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California housing market outperforms expectations, breaking record high median price for fourth straight month, C.A.R. reports - Existing, single-family home sales totaled 489,590 in September on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 5.2 percent from August and up 21.2 percent from September 2019. - September’s statewide median home price was more»

C.A.R. releases its 2021 California Housing Market Forecast California housing market recovery hinges on widespread availability and usage of effective coronavirus vaccine in early 2021. LOS ANGELES (Oct. 13) – Low mortgage interest rates and pent-up demand from a desire for homeownership will bolster California home sales in 2021, but economic more»

The Marin REALTORS® association has endorsed the following candidates and initiatives in the upcoming General Election on November 3, 2020. These candidates support our positions on the key issues that are important to REALTORS®, and these ballot initiatives support our goals of protecting private property, promoting homeownership and ensuring that more»

California housing market continues recovery as median home price breaks $700,000 mark, C.A.R. reports - Existing, single-family home sales totaled 465,400 in August on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 6.3 percent from July and up 14.6 percent from August 2019. - August’s statewide median home price was $706,900 up 6.1 percent from July and more»

California Housing Recovery Continues in July as Median Home Price Sets Another Record High, C.A.R. Reports - Existing, single-family home sales totaled 437,890 in July on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 28.8 percent from June and up 6.4 percent from July 2019. - July’s statewide median home price was $666,320 up 6.4 percent from June and up more»

Higher home prices and economic recession dampen California housing affordability in second quarter 2020, C.A.R. reports. Housing affordability improves in Bay Area Thirty-three percent of California households could afford to purchase the $610,850 median-priced home in the second quarter of 2020, down from 35 percent in first-quarter 2020 but up from 30 more»

C.A.R. Statement on New FHFA Refinance Fee That Increases Costs for Borrowers LOS ANGELES (Aug. 13) – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement to implement a new 0.5% fee on the loan amount for the majority of Fannie Mae and more»

San Rafael Passes Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan San Rafael city council voted to approve the Wildfire Prevention and Protection Action Plan (WPPAP) at their August 3rd meeting. San Rafael staff presented a draft WPPAP in 2019 that would serve as the framework for a safer community through 38 identified action items that included more»