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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»

HUD’s Repeal of Fair Housing Rule Reverses Decades of Progress LOS ANGELES (July 29) – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement regarding the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement to end the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that will roll back more»

California Housing Market Claws Back Past Two Months of Losses in June as Median Home Price Sets Another Record High, C.A.R. Reports - Existing, single-family home sales totaled 339,910 in June on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 42.4 percent from May and down 12.8 percent from June 2019. - June’s statewide median home price was $626,170, more»

UPDATED JULY 15, 2020. Where can I find the latest guidance of how to operate under the various state and local orders? Local Real Estate Guidance from Marin County’s MarinRecovers.com Latest State Guidance Latest Guidance from the California Association of REALTORS(®) Are home moves and moving companies allowed? Moves are also allowed more»