A Picture Graph is Worth a 1000 Words

This is dedicated to those of you that enjoy seeing more visuals and less verbal explanation.  I came across these charts related to current real estate and mortgage conditions.  A brief explanation and links to each chart are provided below:

Current Market Rates

By ft Editorial Staff • Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: Charts

91-Day Treasury Bill – Average Auction Rate Chart updated 3/17/11 Week Ending 3/18/11 0.09% Month Ago 2/18/11 0.13% Year Ago 3/17/10 0.17 This rate determines the minimum interest rate the seller must impute in a delayed §1031 transaction and report when not receiving interest on §1031 monies held by a facilitator/accomodator and sets the amount [...]

Boomers retire, and California trembles

By Bradley Markano • Mar 13th, 2011 • Category: Charts, Journal Articles, March 2011 Journal

The Baby Boomer generation will soon begin retiring en masse, bringing about a radical change in California real estate transactions. This article explores the repercussions of that great demographic shift.

Home sales volume and price peaks

By Bradley Markano • Mar 10th, 2011 • Category: Charts

This article looks at home sales volume through and beyond the current recession.

Reeling from California unemployment

By Bradley Markano • Mar 6th, 2011 • Category: Charts, Journal Articles

Chart last updated 3/6/11 January 2011 December 2010 January 2010 CA Unemployment Rate 12.7% 12.3% 13% Number Unemployed 2,348,700 2,226,800 2,240,000 LFP Rate 64.6% 63.8% 63.8% Data courtesy of California Employment Development Department For more employment information, see first tuesday’s Market Chart, Jobs Move Real Estate. The most recent peak month for unemployment was January, [...]

Jobs Move Real Estate

By Bradley Markano • Mar 6th, 2011 • Category: Charts, Journal Articles

Updated 3/6/2011. There is a 1-2 month reporting delay for all data. The past and future of jobs in California: the number of people employed: Chart last updated 3/6/11 January 2011 13,815,700 December 2010 14,078,100 January 2010 13,686,400 Current, detailed employment numbers for California’s biggest counties: Chart last updated 3/6/11 January 2011 December 2010 January [...]

California Tiered Home Pricing

By Bradley Markano • Mar 1st, 2011 • Category: Charts

Charts are updated monthly. There is a two-month lag in reported data. Chart last updated 3/1/11 Chart last updated 3/1/11 December 2010 November 2010 December 2009 Low Tier 164 163 158 Mid Tier 158 160 162 High Tier 157 158 155 Chart last updated 3/1/11 Chart last updated 3/1/11 December 2010 November 2010 December 2009 [...]

CA single- and multi-family housing starts

By Bradley Markano • Feb 27th, 2011 • Category: California Construction, Charts

FOR THE MONTH OF January 2011 SFR and Multi-Family Residential Construction Chart last updated 2/27/2011 Chart last updated 2/27/2011 Data courtesy of Construction Industry Research Board *Forecasts are made by first tuesday in January and adjusted in July based on current new homes sales trends, actual construction starts and government measures taken in reaction to [...]

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries

By ft Editorial Staff • Feb 14th, 2011 • Category: Charts, December 2010 Journal

This article presents an analysis of the yield spread as a tool for brokers and their agents to use in forecasting future economic conditions facing the real estate market in 2011.

Rentals: The Future of Real Estate in CA?

By Bradley Markano • Feb 14th, 2011 • Category: Charts, July 2010 Journal

This article discusses the market factors influencing the decision to rent or buy in the wake of the Great Recession, and forecasts the future of the rental housing market.

Newly Licensed Sales and Broker Population

By Bradley Markano • Feb 7th, 2011 • Category: Charts

Chart last updated 2/7/11 4Q 2010 3Q 2010 4Q 2009 Agent Licenses 3,172 3,486 3,573 Broker Licenses 1,646 1,634 1,797 When you compare the number of newly-licensed real estate brokers to the number of newly-licensed agents, the data show that for every two newly-licensed sales agents there will be approximately one newly-licensed broker. Newly licensed [...]

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