July 26, 2018 | Steve Milne
Though the median price of a Sacramento-area home saw an annual increase of 9 percent in the second quarter, home-price appreciation is starting to cool off.
May 17, 2018 | Chris Nichols
Supporters say the initiative would give homeowners 55 and up a property tax discount when they buy a pricier home. That, in turn, could ease the state’s housing crunch by freeing up inventory for younger buyers.
November 30, 2017 | Steve Milne
A new list of 123 U.S. metro areas where home buyers are most likely to move in the fourth quarter puts Reno at No. 8 and Sacramento at 46. The list is based on the number of home mortgage applications filed between July and September.
September 14, 2017 | Steve Milne
Modesto has one of the highest home flipping rates in the United States. Analysts say flippers like Modesto because it still has a lot of low-priced housing available.
August 30, 2017 | Steve Milne
The median sale price for a Sacramento County home in July was $344,000. Research firm CoreLogic says the last time it was that high was in the spring of 2007.
May 24, 2017 | Steve Milne
Some Sacramento area counties saw double-digit increases in home values and decreases in sales volume last month.
February 9, 2017 | Chris Nichols
The share of California home buyers who could afford the state’s median priced home remained at just 31 percent during the last quarter of 2016, according to a new report.
December 22, 2016 | Steve Milne
Annual home-price appreciation in the fourth-quarter outpaced wage growth in Sacramento County. The median sales price of $305,000 is up 12 percent from a year ago, while average weekly wage growth is up by only one-percent.
November 30, 2016 | Steve Milne
There's good news and bad news in a new housing forecast out Wednesday, depending on whether you already own a home in the Sacramento area or are trying to buy one.
November 17, 2016 | Steve Milne
Sacramento's housing market has hit a logjam. Homeowners are staying in their homes longer to amass equity. That's shrinking the inventory of properties available for first-time home buyers .
