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Nov 29, 2022, 14:00 ET California REALTORS® applaud FHFA for raising Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loan limits

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA)...

Nov 16, 2022, 13:03 ET California home sales bear brunt of higher interest rates in October, C.A.R. reports

California's housing market continued shifting in October as the monthly average 30-year fixed rate mortgage hovered near 7 percent and led to the...

Jul 18, 2022, 10:30 ET California home sales and price curb in June as housing demand cools, C.A.R. reports

California's housing market continued to downshift in June as housing demand cooled further to levels not seen in the past two years and logged its...

Jun 16, 2022, 12:29 ET Home sales in California dip below pre-pandemic levels as the effects of rising interest rates begin to show even as prices set another record, C.A.R. reports

California's housing market started showing signs of a market shift in May, as the monthly average 30-year fixed rate mortgage surpassed 5 percent...

Jun 06, 2022, 18:44 ET BIPARTISAN HOMEOWNERSHIP COALITION SUPPORTS JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PROPOSAL

The California Homeownership Coalition — which includes the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), California Building Industry Association...

May 17, 2022, 11:30 ET Rising interest rates and climbing home prices moderate California home sales in April as statewide median price sets another peak, C.A.R. reports

California home sales retreated in April as rising interest rates and higher home prices depressed housing demand even as the statewide median home...

Apr 11, 2022, 13:50 ET California REALTORS® show commitment for National Fair Housing Month 2022

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) promotes and advocates for fair housing every month, but each April, it celebrates the passage of...

Mar 15, 2022, 11:20 ET California home sales edge higher in February amid geopolitical tensions and inflation uncertainty, C.A.R. reports

Despite higher interest rates alongside geopolitical uncertainty caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, California's housing market continued to...

Jan 18, 2022, 11:51 ET California home sales and prices ease in December, as 2021 state housing market posts best performance in more than a decade, C.A.R. reports

California home sales and prices moderated in December as mortgage rates edged higher, but home sales for the entire year recorded the strongest pace ...

Jan 12, 2022, 13:00 ET C.A.R.'s Housing Affordability Fund partners with housing nonprofits to provide closing cost grants to underserved first-time buyers

In an effort to address California's growing housing affordability crisis and racial homeownership divide, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®'...

Jan 10, 2020, 19:35 ET California REALTORS® encouraged by Gov. Newsom's 2020-21 budget

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement regarding California Gov. Gavin Newsom's state budget briefing: ...

Nov 22, 2019, 13:16 ET C.A.R. commends California Insurance Commissioner for expediting wildfire victims' claims

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) issued the following statement in response to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's...

Nov 11, 2019, 12:07 ET CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® installs 2020 Leadership team

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today installed its 2020 Leadership Team. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Jeanne Radsick, a...

Nov 07, 2019, 10:00 ET Cheaper mortgages and income growth improve housing affordability in third quarter, C.A.R. reports

A lower cost of borrowing and higher income levels allowed more Californians to afford a home purchase during the third quarter of 2019, the...

Oct 29, 2019, 15:18 ET California REALTORS® call for renewed and robust legislative action to prioritize housing supply in 2020

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement calling on state lawmakers to prioritize increasing the housing ...

Oct 09, 2019, 17:48 ET California REALTORS® statement on Governor's approval of SB 330

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement on the governor's signing of Sen. Nancy Skinner's (D-Berkeley)...

Sep 26, 2019, 09:00 ET C.A.R. releases its 2020 California Housing Market Forecast

Low mortgage interest rates will support California's housing market in 2020 but economic uncertainty and affordability issues will mute sales...

Sep 17, 2019, 12:09 ET Low interest rates boost California housing market as median home price sets another record, C.A.R. reports

Fueled by mortgage interest rates at near-three-year lows, California's housing market recorded a second consecutive year-over-year sales increase...

Sep 16, 2019, 12:05 ET State's premiere real estate trade show, REimagine! Conference & Expo, opens next week in Los Angeles for first time

CALIFORNIA REALTORS® will gather for the state's premiere real estate trade show next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown Los...

Sep 11, 2019, 21:19 ET California REALTORS®' Statement on rent cap bill

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement from Association President Jared Martin regarding Assembly Bill ...

Sep 11, 2019, 14:12 ET Housing group sues City of Whittier for violating state garage conversion law

Californians for Homeownership, a new nonprofit organization sponsored by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) that aims to address...

Sep 05, 2019, 19:42 ET C.A.R. statement on Treasury proposal to reform Fannie, Freddie

Earlier this year, the Trump administration said it would issue a comprehensive proposal to address the 11-year conservatorship of Fannie Mae and...

Aug 07, 2019, 10:00 ET California housing affordability dips in second quarter 2019, C.A.R. reports

Higher home prices negated the lowest interest rates in more than a year and reduced Californians' ability to afford a home purchase in the second...

Jul 25, 2019, 14:37 ET California REALTORS® applaud statewide leaders' endorsement of SB 50

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement on new endorsements of Sen. Scott Wiener's (D-San Francisco)...

May 16, 2019, 12:28 ET California home sales stumble into spring home buying season as median price sets another record, C.A.R. reports

California home sales remained muted entering the spring homebuying season as soft buyer demand continues to challenge the market, the CALIFORNIA...