California’s Wildfires Will Push Home Prices Even Higher

 

California’s wildfires will push home prices even higher

Source: Realtor.com
Deadly wildfires have always been a fact of life for Californians. But over the past few years they've caused unprecedented devastation—with this year becoming the worst wildfire season on record. The fires are having a catastrophic impact on lives and businesses across the state.

And they're impacting the state’s housing market by pushing up prices in communities that have been ravaged by the infernos, in some cases dramatically. Areas like Napa and Sonoma Counties were already experiencing housing shortages, exacerbated by fires from previous years. Of course the exact areas devastated by fires lose a lot of their value, and it takes time to regain those values. But all around is a different story.  See the article here.

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California Real Estate Update

Here are some extracts of the current California Real Estate Update Report, from the California Association of Realtors, which you can browse here in its entirety.   

• Sales in resort communities remained hot in September as housing demand in those areas continued to surge from last year. South Lake Tahoe home sales continued to increase year-over-year by triple-digits (105.4%) for the second consecutive month …
• At the regional level, all major regions posted double-digit price increases from last year. … All regions except the San Francisco Bay Area set a new high in median price in September.   
• All but one of 51 counties tracked by C.A.R. reported a year-over-year price gain, with 39 of them growing 10 percent or more. Lassen had the highest price increase, gaining 51.4 percent year-over-year. Humboldt was the only county where the median price was flat from a year ago, and no counties experienced an annual price decline.

• C.A.R.’s statewide sales-price-to-list-price ratio* was 100 percent in September 2020 and 98.5 percent in September 2019.
• The statewide average price per square foot** for an existing single-family home was $321 in September 2020 and $287 in September 2019.
• The 30-year, fixed-mortgage interest rate averaged 2.89 percent in September, down from 3.61 percent in September 2019, according to Freddie Mac. The five-year, adjustable mortgage interest rate was an average of 2.98 percent, compared to 3.38 percent in September 2019.

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California Leads The Nation in HOA Communities

 

Source: Foundation for Community Association Research
Nearly 74 million Americans reside in a community with a homeowners association or condominium board, with California leading the nation in the number of HOAs.

California leads the nation with 49,200 associations, followed by Florida, with 48,500; Texas, with 21,000; Illinois, with 18,800; North Carolina, with 14,100; and New York, with 14,000, the report says. In 2019, there were about 351,000 community associations in the U.S. The Foundation for Community Association Research estimates that the number in 2020 will increase to 354,000.

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