We knew the real estate market statistics were going to be rough in April, and they were. I blogged last week on the San Fernando Valley numbers, but it was a difficult month throughout the state. Generally real estate is local. In this case, the COVID-19 malfunction is having its way with the ... » Learn More about California Real Estate Market at a Glance
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San Fernando Valley Real Estate Sales Take a Hit in April From COVID
We knew the statistics for residential real estate in April were going to be rough. It was the first full month the “Stay at Home” order would have been in place. They were.... 2020 started as very strong real estate market, but hit a wall in the middle of March when the COVID-19 economic ... » Learn More about San Fernando Valley Real Estate Sales Take a Hit in April From COVID
Another “New” Level of Complexity to Show a Property for Sale in California
Like it wasn’t difficult enough showing and selling properties with the Stay at Home order in place. Cal/OSHA just added another layer of complexity. Now a property must have a “through cleaning and disinfection of a property before and after each showing”. That means regardless of meeting the ... » Learn More about Another “New” Level of Complexity to Show a Property for Sale in California
Video Giving Information on the How the Private Lending Industry is Being Affected Amist COVID-19
William Tessar, President of CIVIC on Private Lending industry amidst COVID from CIVIC Financial Services on Vimeo. This is a good explaination of how the backend of the mortgage industry, especially the non-QM and private lending space is affected by, and dealing with the economic issues created ... » Learn More about Video Giving Information on the How the Private Lending Industry is Being Affected Amist COVID-19
San Fernando Valley Property Sales Drop Off During “Stay at Home” Order
No need to dig into specific numbers, but by looking at the chart of single family dwelling newly opened sales in the San Fernando Valley, you can see how the sales dropped off after the “Safer at Home” order was initiated. The order was only put in place March 24th, so the April sales numbers will ... » Learn More about San Fernando Valley Property Sales Drop Off During “Stay at Home” Order