California home sales remained stagnant for the second consecutive month in June 2024, as the 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained above 7 percent throughout most of May, when most of these sales opened escrow.
The California Association of Realtors is reporting that only seventeen percent of the state's homebuyers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first-quarter 2024.
Based on new data from the California Association of Realtors, California home sales were essentially flat in October 2023, as the cost of borrowing remained elevated and housing inventory continued to be tight.
As Tropical Storm Hilary now substantially weakens this week, real estate data provider CoreLogic estimates that approximately 1,553,803 residential homes in the western U.S. were at an elevated risk of inland riverine flooding over the last few days. This includes both single- and multifamily residential properties.