Market Watch

Economic trends in the real estate market, focusing on demographics, employment, interest rates, construction and economic forecasts.

May 23, 2013
Current market rates
The average 30-year and 15-year mortgage rates...
May 21, 2013
Orange County housing indicators
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May 20, 2013
Jobs move real estate
Job numbers rose in April 2013. In...
May 20, 2013
Weekly Statistical Update 05/20/13, Diminishi...
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May 20, 2013
April home sales increase – will it continu...
39,051 homes sold in California during April...
May 16, 2013
FHA, PMI, or neither?
This Market Chart compares the costs and...
May 16, 2013
Home sales volume and price peaks
This article looks at home sales volume...
May 14, 2013
The 20% solution: personal savings rates and ...
This article analyzes the current rate of...
May 13, 2013
Weekly Statistical Update 05/13/13, Vacancies...
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May 10, 2013
Using the yield spread to forecast recessions...
Forecasting future economic conditions facing the real...