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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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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Top Stories
Redfin unveils huge shift in home sales, housing market
Business Wire
Remember in the early 2020s, when home prices skyrocketed? It was a wild time to be not only a real estate reporter, but also a first-time homebuyer.
Ask the Economist: What Does the Housing Market Look Like for Baby Boomer Buyers?
National Association of REALTORS®
Baby boomers remained the biggest force of home buyers and sellers, proving to be a powerful backbone to the housing market, according to the 2026 Home
National News
Northern Virginia Markets See Spike in Home Sale Prices
The average home price surpassed the $1M mark in Arlington.
Maggie Roth, North Virginia Mag
After a steady start to 2026, the DC metro area’s real estate market heated up in April. New monthly data from listing service Bright MLS shows that the number of pending home sales spiked last month, and some NoVA localities are seeing rises in home sale prices.
NY Real Estate, Business Groups Lobby to Defang Second Home Tax
Bloomberg News
New York's real estate and business communities are viewing a proposed tax on second homes as the first step in a multi-year push to raise taxes on wealthy..
California News
L.A.’s surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos?
The number of condominiums sold in Los Angeles County in January and February was the lowest it's been since 2005.
Los Angeles Times
Even as the relentless rise in Los Angeles housing costs seems to have paused, condominium sales slowed to a trickle this year.
Industry News
Current trends in the real estate market
The US housing market is a mosaic of many smaller markets sharing similar elements. For example, property markets are often grouped together by region
MSN News
The US housing market is a mosaic of many smaller markets sharing similar elements. For example, property markets are often grouped together by region, and common factors characterizing demand & supply considerations. Over the past several years, we have seen the housing market skyrocket during the pandemic in places like California, New York, Florida, and elsewhere.
Mortgage applications tick up slightly as rates remain high
Inman Real Estate News
Economic uncertainty will likely have 'consumers moving cautiously on big financial decisions'
US homes now take nine days longer to sell than a year ago
Mortgage Professionals America
A new study reveals a deeply divided housing market, with Austin at 110 days and San Jose at just 12.
Real Estate Technology
The new local authority stack for real estate in AI search
Macon Telegraph
Intero Digital reports that the real estate search landscape is shifting to AI, requiring agents to build a local authority stack for visibility.
Property News
Texas opens the door to more renters than any other state, report says
CultureMap Dallas
Texas reigns as the country’s No. 1 magnet for renters. According to an Apartments.com analysis, Texas gained nearly 73,000 net new renters from 2023 to 2024.
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