Real Estate Market Newsletter

When is it safe to return home after a wildfire? After a wildfire fills a house with smoke, when is it safe to return? With a pair of bills passed Monday, California is poised to become the first U.S. state...

Here is what AI says about the Santa Cruz market Here’s a current snapshot of the Santa Cruz County, California residential real estate market, using the latest county-level data available as of August 11, 2026. The most complete countywide closed-sale...

Existing home sales dip as housing wealth remains at all time high Affordability challenges continue to rattle buyers, but the latest data suggests conditions may soon start to improve. Housing affordability is showing signs of improvement lately, but costs still...

Voters not enamored with local taxes The California Taxpayer’s Association (CalTax) reports early returns from this week’s local elections suggest affordability and cost-of-living concerns remain a top priority for California’s electorate.  This sentiment is demonstrated by opposition to new taxes...

CA housing market remains sluggish. California’s housing market retreated in March as the Iran conflict, surging energy prices and financial market volatility kept potential homebuyers and sellers in hibernation mode, according to C.A.R.’s latest home sales and price report. Existing,...

Gap widens in number of home seller’s vs buyers. There were an estimated 46.3% more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market in February (or 629,808 more, in numerical terms), according to a new report from Redfin, the...

Home sellers are relisting at fastest pace in a decade. The all-important spring housing market is off and running, and while the pace isn’t expected to be strong, there are signs of optimism, at least among sellers. Some who gave...

Homeownership Matters  California’s housing crisis commands attention from every level of government – from local officials and state leaders to gubernatorial candidates. Last weekend, the Sacramento Bee published an opinion piece by CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® President Tamara Suminski. The...

President pushes to limit Wall Street’s footprint in housing According to Politico, President Trump recently said he will move to ban large investors from acquiring more single-family homes and called on Congress to back the initiative, in a bid to...