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Oil prices, inflation fears, and mortgage rates are likely to remain elevated until the US/Iran conflict ends. But even today, mortgage rates are nearly a half a percentage point lower than they were at the same time last year, and many markets are significantly more…

April 2026 Real Estate News The National Association of Realtors reported that the number of existing home sales decreased by 3.6% in March. The good news is that mortgage rates did edge down with the announcement of the cease fire.  According to the California…

The Fed left rates unchanged and noted the growing challenges of a lackluster job market combined with the inflationary effects of the current conflict in Iran.  Mortgage rates are solidly above 6%, complicating the spring selling season as the “lock in…

The start of the year is showing some seasonality with existing home sales down 8.4% nationally in January according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 10.3% out here in the West for the same time period. NAR also noted that affordability has been…

Real Estate News and Economic VibesIn a move to help affordability challenges, President Trump announced that he would like to ban large investors, (aka private equity giants, REIT’s etc) from buying up single family homes. This would require Congressional approval. He…