Long Beach/Southern California Real Estate

  Craftsman Bungalow style homes Selling your home is a significant decision, and the current Long Beach market in 2025 presents several com...

Graphic showing 2023 market data in California  The 2023 housing market had ups and downs, but buyer competition remained, and prices contin...

 The November average sales price for a single family home continued up from November 2022 (on a monthly basis), as did the median price, by...

  Interest rates are climbing again, today they are up to 8%, the highest rate in decades. While buyers should realize there are other thin...

The National Association of Realtors data shows home prices increased in 60% of the nation's largest metro areas, while 30-year mortgage...

The sequence of four straight hikes of 75 basis points (.75%) in a row was capped last Wednesday Dec 14 by a rate hike of 50 basis points (....

Interest rates and inflation are issues right now, not just here but globally.  Older populations in some other countries are problematic, w...

According to Tian Liu, Chief Economist at Enact, remote work is still driving the housing market buyer preferances.  COVID-19 has shaped the...

Some astonishing facts about the current market: Interest Rates, Lowest Ever Median home price in California is $700,000 (September), lowest...

What does it mean for home buyers and owners when the Federal Funds Rate is lowered?   (More information is on Investopedia about the Fed...

In today's world where there are higher home prices, many first time buyers, or younger buyers especially, are fortunate to have parents...

What do you think of when you hear the word "investor"?  A large entity such as a corporation or company where individual names ...

15 year loan vs. 30 year loan payments A 15-year loan mortgage payment is not what all buyers can afford, but lower rates are making the...

This afternoon I did an interesting calculation because I was playing around with a feature on my website. First of all, did you know intere...

Some of you may not yet know about the $10,000 California tax credit which will go into effect on May 1, 2010, until the end of the year, o...

Six months ago (they've passed quickly), I covered this topic via an article by Pat Zaby complete with payment scenario. Last week's...

The e-mails from the lenders are pouring in to my inbox this morning. As of this morning, the 30 year fixed Fannie Mae Rate (conventional l...

Quote of the day: "Long-term rates, such as those for mortgages, don't respond directly to the Fed's short-term rate moves. Som...

Whenever the Federal Reserve increases or decreases rates as it did today, it means different things for different people. The winners will ...