Real Estate

The typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment was $70,000 in August, up 6.1 percent year-over-year and the highest dollar amount ever for down payments, according to a report. The typical homebuyer’s down payment during the eighth month of 2025 was equal to 18.6 percent of the purchase price, up from 17.8 percent …

California’s housing market bounced back in September, ending five consecutive months of year-over-year sales declines. Sales of existing single-family homes totaled 277,410 in October, up five percent month-over-month and 6.6 percent year-over-year, according to the California Association of Realtors. The statewide figures are annualized, which meant they represent what would …

The Inland Empire office market held its ground during the third quarter of 2025. Vacancy was 5.5 percent, same as the second quarter despite a 27 percent slowdown in leasing caused by a decline in new listings of space, according to CBRE. That helped keep conditions tight and allowed landlords …

A retail property in Temecula that is home to a Fitness 19 has been sold for $9.8 million. The sale of the 30,057-square-foot parcel completes a four-parcel break-up strategy that began last year and now totals $26.46 million, according to SRS Capital Markets’ Newport Beach office. “We recommended (that approach) as …

New homes that went up for sale nationwide during the four weeks that ended October 5 rose 2.3 percent year-over-year, according to a recent report. That was the largest increase in more than three months, but it wasn’t enough to get people buying: pending sales dropped 1.3 percent  from a …

An estimated 56,000 home purchases were canceled nationwide in August, according to a report released Oct. 7. That was 15 percent of the homes that were under contract to change owners, up from 14.3 percent year-over-year, and the highest August cancellation rate since 2017, Seattle-based Redfin reported. “Home purchases are falling …