California Association of Realtors®
Press Release:
August 17, 2023
California median home price registers first annual price gain in 9 months;
statewide sales take a step back in July, C.A.R. reports
- Existing, single-family home sales totaled 269,180 in July on a...
On June 17, Peter Brewer – founder of the real estate law firm Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP – was generous enough to share his thoughts on Pat Kapowich's expertise in this interview.
It is high praise from such an established industry leader regarding residential real estate...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times | Published: July 8, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Regarding your June 24, 2023, column titled “Is saving money worth the potential of stigmatizing your home...
National Assocation of Realtors®
Press Release
Key Highlights
- Single-family existing-home sales prices climbed in approximately 60% of measured metro areas – 128 of 221 – in the second quarter. The national median single-family existing-home price declined 2.4% from...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times | Published: June 24, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Regarding your March 24, 2023, column titled “Successor trustees need to recognize the value of presale...
Key Highlights
- International buyers purchased $53.3 billion worth of U.S. residential properties from April 2022 to March 2023, down 9.6% from the previous year. The 84,600 existing homes sold – the lowest since NAR began tracking in 2009 – retreated 14.2% from the prior year.
- The...
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National Assocation of Realtors®
Press Release
Key Highlights
- Pending home sales augmented in June, up 0.3% from May.
- Month over month, contract signings increased in the Northeast and Midwest but decreased in the South and West.
- NAR forecasts the 30-year fixed mortgage rate will hit 6.4% in...
The California Assocation of Realtors® (C.A.R.)
Press Release
July 19, 2023
Elevated interest rates and limited new listings
suppress California home sales in June, C.A.R. reports
The statewide median price remains above $800,000 for the third straight month, and the...
WASHINGTON (July 20, 2023) – Existing-home sales slipped in June, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
Key Highlights
- Existing-home sales dropped 3.3% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.16 million. Sales trailed off by 18.9% from one year ago. ...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times | Published: June 17, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Q: We are waiting for interest rates to go down before we purchase a home. We have a property in mind. However, on last night’s news, the report said two...