Housing Matters Podcast by Car(California Association Of Realtor) Latest
Interest Rates are going Down So Get ready to Sell or Buy Call Mallik Listing & Sales King
Please don’t wait If you are Thinking of Buying A HOUSE or Commercial Real Estate.* First-time buyers often rely on family gifts to afford the down payments on their homes. Now California Legislators want the government to fill the role of generous relative.* Lawmakers are proposing creating a billion-dollar fund in this year’s state budget that would provide California’s first-time buyers either all of the money they need for a down payment, or very close to it, in exchange for partial ownership stakes in those residences.* The proposal, put forward by state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, comes as skyrocketing property prices broaden the divide between those who own their homes and those who rent in California. In the past year, Golden State homeowners gained $141,000 in home equity, on average, the housing research firm CoreLogic reported last week, more than in any other state.* California’s rate of home ownership, at 56%, is second lowest in the country behind New York, according to the American Community Survey data from the census.* Atkins said the California Dream for All program is aimed at creating opportunities for lower- and middle-income buyers in a rapidly rising market, including those who have faced racial and economic barriers to homeownership.* E97- Fed’s Biggest Rate Hike In Decades
C.A.R. economists discuss the latest housing market data in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s largest single rate-hike in decades. The number of home sales dipped to its lowest levels in years outside of the initial shutdown at the start of the pandemic, and competition has begun to ease from the near-frenzy levels of the past two years. There is also heightened economic risks as consumers face increasing headwinds, and businesses become less confident about 2023. How this all affects housing in California is covered in Episode 97.