Sacramento Home Appreciation SlowingJuly 26, 2018 | Steve MilneThough 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentMeasure To Eliminate California’s ‘Moving Penalty’ Qualifies For November BallotMay 17, 2018 | Chris NicholsSupporters 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Strong End Of Year Home Sales Predicted For RenoNovember 30, 2017 | Steve MilneA 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. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessModesto's Home Flipping Rate Rises, Bucking National TrendSeptember 14, 2017 | Steve MilneModesto 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. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
July Home Prices Rise To 10 Year HighAugust 30, 2017 | Steve MilneThe 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. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Local Counties Saw Double-Digit Increases In Home Values, Decreases In Sales VolumeMay 24, 2017 | Steve MilneSome Sacramento area counties saw double-digit increases in home values and decreases in sales volume last month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Calif. Home Affordability Index Has Been Under 40 Percent For Nearly Four YearsFebruary 9, 2017 | Chris NicholsThe 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.
Sacramento Home Affordability At Eight-Year LowDecember 22, 2016 | Steve MilneAnnual 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. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Lead Nation In Home Price, Sales GainsNovember 30, 2016 | Steve MilneThere'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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Homeowners Staying Put, Market StagnatingNovember 17, 2016 | Steve MilneSacramento'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 . Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
