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Altadena Post-Fire Investor Activity: Redevelopment Or A Vulture-Feeding Frenzy?

Brion Costa — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:46:50 +0000

Residential Real Estate: California Continues To Recover

Steve Gaghagen — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:20:33 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Home Sales Highest In 2 1/2 Years The California Association of Realtors has released the numbers for July, and California is looking surprisingly good. After the frightening crash-and-halt action that occurred with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a good case to be made that the residential real estate market in California […]

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Southern California Home Sales in 2016: California Real Estate Market Predictions

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:00:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales in 2016 - "California’s housing market is expected to improve in 2016, but a shortage of available inventory and continuing high costs are expected to limit the improvement ..." Southern California Home Sales in 2016: California Real Estate Market Predictions California Association of Realtors Releases 2016 Market Forecast It's that time of […]

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Southern California Home Sales Hit 7-Year High

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:26:56 +0000

California Home Sales: May Numbers Post A 7 Year High Prices & Activity Hold High Numbers As Several Influences Bolster California Home Sales The California home sales market is still posting impressive numbers. Buyers poured lots of cash into the market in May and activity posted a 7 year high while prices held a 9 […]

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California Home Sales: Eliminating The Mortgage Deduction

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 20:31:52 +0000

California Home Sales: Eliminating The Mortgage Deduction Could Have A Domino Effect California Home Sales Could Slow & Tax Revenues Fall If Deduction Is Eliminated Completely California home sales, their rate and prices, can be effected by many things. The market is a complex and ever changing "animal" with many interlocking parts. One of those […]

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California Home Sales: Home Prices Soar Across Southern California

Steve Gaghagen — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:59:21 +0000

California Home Sales: Prices Soar Across Southland California Home Sales Numbers Show Large Jumps In Both Price And Activity All across the Southland, the California Home Sales market is posting some really impressive numbers. Prices are way up, as anyone with any knowledge will tell you, but activity has increased as well. In the San […]

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California Home Sales: Median Price Sees Largest Jump In 33 Years

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:56:01 +0000

California Home Sales: Median Price Sees Largest Jump In 33 Years At Least 34.5% Of California Home Sales In May Were $500K And Up More good numbers in California home sales in May were just reported. The California Association of Realtors reports that the state's median home price increased to $417,350 from $316,460 in May […]

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California Home Sales: Foreclosed Home Sales Decline In California

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:06:30 +0000

California Home Sales: Foreclosures Decline Again California Home Sales Numbers Show Foreclosures Down While Prices Climb Again RealtyTrac shows more good numbers for the California home sales market. The first quarter of 2013 shows that foreclosed properties made up 30% of the market, down from 40% a year ago. Here's an article from "The Westside […]

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California Home Sales – CoreLogic Home Price Index Rises by 10.5 Percent

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:03:41 +0000

California Home Sales: Califonia Among Leaders In Continuing Increase In Home Values California Home Sales Prices Rise 17.2% Year Over Year In March The rise in California home sales prices continues. CoreLogic is reporting that nationwide the home price index rose 10.5% in March from the level it held in March of last year. Nevada […]

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California Home Sales – Home Prices See Largest Annual Growth In 7 Years

Steve Gaghagen — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:11:57 +0000

California Home Sales: Home Prices See Largest Annual Growth In 7 Years California Home Sales Inventory Less Than 3 Month Supply In March The California home sales market is seeing prices rise and inventory drop. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index shows that home prices in the USA's 20 largest cities were up 9.3% over this same […]

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Real Estate Values: Low Mortgage Rates Making US Homes More Affordable

Steve Gaghagen — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:11:06 +0000

Real Estate Values: Low Mortgage Rates Making US Homes More Affordable Real Estate Values & Mortgage Interest Rates Engaged In A Balancing Act In these pages we have been reporting for a while now on rising real estate values here in California and around the country. The affordability of homes is still good because low […]

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Real Estate News – Featured Posts – 04-06-2013

Steve Gaghagen — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:14:17 +0000

Real Estate News:Ruby Brings You Today's Posts Real Estate News:Here Are Ruby's Featured Posts For Today (4/6/13) Hi there. Ruby here. I'm Brion Costa's cyber assistant, and I'm here to guide you through the Costa Real Estate Digest so you can find the best information about real estate in one simple location. Whether you're a […]

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California Home Sales: Equity Sales At Highest Level Since 2008

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:38:08 +0000

California Home Sales: Equity Sales At Highest Level Since 2008 California Home Sales Numbers Continue To Rise The statistics regarding California home sales continue to improve, says the California Association of Realtors. Among the improving numbers are those regarding "distressed property" sales. They continue to fall. Equity sales in February reached 67.1% of the market, […]

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California Real Estate – Industrial Real Estate Recovering

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:27:04 +0000

California Real Estate: Industrial Market Recovering California Real Estate Industrial Market Currently Has 15,000,000 Square Feet Under Development One section of the California real estate market that we can definitely say is "recovering" is the industrial real estate sector. It has been under recovery for almost 18 months now. As the headline says, the California […]

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California Home Sales: High-End Homes Selling Briskly

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:34:32 +0000

California Home Sales: High-End Homes Selling Briskly California Home Sales - High-End Homes One Of The More Active Contributors To Market Even though inventory is down in the California Home Sales market, high-end homes ... with prices falling between the $1 million to $2 million range ... are selling at a quicker pace than most […]

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California Home Sales: Median Home Price Climbs

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:46:42 +0000

California Home Sales: Median Home Price Climbs California Home Sales Decrease and Prices Climb As Supply Decreases The number of affordable homes decreased recently, and California Home Sales dropped as a result. With fewer REO properties and distressed properties on the market, prices have risen and caused some buyers to back off. Here's an article […]

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San Fernando Valley Home Sales: A Market On The Rebound

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:23:51 +0000

San Fernando Valley Home Sales: A Market On The Rebound Recent Reports On San Fernando Valley Home Sales Show Growth In Activity And Prices Recent reports are showing that San Fernando Valley home sales are no exception tot he rule as we see a definite rebound in the California ... and national ... real estate […]

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Orange County Home Sales: Big Gains All Across O.C.

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:06:28 +0000

Orange County Home Sales: Big Gains In All OC Regions Orange County Home Sales Up Over 18% Compared To Last Year At This Time Orange County home sales are up in all areas of the OC as reported by Dataquick. Beach cities, South and North Inland, and Mid-County all show increased sales activity as well […]

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California Home Sales: Here’s The Good News & Some Strong Gains

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:40:13 +0000

California Home Sales: Here's the Good News The Number Of Contracts Signed Might Be Static, But Other Factors Hold Positive News For California Home Sales In two other reports today we saw some good signs for growth in the real estate market that excluded California home sales and other areas of the West. Those reports […]

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California Home Sales: Another … More Rosey … Report On Increase In Pending Sales

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:26:42 +0000

California Home Sales: Another ... More Rosey ... Report On Increase In Pending Sales NAR Says More Contracts Signed Nationwide - This Report Doesn't Mention Lagging California Home Sales California home sales are not mentioned in this report from the LA Times. It reports only on the figures nationwide, which we have already reported here […]

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California Home Sales: Pending Contracts At 2 Year High Nationwide

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:01:55 +0000

California Home Sales: Pending Contracts At 2 Year High Nationwide NAR Says More Contracts Signed Nationwide - Verifies Improvement In All Areas EXCLUDING California Home Sales & Other Western Areas The National Associaition of Realtors has good news regarding home sales nationwide, but stops short at extending this to California home sales and the West. […]

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Commercial Real Estate: Fresno Among 5 Least Expensive Markets

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:25:21 +0000

Commercial Real Estate: Fresno Among 5 Least Expensive Markets Annual Report Aggregates Rental Income & Operating Expenses From 125 Commercial Real Estate Markets A report on the expense of operating commercial real estate properties in 125 cities in the US comes from the Building Owners and Managers Association. It found that the California city of […]

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California Real Estate News: CA Lawmakers Caught In Bubble Burst As Well

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:09:57 +0000

California Real Estate News: Legislators Not Immune To Burst Real Estate Bubble In Other California Real Estate News, Several Sacramento Legislators Are In Foreclosure Trouble Remember 2006? It was just before the "bubble" burst and brought so many folks tumbling back to reality from wherever it was they were located before. Here's a bit of […]

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California Real Estate: Number Of Homes Entering Foreclosure Drops

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:21:16 +0000

California Real Estate: Number Of Homes Entering Foreclosure Drops 5 Year Low In Foreclosure Entries Is Good News For California Real Estate Market Data quick is reporting some good news for the California Real Estate market. the number of homes entering foreclosure has dropped precipitously to a 5 year low. The number fell 2.9% from […]

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