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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, November 2, 2026
Top Stories
California housing affordability holds at 19% as mortgage rates climb
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
Lower home prices offset surging mortgage rates in Q3 2026, keeping California’s affordability flat
National News
US housing market faces fresh affordability headwind in 2027
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
Goldman Sachs Research forecasts existing home sales will slip and price growth will remain below 1% next year
California News
Lurie is asking S.F. voters for more affordable housing funding. But can he bring down costs?
ETHAN VARIAN, San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription)
After almost two years in office, Lurie is pushing a ballot measure that would dedicate more tax dollars for affordable housing. But have his policies actually lowered development costs so that voters get the most bang for their housing buck?
Huntington Beach to resume paying fines for failing to comply with housing element law, judge says
CLAIRE WANG, The Orange County Register (Subscription)
Huntington Beach is again facing at least $160,000 in fines, along with $50,000 in additional monthly penalties, after housing regulators said the city’s updated housing plan still violates state law.
Where has Southern California’s homebuying crash hit hardest?
JONATHAN LANSNER, The San Diego Union-Tribune (Subscription)
Southern California’s homebuying crash continues, but the depth of that collapse varies by county.
Industry News
How the real estate industry is spending big on the 2026 midterms
DANIEL HOUSTON, Inman (Subscription)
Real estate groups — and individual agents — have opened their pocketbooks for Senate and House candidates. Inman untangles the web of money
eLEND Lowers Credit Score Floors To 500 On FHA Cash-Out Loans
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
eLEND is lowering minimum credit score requirements on select FHA cash-out refinances and conventional loans through the end of the year, joining a growing number of lenders easing restrictions to reach borrowers who previously fell outside their lending guidelines.
Compass ups production standards for new agents by 30%
AJ LATRACE, Inman (Subscription)
The brokerage is raising the bar for new recruits amid a productivity push
Real Estate Technology
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Property News
Electricity: A new concern for leading industrial developers
ALLEN BUCHANEN, The Orange County Register (Subscription)
For decades, industrial developers concentrated on relatively straightforward considerations. Location, access to freeways, proximity to labor and the cost of construction largely determined whether a project made economic sense. Those considerations remain important, but another has emerged as increasingly critical. Electricity.
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