Housing Market
Why Townhome Development Makes Sense For OC
By Carrie Rossenfeld Townhome price points are more reasonable and affordable than single-family detached developments, are often coming in below FHA loan limits and are therefore more appealing to a
Stadium Plan Revives Inglewood’s Real Estate
By Hannah Karp As the San Diego Chargers make plans to become the second National Football League team to move to the Los Angeles area, this sleepy suburb has emerged
California Housing Crunch Prompts Push to Allow Building
By Chris Kirkham Marco Gonzalez spent more than a decade suing real-estate developers in California over housing proposals that would have spoiled wetlands and gutted hillsides. The environmental lawyer won
The Vanishing San Diego Single-Family Home
By Philip Molnar Many people still dream of buying a house that includes a few bedrooms, a yard to play in and a porch to watch the comings and goings
Los Angeles Home Market Hitting High Notes But Tempo Slowing
By Edward Fitz “Don’t Worry, Be Happy . . . ” Bobby McFerrin wrote and sang those rosy words, and created a No. 1 hit in 1988. And those same
Affordable Housing Is Now a Middle-Class Crisis in California
By Christopher Thornberg – California has a housing crisis. This probably doesn’t sound like news given the recent publicity about disputes over homelessness, rapidly rising rents, and gentrification—and the flurry
Cities Can’t Assume a Continued Boost From the Young
Over the past decade, many American cities have been transformed by young professionals of the millennial generation, with downtowns turning into bustling neighborhoods full of new apartments and pricey coffee
California Home Sales Down 7% in December
Despite strong headwinds of tight housing supplies and an affordability squeeze throughout much of 2016, California’s housing market ended the year on a positive note, posting a moderate sales pace
This Forecast isn’t Pretty for Southern California Home Prices
While many housing forecasts call for moderate price gains in 2017, an outlook from Clear Capital may be one of the most circumspect on the prospects for Southern California real
Net Outward Migration from Los Angeles County to Orange County
In the last blog on recent trends in homebuyer mobility we found that high housing prices in two Northern California counties (San Francisco and Alameda) had been a principal cause
