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Southern California Home Sales in 2016:
Five Predictions From Redfin

Online Real Estate Giant's Predictions Are A Mixed Bag

As we did in Monday's post, today we're presenting another set of predictions regarding Southern California Home Sales in 2016. These are a bit less specific to our own area here in the San Gabriel Valley. They come from the online real estate brokerage and analyst house, Redfin, and they are nationwide predictions. Even so, this 2016 Home Sales Forecast is likely what you'll see in the Southern California home sales market next year, and it's a mixed bag of news. As with most analysts, the Redfin predictions do not forsee any "booming" going on. They are focused on the moderation of things in general. They find that the housing market, in general, will continue to grow, but at a slower pace than we've seen. This is actually better news for buyers. If the market maintains growth while moderating the rate of exchanges and the rise in prices, that's good news for buyers, and indicates a healthy market long term.

Redfin's 5 Predictions are:

1) Prices and Sales Will Grow 1/2 As Fast 2) Credit Will Ease A Bit 3) There Will Be More (and older) First Time Buyers 4) The Market Will Slow & We Will See Slower Closings As Well 5) Inventory Shortage Will Continue The specifics of why Redfin is predicting each of these and just what effect the item will have on the market can all be found on the Redfin Blog post itself. This particular post was written by Nela Richardson, and she does a fine job of illustrating the "why's and wherefore's" of her 2016 housing market predictions.

Five 2016 Housing Market Predictions from Redfin | Redfin Blog

Redfin Blog

"Next year holds a few interesting developments, some good for housing, some bad. Easier credit will bring in more buyers, but higher mortgage rates, continued low inventory and the wildcard of a presidential election will weigh down growth. All things considered, we see a fairly uneventful housing market next year."

Read More Here: https://www.redfin.com/blog/2015/12/five-2016-housing-market-predictions-redfin.html

Southern California Home Sales in 2016: Slow and Steady

Our national and regional real estate markets have made a really dramatic recovery over the last few years. Dramatic recoveries create stress. As in any market, a "resting" period or a "retracement" becomes necessary. Buyers and Sellers look for a little "breathing room" where they can take a step back and not feel so rushed to get their timing right. This is the consensus of what we should expect for 2016. And it's not completely unwelcome news. A "resting" market is usually a good indication of market health, and in the long run that's good news for both sellers and buyers It should be noted that not all sectors of the housing market perform the same. On Friday we'll look at a sector of housing that's not "hitting the marks" as well as the others. Since this sector is somewhat of a "leading indicator" of future general market performance, it bears looking into the reasons for its current under-performance. Join us for our next post where we'll discuss the difficulties being experienced by the Luxury Home market these days. Southern California Home Sales in 2016.