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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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Friday, November 6, 2026
Top Stories
Homebuyers Get Some Relief as Prices Decline For Third Straight Week, Monthly Payments Dip
DANA ANDERSON, Redfin News
The median home-sale price was $388,604, down 0.4% year over year. That marks the third straight week in which prices declined after three years of increases.
National News
New Laws Could Add an Estimated 103,000 Homes a Year, Study Finds
TRISTAN NAVERA, Realtor.com
New state laws to encourage homebuilding could bolster the nation's home production by six figures in coming years—but there’s a small catch.
Data Centers Meet Fierce Backlash From Voters as Dozens of Towns Reject New Projects
JULIE GERSTEIN, Realtor.com
Data centers appeared on the ballot in 41 communities across 12 states this week, and in nearly every case, voters resoundingly voted to restrict or ban them, a sign that backlash continues to grow against the infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence.
California News
Southern California homeowners sitting on $1.6 trillion in tappable equity
JEFF LAZERSON, Orange County Register (Subscription)
California homeowners are sitting on $3 trillion or 23% of the nation’s tappable equity. Breaking it down even further, Southern California (the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego) has $1.6 trillion or 12% of the nation’s accessible equity, according to First American Data & Analytics.
New Culver City development will add hundreds of apartments, two parks and restaurants
ROGER VINCENT, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
The project, expected to open in late 2028, will house as many as 500 people and include 52 apartments with subsidized affordable rents.
Industry News
Multifamily Developer Confidence Weakens in Third Quarter
ERIC LYNCH, National Association of Home Builders
New multifamily housing confidence weakened year-over-year in the third quarter. The MMS produces two separate indices. The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) had a reading of 41, down five points year-over-year, while the Multifamily Occupancy Index (MOI) had a reading of 69, also down five points year-over-year.
Strong Jobs Report Threatens Mortgage Rate Rally
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
October hiring more than doubled expectations, pushing Treasury yields higher
Real Estate Technology
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Property News
Americans cling to homeownership as affordability gap widens
MARIAN MCPHERSON, Inman (Subscription)
Americans are clinging to the dream of homeownership — even though their incomes are barely enough to sustain it.
Is Your HOA Fee Rising? You’re Not Alone.
VINCE DIXON, New York Times (Subscription)
Over the last 50 years, homeowners associations have proliferated; over the last five, fees have soared.
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