | LA Local News
For the first time in nearly two years, home prices in California have declined. According to the California Association of Realtors, the median price of a single-family home in May was $900,170, marking a 1% decrease from $908,000 in May 2024. This is the first year-over-year decline in 23 months.
June 26, 2025 – By Bloomberg
Affordability Crisis Exacerbates California’s Housing Divide
California’s Bay Area is in the throes of an affordability crisis so intense that families are moving out and draining schools. Yet even as some residents flee, deep-pocketed buyers are descending on the region in a striking rebound.
June 25, 2025 – By MSN
Rent vs. buy: Inland Empire renters might save $43,000 over 5 years
Why so few home sales in the Inland Empire? Well, local renters enjoy the nation’s 11th-largest savings between what landlords charge and the cost of financing a house purchase. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a study by Zillow that estimated everyday rent cost for single-family homes compared to monthly mortgage payments, assuming 10% down. The study looked at April conditions for 50 large…
June 25, 2025 – By Yahoo
California Democrats wage internal war over Gavin Newsom’s late push to build more housing
Governor is drawing heavy resistance to his housing development proposal.
June 24, 2025 – By Newsweek
Map shows cities with biggest drop in home sale prices
Home sale prices in several U.S. cities have experienced significant drops as the housing market slows.
June 23, 2025 – By KTLA5
May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as the inventory of properties on the market continued to increase.
June 23, 2025 – By Yahoo
California homeowners facing a ‘statewide insurance crisis’ as providers continue to back out of the market
“If we’re going to ever get to affordable rates, we have to tackle the availability issue.”
June 23, 2025 – By Redfin
Home Prices Grow at Slowest Pace in Nearly 2 Years
Home prices, while at a record high for this time of year, are growing at the slowest clip since 2023 because sellers outnumber buyers.
June 21, 2025 – By Vanguard
Opinion: This Is the Housing Crisis - Davis Vanguard
The housing crisis is a growing problem in the US, with millions of middle-class people struggling to afford homes, and it is not just a free market issue, but a systemic one caused by decades of artificial scarcity and artificial barriers to home ownership.
June 21, 2025 – By SFGate
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady After Trump Ripped Powell for Inaction
Fed policymakers left the central bank’s overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it has remained since December.
June 20, 2025 – By WhatNow
Southern California Rent Growth Outpaces National Average in May
Southern California reported a 5.1% rent increase, more than the national rental increase. LA wildfires are the most anticipated reason for the hike so far.
June 20, 2025 – By Woodworking Network
Multifamily housing starts drop significantly, overall starts decline | Woodworking Network
A sharp decline in multifamily production pushed overall housing starts down (9.8% decline) in May while single-family output was essentially flat due to economic and tariff uncertainty along with elevated interest rate, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
June 20, 2025 – By GlobeSt
California Homeowners See Equity Slide — But Only at Half of the National Average
The Golden State lost $2,700 in value compared to $4,200 nationally.
June 15, 2025 – By MSN
Experts issue warning of housing market downturn that could signal permanent change: ‘Resetting the baseline values of housing’
“This is a non-cyclical phenomenon.” Experts issue warning of housing market downturn that could signal permanent change: ‘Resetting the baseline values of housing’ first appeared on The Cool Down.
June 13, 2025 – By MSN
California faces housing crisis: “No one is buying homes”
Sales are just below the lows of the Great Recession in California as sky-high prices keep buyers at bay.
June 13, 2025 – By Newsweek
Map shows states with most expensive hidden housing costs
Homeowners on the coasts pay more for owning and maintaining a property than those in the South and Midwest, a new study found.
June 13, 2025 – By NY Post
Here’s how much owning a home in 2030 will cost based on stagnant US salaries
A new analysis from HireAHelper paints a sobering picture of housing in the next decade if the average salary in every state doesn’t rise significantly.
June 9, 2025 – By Mortgage Point
Active Listings Hit Six-Year High in May - The MortgagePoint
While certain regions are struggling on the road to recovery, the West and South are experiencing a resurgence in housing supply, as overall U.S. inventory hit one million homes for the first time since the winter of 2019.
June 8, 2025 – By CoStar
Why California is falling behind on housing requirements
Los Angeles and San Francisco raise doubts about recent reforms
June 8, 2025 – By SFGate
Trump Doubles Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports, Raising Fears for Higher Construction Costs—as Homebuilders Share Bleak Outlook
President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled tariffs on imported steel and aluminium from 25% to 50%, in a move that is expected to increase construction costs and new-home prices—as builders expressed a bleak outlook on the housing market.
June 8, 2025 – By SFGate
Home Listings Flooding the Market Are Giving Buyers More Options
Buyers looking for a home are gaining the upper hand as more listings are flooding the market. Memorial Day marked the unofficial start to summer, and ushered in the summer housing market. New listings grew at a slightly slower pace annually compared with previous weeks, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Report. This means a more buyer-friendly direction.
June 7, 2025 – By MoneyWise
The US housing market now has 500K more sellers than buyers — the most ever recorded, says Redfin. And that means some have to accept ‘the writing on the wall’ as far as home prices go
The dynamic in the real estate market is shifting.
June 6, 2025 – By Wolf Street
Inventory of Homes for Sale in Biggest California Markets Suddenly Piles Up to Highest in Years: Demand Has Collapsed | Wolf Street
The problem is demand in California. It has essentially collapsed. New listings aren’t that high. But because the inventory of homes for sale doesn’t sell, and new listings are added to it, the total piled up. And it has been doing that for three years, albeit from very low levels. But now active listings are ballooning at an astonishing rate. For all of California, active listings in May have surged by 51% year-over-year and marked the second highest May since 2016, behind only 2019. Active listings are surging in all of the largest markets, but in some more so than others.
June 5, 2025 – By San Diego Voice and Viewpoint
California Housing Reform Is Finally Moving. YIMBY Democrats Deserve Credit.
California has been experiencing a housing shortage for quite some time, as evidenced by crushingly high rents and home prices,
June 5, 2025 – By MSN
Probing the power struggle over affordable housing
Southern California’s housing affordability crisis has escalated into a contentious battle between and within different government levels. A study by Alejandra Reyes, UC Irvine assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER) examines the complex governance interplay, focusing on Orange County as a microcosm of the broader housing debate in California.
June 2, 2025 – By MorningStar
Zown Enters California to Give Homebuyers Upfront Down Payment Boost, Tackle Housing Crisis
Zown Enters California to Give Homebuyers Upfront Down Payment Boost, Tackle Housing Crisis
June 2, 2025 – By SFGate
'An eyesore': Inland Empire city can't shake its abandoned mall
In September 2010, when General Growth Properties LLC decided to shutter the near-empty Redlands Mall and hand it off to a subsidiary, the company’s then-vice president assured residents that the long-struggling Inland Empire mall wouldn’t be completely abandoned.
June 2, 2025 – By KESQ
Coachella Valley housing market sees shifts heading into summer
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – The real estate market in the Coachella Valley is undergoing changes. More homes are hitting the market, but with fewer buyers competing, prices are starting to drop. Interest rates remain high—around 7%—making borrowing more expensive compared to recent years. Real estate expert Stephen Powell of Stephen Powell and Associates says
June 1, 2025 – By SFGate
Home Prices Rebound After Brief Pullback—but There's Good News for Homebuyers
The price of the typical home resumed its steady, upward trajectory following a mid-month dip—but the broader housing market remained buyer-friendly heading into the summer season.
May 30, 2025 – By MSN
How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters
Across Los Angeles, rent hikes have led to fewer bus and train riders in an example of how California’s housing crisis is also making its transit crisis harder to solve.
May 30, 2025 – By Yahoo
California Starter Homes are Reserved for Six-Figure Salaries—For the Most Part
For first-time homebuyers, buying a starter home in California feels more like a fantasy than the first step toward the American dream. Known for its coastal beauty, booming tech economy,
May 30, 2025 – By MSN
10 California Cities With the Biggest Percentage of Middle-Class People
With prices on everything from groceries to rent rising and wages not keeping up, it’s more difficult than it was, say, 50 years ago, for Americans to achieve middle-class status. And where you live plays a pretty major factor, as cost of living differs from region to region.
May 26, 2025 – By Yahoo.com
People are moving out of these California cities the most, study says
Of the top 20 cities for move-outs, California accounts for seven.
May 25, 2025 – By Realtor.com
U.S.-China Tariff Tension Could Hit These California Housing Markets
Chinese investment in U.S. real estate slowed down in 2024, particularly at the higher end of the market—and the current trade environment means that isn’t likely to turn around.
May 25, 2025 – By Wall Street Pit
Las Vegas Home Listings Surge 44.5% as Buyers Fold on High Rates - Wall Street Pit
Las Vegas’s housing market faces a significant slowdown, with Zillow (Z) reporting a 44.5% inventory increase in March year-over-year, driven by high interest rates and reduced buyer demand, though inventory remains 20% below pre-pandemic levels. Affordability challenges persist, with the average home value at $433,664, up 3.3% from March of…
May 25, 2025 – By SFGate
Home Prices Dip for the First Time Since March as Housing Market Cools
The national median list price ticked down last week by more than 1% compared with a year ago following nine consecutive weeks of either flat or rising prices.
May 24, 2025 – By Daily Breeze
Fix home affordability? 39% price cuts, 2.4% mortgages, or 62% pay hikes
Only 37% of American households could qualify to buy in 2025’s first quarter.
May 24, 2025 – By MSN
Real estate stocks slump amid bond sell-off, weak housing market
Real estate stocks slumped as a broader bond sell-off made way for a surge in long-term Treasury yields, while a weak housing market continued to deter sentiment. The benchmark United States 10-Year Bond Yield (US10Y) added four basis points to close the week at 4.52%. Longer-term maturities such as the 20-year (US20Y) and 30-year instruments (US30…
May 23, 2025 – By Press Telegram
29% fewer California homes sold. Is the Fed to blame?
Close California’s affordability gap? Try 36% price cuts, 2.8% mortgages, or 56% pay hikes.
May 23, 2025 – By Marketplace.org
Proposed California law would help wildfire victims avoid sales to financial predators
The Community Stabilization Act is winding its way through committees in the California legislature.
May 23, 2025 – By SFGate
Homebuyers Believe Recession Is On the Horizon—But Some Hope it Will Make it Easier to Buy
Nearly two-thirds of homebuyers believe a recession is coming, though some hope it will improve conditions for buying a house.
May 22, 2025 – By Yahoo.com
California’s most affordable city for homebuyers? Why fast-growing Victorville tops the list
Inland cities came out on top for affordability when it comes to buying a home in California, WalletHub says.
May 21, 2025 – By MSN
Housing Tracker: Southern California home prices largely flat in April
Explore the price trends for home sales and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com
California home prices just set a new record
Home prices in California, already among the highest in the nation, have reached a new record, according to the latest sales data from the California Association of Realtors. The median price of a single-family home statewide was $910,160 in April. That’s nearly 3% higher than March but less than 1% above April 2024, when the […]
May 21, 2025 – By FoxLA
California’s highest median home sale prices are in these 6 cities
Six of California’s major metro areas ranked in the top 10 priciest housing markets in America.
May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com
These California cities are the most affordable for homebuyers
Inland cities came out on top for affordability when it comes to purchasing a home in California, according to a new report by WalletHub.
May 21, 2025 – By Yahoo.com
California’s Middle-Class Homebuyers Discover New Affordable Housing Opportunities In These Hotspots
Despite being one of the priciest states in the U.S.A, California still offers middle-class residents a chance at the American Dream.
May 21, 2025 – By Newsweek
Map shows home values dropping in half the country as housing market shifts
Home values fell in half the country as the housing market faces a nationwide downturn.
According to Zillow, monthly home values dropped in 27 out of the 50 states this year. While Florida, Colorado, Washington, D.C., California and Washington state experienced the greatest value declines from March to April, the data could foreshadow a larger housing market shift.
According to Zillow, monthly home values dropped in 27 out of the 50 states this year. While Florida, Colorado, Washington, D.C., California and Washington state experienced the greatest value declines from March to April, the data could foreshadow a larger housing market shift.
May 21, 2025 – By The Real Deal
SoCal commercial real estate market buffered by economic turbulence
Tariffs, high interest rates and surging construction costs roil submarkets, with DTLA’s office vacancy rate at 31 percent.
May 19, 2025 – By Yahoo Finance
California home sales retreat for second straight month in April as median home price hits new all-time high, C.A.R. reports
Amid an environment of economic uncertainty during April, California’s housing market retreated for the second straight month, while the median home price reached an all-time high, surpassing $900,000 for the first time in 10 months, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
May 19, 2025 – By KTLA5
State Farm rate hike sparks concerns about affordability, impact on housing market
State Farm’s newly approved emergency rate hike for homeowners insurance is triggering concerns about affordability and increased strain on the housing market.
May 19, 2025 – By Capitol Weekly
Overly broad bill puts California’s housing future on shaky ground - Capitol Weekly
Ensuring adequate housing to meet community needs is essential to California’s long-term stability and prosperity. That’s why it’s deeply disappointing and concerning to see Senate Bill 682 advancing, as it risks exacerbating the very crisis we are working to resolve.
May 19, 2025 – By MPA
Trump policy uncertainty causing unrest in the housing market
Expert believes it’s an overall sense of not knowing what’s next that’s holding things up
May 18, 2025 – By SFGate
Middle-Income Homebuyers Are Facing the Biggest Shortfall of Affordable Homes
The supply of homes for sale in the U.S. is rising quickly, but a new report shows that millions of middle-class homebuyers still face a significant shortage of homes in their price range.
May 17, 2025 – By Stocktonia
Is the secret to housing affordability in California buried in the building code?
Assembly Bill 306 would freeze the building standards for all new housing through at least 2031.
May 17, 2025 – By Redlands Daily Facts
Commercial real estate demand sits at apex of innovation and change
Activity in late 2024 slowed — not because companies lacked need but because they lacked certainty.
May 16, 2025 – By Axios
More California cities have million-dollar starter homes on the market
Three cities in San Diego County were recently added to the list.
May 16, 2025 – By Fortune
‘Doubt and hesitation’ are ripping through the housing market: ‘People are starting their home search, then backing out’
With housing costs near a record high, home buyers are mostly staying on the sidelines.
May 15, 2025 – By Desert Sun
Rejection of Riverside warehouse project signals retreat from California’s notorious boom
The vote signaled a breaking with decades of political and economic inertia, cementing a genuine sea change that formally emerged last year.
May 15, 2025 – By CalMatters
Rejection of Inland Empire warehouse project signals a retreat from California’s decadeslong boom | Opinion
Local and state leaders in California are breaking with decades of inertia and reining in warehouse development, elating activists.
May 15, 2025 – By Pasadena Now
California Homebuyers Catch A Slight Break, But Uncertainty Still Clouds Outlook
California’s notoriously tight housing market offered a flicker of relief in the first quarter of the year, with home affordability inching upward even as broader economic uncertainties—including international trade tensions and fluctuating mortgage rates—continued to loom.
May 14, 2025 – By CBS News
A look at the spike in Inland Empire home prices
Rick Montanez shares the latest on Inland Empire home affordability, as prices rise.
May 14, 2025 – By National Mortgage Professional
Affordability Improves In California Amid Slower Price Growth
Despite high mortgage rates, more California households were able to afford a home in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to decelerating home price growth. According to C.A.R., 17% of Californians could afford a median-priced, single-family home, up from 15% in Q4 2024 and flat compared to Q1 2024. Affordability, however, remains near historic lows — far below the 56% peak in Q1 2012.
May 14, 2025 – By Multi-Housing News
Expanding California’s Affordable Housing Stock: A Local Perspective
Welton Jordan shares insights on EAH Housing’s approach to expanding California’s affordable housing stock.
May 12, 2025 – By Insurance Business
What is the state of California’s home insurance market?
Experts outline major problems include rising premiums and construction costs
May 12, 2025 – By Pasadena Now
Economic Uncertainty Weighs on California Housing Market as Insurance Costs Surge, Growth Slows
California’s housing market is bracing for a turbulent second quarter, as rising insurance costs, slowing economic growth, and ongoing trade tensions converge to rattle consumer confidence, according to a recent analysis by the California Association of Realtors (CAR).
May 11, 2025 – By SFGate
Home Listings Surge to 6-Year High—but Cautious Buyers Hold Back
The spring housing market is in peak bloom, with the number of for-sale homes soaring to a six-year high. However, many buyers burdened by affordability concerns remain on the sidelines.
May 11, 2025 – By Yahoo News
California homeowners accuse insurers of ‘nefarious conspiracy’ to deny them coverage
Here’s what’s behind the lawsuit — and what struggling homeowners across the U.S. can do to stay protected.
May 9, 2025 – By Norada Real Estate Investments
Is the California Housing Market Heading for a Crash or Correction?
Explore the likelihood of a California housing market crash similar to the Great Recession. Get expert insights on rising inventory, affordability issues, and my forecast for the Golden State’s real estate future.
May 9, 2025 – By Yahoo Finance
Slower home price gains boost California housing affordability in first-quarter 2025, C.A.R. reports
Decelerating home price growth offset higher mortgage rates to allow more California homebuyers to purchase a home during the first quarter of 2025, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
May 9, 2025 – By HousingWire
Could federal funding support tiny home projects?
San Francisco-based DignityMoves is pushing for broader support on what its founder and CEO Elizabeth Funk calls “interim supportive housing.”
May 9, 2025 – By Norada Real Estate Investments
4 States Facing the Major Housing Market Crash or Correction
California, Illinois, & Florida (NYC area) are at high housing downturn risk due to affordability, foreclosures, & more. Is your area vulnerable? Learn more now.
May 8, 2025 – By Fox News
California home insurance costs likely to continue rising for years to come, says expert panel
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading housing insurance experts gathered in Sacramento last week for a panel discussion around the state’s home insurance crisis hosted by the Center for California Real Estate (CCRE). Among key insights shared by panelists, Stanford University Climate & Energy Policy Director Michael Wara predicted California’s insurance prices will likely continue to rise for the next 10 to 20 years.
May 7, 2025 – By AttomData
Home Equity Dips Slightly During First Quarter But Remains Near Historic Highs
ATTOM’s Q1 2025 U.S. Home Equity Report shows equity-rich rate dips to 46.2%, while seriously underwater homes edge up but remain low.
May 7, 2025 – By C.A.R.
C.A.R. scores significant, early wins on key housing bills ahead of Legislative Day
AB 1157 and AB 647 are now two-year bills, making their passage unlikely in the near future.
May 5, 2025 – By World Property
California Home Sales Dip in March Amid Rising Economic Concerns
California home sales took a step back in March 2025 as growing economic uncertainty and consumer anxiety weighed on the state’s housing market, according to the latest report from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.).
May 2, 2025 – By CalMatters
California’s homebuyer lotto was hardly a ‘Dream for All’. That doesn’t mean it should end | Opinion
California needs to expand its down payment assistance to keep young families from moving out of state. Yet there’s no new money budgeted.
May 2, 2025 – By SFGate
Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap
Homeownership is receding further out of reach for most Americans as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices stretch the limits of what buyers can afford.
