Posts Tagged ‘firsttuesday’
Los Angeles housing indicators | firsttuesday Journal
California’s housing market for 2026 is gradually entering a more consistent but slowing economic phase on exiting with ripples of the chaotic pandemic-era real estate market. However, it is important to note Los Angeles’s housing market ...
Negative equity and foreclosure | firsttuesday Journal
A crisis squandered by an inactive governmentConventional wisdom holds that foreclosures are triggered when homeowners owe more on their mortgages than the fair market value (FMV) of their homes — i...
Golden state population trends | firsttuesday Journal
California’s population stagnated for the first time in living memory starting in 2019, which introduced a decline in population coupled with covid flight lasting until 2022. The pace of growth stepped up in 2024. Now, 2025 is set to exceed t...
Acceptance of an offer | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Learn when a binding agreement to buy and sell real estate is formed and how to assist clients by preparing and submitting or responding to an offer to buy real estate. Time and nature of a response to an offerA buyer intendin...
(Re)introducing the due-on clause | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: All trust deeds contain a due-on clause. Mortgage holders use the clause to exact additional profits when interest rates rise. Buyers who take title to a property subject to an existing low-rate mortgage, and landlords with a ...
Tax aspects advice | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Tax aspects are basic to the sale or ownership of real estate. When applicable, income taxes have significant financial impact on sellers and buyers of real estate. This article explains how to offer tax advice when appropriat...
California home sales volume | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Real estate agents and brokers in 2025 observed a disappointing spring sales bounce after years of substandard home sales since the 2021 pandemic buying frenzy. Buyers lost purchasing power to the highest mortgage rates and as...
California residential construction starts | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: When adequate new construction starts are limited by either zoning or prohibitively high construction costs — as are affecting builders in 2025 — property prices rise excessively. Real estate agents and brokers looking to ...
