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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, January 12, 2026
Top Stories
Affordable HOMES Act passes House
SARAH WOLAK, HousingWire (Subscription)
The House passed the Affordable HOMES Act with bipartisan support, aiming to boost affordable housing by restoring HUD authority over manufactured housing energy standards and repealing a pending DOE rule.
Home Prices Continue To Outpace Wages, Keeping Affordability Under Pressure
National Mortgage Professional
A modest late-year dip in mortgage rates brought limited relief, but home affordability remains worse than historic norms nationwide.
National News
Why are housing starts still falling despite lower mortgage rates?
MICHAEL SASSO, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
Housing starts fell in October to the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic as data delayed by last fall’s government shutdown showed builders continued to cut back amid still-high prices and mortgage rates.
Household Real Estate Asset Values Fall in the Third Quarter
JESSE WADE, Eye on Housing
The market value of household real estate assets fell to $48.0 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the most recent release of U.S. Federal Reserve Z.1 Financial Accounts.
Mortgage Credit Availability Tightens In December
National Mortgage Professional
U.S. mortgage credit tightened in December, with availability falling across conventional and government-backed loans as lenders pulled back on risk and program offerings.
California News
How Insurance Led Two L.A. Communities to Take Different Paths After the Fires
LAURA J. NELSON, Wall Street Journal (Subscription)
Residents of neighboring Palisades condo communities learned how much their policies affect whether—and how—they could rebuild after a disaster.
#VALUE!
ANGELA RODRIGUEZ, Sacramento Bee (Subscription)
Home prices in California are expected to rise in 2026, according to real estate experts — but the increase will be modest compared to that in past years.
Industry News
Compass Acquires Top Rival, Creating World’s Largest Brokerage
DORIE CHEVLEN, New York Times (Subscription)
First signed into agreement in September 2025, the merger brings together the largest and second-largest real estate firms in the United States.
Appeal hearing threatens NAR settlement, raising industry uncertainty
BROOKLEE HAN, HousingWire (Subscription)
The NAR commission settlement is under appeal in the Eighth Circuit, with potential outcomes including vacating the settlement and major industry changes. Attorneys say the result could reshape compensation rules and future litigation.
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