Job Growth in SoCal Real Estate Jumps to Seven-Year High

Job Growth in SoCal Real Estate Jumps to Seven-Year High

Real estate jobs have rebounded across Southern California with the hottest hiring spree in seven years, despite sluggish home sales in the wake of higher interest rates. Property-related work across Los Angeles,... Read more »
US Economy Surpasses Expectations with Strong Growth in 2023

US Economy Surpasses Expectations with Strong Growth in 2023

The United States economy exhibited remarkable resilience as it closed out the year 2023 with a robust performance, surpassing earlier predictions. The advance estimate of the fourth-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) revealed... Read more »
Job growth is slowing down right on cue

Job growth is slowing down right on cue

Slowing job growth doesn’t mean a recession, but today’s jobs report tells me that the significant job gains we were accustomed to in the early part of the COVID-19 recovery period are... Read more »
Job growth will fuel the housing demand in the long term: NAR’s Lawrence Yun

Job growth will fuel the housing demand in the long term: NAR’s Lawrence Yun

After two straight years of double-digit declines, home sales will pick up in 2024 thanks to lower mortgage rates. This is according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, who shared a presentation... Read more »
US annual rent growth slows for the 17th straight month in September: CoreLogic

US annual rent growth slows for the 17th straight month in September: CoreLogic

Single-family rent prices in the United States only rose by 2.6% year over year in September, the lowest rent growth recorded in three years. That’s according to CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI),... Read more »
Housing inventory growth slows to a halt

Housing inventory growth slows to a halt

Weekly housing inventory data All I wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas was just a few weeks of active inventory growth between 11,000 – 17,000. But even with mortgage rates getting as high... Read more »
CoStar’s 50th quarter of double-digit revenue growth

CoStar’s 50th quarter of double-digit revenue growth

CoStar Group’s annual revenue increase of 12% during the third quarter of 2023 marked the 50th straight quarter of double-digit revenue growth. The company reported revenue of $625 million and net income... Read more »
CoreLogic Forecasts 3.5% Growth in HPI from July 2023 to 2024

CoreLogic Forecasts 3.5% Growth in HPI from July 2023 to 2024

The US housing market has been experiencing fluctuations in home prices and market activity. In this report, we will explore the latest insights into the US home price trends for October 2023.... Read more »
Homebuyers hit the brakes, causing unseasonal growth in inventory

Homebuyers hit the brakes, causing unseasonal growth in inventory

Available inventory of unsold homes rose by 1.8% this week. It’s quite clear that homebuyers have hit the brakes waiting to see if mortgage rates recede from these multi-decade highs. The leading... Read more »