A short recap of the 2025 forecast In 2025, my forecast was for the 10-year yield to range between 3.80% and 4.70%, and mortgage rates to range between 5.75% and 7.25%. The... Read more »
After serving for decades as a community hub and popular shopping center, the Westminster Mall in Orange County is getting ready to close its doors. Most of the shops in the mall... Read more »
“The Court accepts as true all of the well-pleaded facts in the Complaint and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of Plaintiffs.” So said U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama on 12.4.2025. According... Read more »
The Department of Veterans affairs must build more than 2,500 housing units on its West Los Angeles campus, a federal appeals court has ruled. Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of... Read more »
California is entering an affordable housing refinancing crunch, with Yardi Matrix reporting that roughly $860 million in commercial mortgages on fully affordable properties will mature in 2026. That figure rises sharply to... Read more »
A short recap of the 2025 forecast In 2025, my forecast was for the 10-year yield to range between 3.80% and 4.70%, and mortgage rates to range between 5.75% and 7.25%. The... Read more »
Below is a timeline of the actions the Trump administration or Congressional Republicans have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, along with additional coverage of... Read more »
The pandemic-era home buying frenzy, defined by listings drawing multiple offers within hours and intense bidding wars, has largely faded—but a handful of markets continue to stand out for how quickly homes... Read more »
Redondo Beach city officials have put the kibosh on a proposed residential building on Pacific Coast Highway. Redondo Beach Planning Commission members rejected a plan from Redondo Seaside Living to build a... Read more »
As a long-time observer of the real estate world, I’ve seen trends come and go, but if there’s one story in 2025 that’s truly made me pause, it’s the rise of Berkeley,... Read more »