Real Estate

Statewide sales of existing single-family homes rose for the third consecutive month in June, according to the California Association of Realtors. Year-over-year sales totaled 279,880 during the sixth month of the year, an increase of six percent percent compared with one year earlier, the association reported. That number is seasonally …

Pending home sales nationwide fell 2.2 percent during the four weeks that ended July 12, according to Redfin. That was the first year-over-year decline in one month, a downward shift that can be blamed on the “stubbornly high” cost of housing throughout the country, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage reported. …

Target will open a store in Perris July 26. The store at 1688 N. Perris Blvd. will cover 145,00 square feet and is expected to employ more than 150 people, according to a statement on the company’s website. Services will include drive up, order pickup and same-day delivery with Target …

The Inland Empire office market hit a bump in the road during the second quarter. Vacancy rose from six percent to 6.6 percent compared with the first quarter of this year, the lowest vacancy rate in the nation, while absorption fell by 150,000 square feet, according to CBRE. The region’s …

The Inland Empire enjoyed a solid second quarter, with a decline in vacancy and increases in absorption, construction, and space being built. Vacancy was 7.4 percent, down from 7.8 percent in the first quarter, while leasing rose 15.5 percent during that time, according to CBRE. The leasing increase was particularly …

Pending home sales nationwide rose 1.3 percent during the four weeks that ended July 5, their highest level since the first half of May, according to Redfin, a real estate brokerage in Seattle. During that time, demand for homes rose slightly, mostly because mortgage rates fell slightly to 6.4 percent …