Pending Sales Sink 8.5% As Housing Market Cools
Pending home sales fell 8.5% and mortgage rates neared 7.5% in early October, while California flip margins narrowed and price cuts hit record highs.

Pending home sales fell 8.5% and mortgage rates neared 7.5% in early October, while California flip margins narrowed and price cuts hit record highs.

C.A.R. projects a modest 2027 sales rebound, but 7.40% mortgage rates, falling consumer confidence, and thin buyer demand still weigh on California's market today.

In Part 1 of Joey Romero’s conversation with Karin Hall, founder and CEO of uDirect IRA Services and owner of OCREIA, they explore how self-directed IRAs give investors more flexibility in using their retirement funds to invest in real estate

Sellers are cutting prices at a record pace as rates near 7.5%, California moves to speed factory-built housing, and a new MLS lawsuit could reshape off-market deal access.

Mortgage rates hit a 3-year high at 7.28% as applications slide, California price growth cools, and new-home sales jump on builder price cuts.

CA lawmakers target a stalled San Diego megaproject's CEQA fight, mortgage rates hit a 3-year high, and insurers test fire-zone markets again.
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