California Association of Realtors Archives

California Home Sales Fall Nearly 21% in June, Signaling Market Cooloff

July 19, 2022 12:18 pm

According to a new report from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) released on Monday, home sales plunged by nearly 21% in the state last month, hitting sales levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and the Great Recession,...

The California Nanny State Invades Household Kitchens

July 1, 2022 2:30 amJune 30, 2022 5:31 pm

Unsurprisingly, every top search result for “Senate Bill 1383 food waste” yields links to propitious, upbeat summaries of what’s coming to every household kitchen in California. For example, from CalRecycle, under the heading “Recycling Organic Materials into New Products,” there is...

Bill To Tax to House Flippers and Speculators 25% Moves To Assembly Committee

March 10, 2022 4:34 pmMarch 10, 2022 4:34 pm

A bill that would massively tax house flippers and speculators who buy and sell a house within three years was moved to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1771, authored by Assemblyman Chris Ward...

California Median Home Price Breaks $800,000 and is Still Climbing

June 24, 2021 4:10 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:49 am

The California Association of Realtors recently announced that the median home price in the Golden State has surpassed $800,000. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. “Heated market conditions and a shortage of homes...

Controversial Home Mortage Deduction Cap Bill Withdrawn in Assembly

May 21, 2020 4:30 pmMay 21, 2020 7:26 pm

On Tuesday, the divisive Assembly Bill 1905, which would have limited mortgage interest deductions (MIDs) on primary and secondary homes to fund homeless programs, was withdrawn only hours before it was scheduled to be heard during the Assembly Housing and...

Gov. Newsom’s Partisan Recovery Task Force of 80 Elites Led By Greenie Tom Steyer

April 18, 2020 8:40 amApril 20, 2020 7:24 am

Kern County petroleum industry workers are concerned that Gov. Newsom and Steyer will seize on the opportunity of the crisis to permanently put them out of work A Partisan Task Force of 80 Elites On Friday April 17, California Gov....

Despite An Increase In Both State And Local Measures, Housing Prices And Homelessness Skyrocket

November 20, 2019 6:14 am

Reports this week across the state of California have shown significant bumps to both housing costs and homelessness, with cities such as Oakland and Los Angeles particularly being affected. According to a report from the California Association of Realtors, the...