California Affordability, Fire Impacts & New Listings
This week’s blog covers a mix of real estate topics, from statewide market trends to hyper-local updates in the South Bay—plus a few promotional highlights you won’t want to miss.
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Fire Insurance: Essential Tips for South Bay Homeowners
Our hearts are heavy as we extend our deepest sympathies to the victims of the recent fires in Los Angeles County. The loss and uncertainty these communities are facing are truly heartbreaking.
These tragic events serve as a stark reminder...
The Best (and Worst) Performing South Bay Home Markets of 2024
We are two weeks into 2025 and the new year is off to an unfortunate start.
Our hearts are with the victims of the wildfires in Greater Los Angeles. To those who have lost their homes or loved ones, we extend our deepest sympathies. This is ...
South Bay Real Estate: 2025 Fearless Predictions
Welcome to 2025 – Happy New Year!
There’s something magical about the start of a new year. It is a time to reset, refocus, and recharge. Personally, I love setting goals and intentions for the year ahead—it’s a tradition that keeps m...
South Bay Real Estate Fearless Predictions: 2024 Results
As hard as it is to believe, we are just a few weeks away from saying goodbye to 2024! It’s amazing how quickly this year has flown by.
The end of the year always inspires a handful of annual blog posts, and one of my favorites is recappin...
California Housing Affordability Q3 2024
If you’ve been following my updates, you know I eagerly anticipate the California Housing Affordability Index (HAI) report from the California Association of Realtors each quarter.
These reports have become a cornerstone for anyone trackin...
California Election Results: What Props 33 & 34 Mean for Real Estate
Congrats! You made it through another election season.
Whether your candidates, measures, etc. won or lost, I hope you felt a sense of how lucky we are in this great country to make our voice heard and exercise our right to vote.
Now come...
South Bay Real Estate Snapshot: Third Quarter 2024
It is hard to believe we’re already in the fall season and have just wrapped up the third quarter of 2024. This year has flown by! If you’re a data enthusiast like me, you probably look forward to this quarterly blog post as much as I do.
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Why Dropping Interest Rates Doesn’t Mean Rising Home Prices
Mortgage interest rates have dropped by more than one percentage point over the last four months, and the Federal Reserve just cut the Fed Funds rate by half a percent last week.
In case you didn't notice, many Realtors and pundits are writi...
South Bay Home Inventory is Rising & Interest Rates are Falling
South Bay markets are ready for a breath of fresh with mortgage rates and home inventory levels beginning to drop and rise, respectfully.
During the first half of the year, high mortgage rates and low home inventory levels were a huge talkin...
Quick South Bay Real Estate Notes
As school starts and Labor Day weekend is upon us, rather than skip a blog post, I wanted to share some quick real estate notes to quench the thirst of our real estate readers.
My quick notes this week will cover three topics:
Latest Ca...