Prices, rates, and incomes. We know that incomes will drive housing prices quicker during recessionary times as incomes will decline quicker than they will rise. Inflation can act as a decelerator on wage increases. We have seen the impact of...
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Orange County homes for sale at the end of February were 2,913. This is a increase of 51 for sales from January 2023 when the month end had 2,862 homes available. The number of homes sold in February was 2,429....
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We have heard people say that they’ll wait for the elevated home prices to crash before they re-enter the market. A couple of factors work against this happening in reality and psychologically. 1. Home equity is too substantial for most...
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Chapman’s Business forecast joined the consistent chorus of economists anticipating a mild to moderate recession by mid to late 2023. One common predictor used was the drop of the 10 year Treasury Bond below the Federal Funds Rate. A cross...
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The rising rental rates that spiked earlier this year have begun to cool down this winter. Zillow’s Observed Rent Index saw a year over year rent peaking at 17% in February 2022. It has slowed to 11% increase in September....
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We all saw the ads for deep pocketed companies willing to buy our home on the cheap and easy. No cleaning it up for showings, no fixing of leaks, no new painting required. In exchange for a quick and mostly...
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Most assuredly the answer to this concerning question is undoubtedly yes; the more pressing question is, “are we there?” —And of course there are varied answers depending on whose opinion you most value. From a personal standpoint, if you are...
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That’s what many unfortunate; would be homeowners are muttering under their breath, if they paid attention to the roughly 25% appreciation single-family homes garnered in our comparison of year over year numbers. So yes, if you didn’t pull the trigger...
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An agent is so much more than whose sign is in your yard, or the one who drives you around and shows you homes. Both of those are the barest beginnings of selling or buying a house. Ponder the following:...
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The total number of sales for April (the last complete month available), was 3,920, up (7% from April 2020. (All numbers are for April year over year). That was to be expected as April 2020 was ground zero for the...
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The inflationary hit on household saving accounts should start to ease for the second half of 2023. The Wall Street Journal 7/13/23 article points to a general decline in inflation
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