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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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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Top Stories
Mortgage Rates Slow Their Climb, but Buyers Still Face an Uphill Battle
KARA NG, Zillow Research
High rates have brought an early winter to the housing market. Given the challenging affordability environment, home sales are likely to dip in 2027.
National News
Home Prices Are Still Rising, But More Metros Are Losing Momentum
NATIONAL MORTGAGE PROFESSIONAL STAFF, National Mortgage Professional
Home prices are still higher than they were a year ago in most of the country. In a growing number of markets, though, they have been falling more recently. More strikingly, 31 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas posted negative price movement over the latest three months, compared with 19 in July.
Wells Fargo Faces HUD Probe Over Efforts To Boost Black Homeownership
TRISTAN NAVERA, Realtor.com
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is probing Wells Fargo to determine whether its efforts to boost Black homeownership violate fair-housing laws.
California News
California multifamily permits jump 33% this year
JONATHAN LANSNER, The Orange County Register (Subscription)
In the first eight months of 2026, permits for 36,600 multifamily housing units were granted statewide. That’s a 33% gain in a year and, more noteworthy perhaps, the third-best start to a year since 1990.
Young people are fleeing Los Angeles for some surprising places. Fresno in, Texas out?
TERRY CASTLEMAN, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
New data show that the latest demographic shifts — within and out of California — have relocated people to very various destinations based on their age, and presumably their income level.
The Bloc is back on the market as downtown L.A.’s office market shows signs of bottoming out
ROGER VINVENT, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
The Bloc, a massive mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, is on the block for sale as the commercial property market shows signs it is bottoming out with buildings changing hands at big discounts.
Industry News
Are sellers required to tell homebuyers if a house is haunted? What CA law says
ANGELA RODRIGUEZ, The Sacramento Bee (Subscription)
Are California sellers and agents required to disclose if a property has ghosts when selling a house? Here’s what California law says about home disclosures.
New law targets spam calls fueled by mortgage trigger leads
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
Credit bureaus once freely sold homebuyer data to strangers — a 2026 federal law now limits who can access it.
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