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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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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Top Stories
Remote-work migration reshapes US housing map
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
Remote work, stubborn affordability pressures and a slow thaw in mortgage rates continued to redraw the United States housing map in late 2025, with long-distance moves edging higher even as overall sales stayed muted.
Existing-home sales up in February, market faces spring challenges
JONATHAN DELOZIER, HousingWire (Subscription)
National Association of Realtors reported existing-home sales rose 1.7% in February to a 4.09 million annual pace, though transactions remained 1.4% below last year. Inventory increased modestly and affordability improved, but economists say limited supply and economic uncertainty continue to restrain housing market activity ahead of spring.
National News
US homes sales rose in February as homebuyers seized on easing mortgage rates
ALEX VIEGA, San Diego Union-Tribune (Subscription)
The latest sales trends follow a dismal January, when existing home sales posted their biggest monthly decline in nearly four years and the slowest annualized sales pace in more than two years, although NAR has since revised January’s sales data modestly higher.
Once a beacon of cheap homes, Nevada has become a symbol of America’s struggle with high costs
JONATHAN J COOPER, Orange County Register (Subscription)
Home prices and mortgage rates have ticked down from historic highs in much of the country, and real estate agents say Las Vegas is now considered a buyer’s market. Houses are staying on the market longer, and more sellers are accepting discounted offers or offering concessions, such as covering closing costs. But monthly mortgage payments are still much higher than they were before the pandemic.
California News
Report: California needs 1 million more affordable homes
LYNN LA, CalMatters
It’s common knowledge that California has a massive shortage of affordable homes, which contributes to high rates of housing instability and homelessness. But just how many more low-income homes do we need? California has just 25 available and affordable rental homes for every 100 households that are deemed “extremely low income” (meaning they make 30% or less of the area’s median income).
First look at plans to turn S.F. railyard into high-rise neighborhood with thousands of homes
J.K DINEERN, LAURA WAXMANN, San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription)
The owner of the Caltrain railyards at the junction of Mission Bay and the South of Market in San Francisco is slated to file an application Tuesday for a development proposal that would turn the 20-acre property into a dense high-rise neighborhood with a new Caltrain station below an 850-foot skyscraper, thousands of homes and millions of square feet of commercial space.
Industry News
The internet says agents are doomed (again). Here’s what’s actually happening
NICK PIPITONE, Inman (Subscription)
Most real estate professionals aren’t rushing to take career advice from anonymous X (formerly Twitter) accounts with handles like @CapitanSteveo. But the social media platform has recently revived a familiar industry debate: Could tech platforms such as Opendoor eventually reduce — or even eliminate — the role of traditional real estate agents?
The ‘magical question’ eXp’s CEO wants every agent to ask
MEGHAN ROOS, Real Estate News
AI is helping agents score leads, says Leo Pareja. But if they don’t ask where those leads are coming from, how will they know which resources to invest in?
Real Estate Technology
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Property News
What You Get: $1.9 Million Homes in California
ANGELA SERRATORE, New York Times (Subscription)
A 1990s home in Oakland inspired by 1920s design, a midcentury modern home in Foster City and a Spanish Revival in Glendale.
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