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LOS ANGELES - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recent home price gains have lifted more underwater homes into positive territory, pushing the share of equity home sales to their highest level since late 2007.  At the same time, pending home sales were essentially unchanged in April, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

LOS ANGELES - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Showing true signs of improvement, California’s housing market continued to perform better than expected in April with both the median home price and home sales increasing month to month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®  (C.A.R.) said today. However, decreased home affordability remains a challenge for buyers in many areas of the state

LOS ANGELES - May 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A combination of continued price increases and relatively higher  interest rates during the first quarter of 2014 led to decreased housing affordability in all regions of the state, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

LOS ANGELES - May 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement that it will not lower loan limits eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

LOS ANGELES - May 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Even in a state with hundreds of miles of beautiful, sandy beaches, luxury home buyers in California preferred hilltop homes over ocean-front properties by a margin of four to one, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 Luxury Real Estate Consumer Survey.”

LOS ANGELES - April 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an encouraging sign for a healthier spring home-buying market, California pending home sales increased more than usual and rose to the highest level in eight months.  Meanwhile, the share of short sales has fallen to levels last observed in 2008, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

LOS ANGELES - April 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market ticked upward in March to reach the highest level in four months, but sales were still lower than a year ago as declining housing affordability continues to put downward pressure on the market, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.

LOS ANGELES - April 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- “What starts with one California REALTOR® benefits all of California.” That’s the underlying sentiment of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) integrated consumer ad campaign, launching today on NBC stations in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento, as well as radio, print, and online

LOS ANGELES - April 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Viewing the country as a safe place to put their money, international home buyers preferred purchasing properties in the United States over other countries, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 International Clients Survey.”

LOS ANGELES - March 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales posted stronger than average gains in February for the second straight month, thanks to seasonal factors, but remained below the level of  a year ago, despite slight improvements in the statewide housing demand, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

LOS ANGELES - March 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales fell in February, but housing inventory increased as sellers gear up for the spring home-buying season, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

LOS ANGELES - March 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vastly improved home prices over the past five years have changed the landscape of California’s distressed housing market, which is now just a fraction of what it was during the Great Recession, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 11, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- January 2014 monthly permit totals quickly cooled after December’s hot streak. Though permits issued for single family and multi-family units decreased 51% from December 2013, current activity seems to be more comparable to January 2013, which revealed only a 9% decrease in permit activity.

LOS ANGELES - March 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the statewide housing inventory slowly improving, California pending home sales picked up steam in January and reversed a two-month decline, but pending sales were still down from a year ago, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

LOS ANGELES - February 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A limited supply of available homes for sale continued to hamper California housing sales, which were essentially flat in January, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

LOS ANGELES - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As home price gains eased back toward the end of 2013, California’s housing affordability held steady in the fourth quarter of 2013, following six consecutive quarters of declines, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported.

LOS ANGELES - January 29, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) announces the release of a new Milken Institute report on housing finance, which features insights from C.A.R. CEO Joel Singer as well as prominent voices from banking, state government, and academia. Titled, “Rebuilding Housing Finance: Thoughts from California on Federal Reform,” the report features insights from a roundtable discussion during the 2013 California Summit held at the Milken Institute’s headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif. C.A.R. not only participated in the Summit but also played an integral role by helping to shape the special session on housing finance

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A perfect storm of a shortage of available homes for sale, rising interest rates, and higher home prices kept prospective home buyers on the sidelines in December, pushing California pending home sales lower for the second straight month. Meanwhile, equity sales continue to make up more than four of every five home sales

LOS ANGELES - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sellers are more optimistic about repurchasing a home than in the past few years, thanks to strong growth in home prices, record-low interest rates, and better personal financial situations, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 California Home Sellers Survey.”

LOS ANGELES - December 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors, combined with shrinking housing affordability, cooled California pending home sales from both the previous month and year in November, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today