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California Department of Real Estate (DRE) NEWS CLIPS service coverage:
Monday through Friday (except state holidays) each week includes electronic format articles retrieved from newspapers or news services that report real estate related news in California and some national services. Coverage is for California newspapers that are available electronically via the Internet - and any significant related breaking news.
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Monday, October 19, 2026
Top Stories
U.S. Home Sellers Dwarf Buyers by a Record 63 Percent in September
MICHAEL GERRITY, World Property Journal
The U.S. housing market is increasingly tilted in favor of buyers, with the number of home sellers outnumbering prospective buyers by 62.6% in September 2026, the widest gap in records dating to 2013, according to a new report from Redfin.
National News
America’s New Housing Market Is All About Luxury—and It Runs on Cash
NICHOLAS G. MILLER, The Wall Street Journal (Subscription)
Surging mortgage rates are sending many buyers to the sidelines, while affluent shoppers are driving overall prices higher with big cash purchases
More markets favor buyers – so why does affordability keep slipping
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
American homebuyers are gaining negotiating ground in more markets across the country, but a sharp run-up in mortgage rates past 7% is reducing what those buyers can actually afford to spend, the Realtor.com Market Clock report shows.
Rates Above 7% Shrink Buyer Budgets In Loosening Housing Market
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
Realtor.com finds 66 of 99 metros favor buyers or are moving that way, while rising financing costs have cut borrowing capacity 7.2% since late August for a fixed monthly payment
California News
There’s a $11.25 billion housing bond on the ballot this November. Here’s what you should know
MARISA KENDALL, Cal Matters
For years, California has grappled with a problem that has affected nearly every aspect of our society: The state doesn’t have enough homes that people can afford to live in. Proposition 1 aims to address that crisis.
L.A.-Orange County leads California’s apartment building surge
JONATHAN LANSNER, The Orange County Register
Builders in the region have the best start to a year since 2015 – and the second best since 1990.
Report Ties Housing Expansion to Lower California Poverty, Stirring Expert Clash
DAVID M. GREENWALD, Vanguard News Group
A new study suggesting that increased housing construction could substantially reduce California’s poverty rate has sparked disagreement among Sacramento-area housing experts, with some arguing that expanding supply would lower rents while others question whether market-rate development would meaningfully benefit low-income households.
Industry News
California real estate giant sues Compass in bitter battle over home listings as Compass fires back with lawsuit of its own
ERICA ANDREWS, Yahoo! Finance
Two real estate powerhouses are trading blows, as brokerage giant Compass is accused of trying to rig the housing market in its favor by keeping lucrative home listings hidden from competitors while cashing in on everyone else's data.
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