• California home-price gains may ‘cool’ in next 12 months,Jonathan Lansner

    California home-price gains may ‘cool’ in next 12 months

    Buzz: Home price appreciation is projected to slow in California and 35 other states in the next 12 months.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the April edition of CoreLogic’s state-by-state price indexes, which look 12 months ahead and 12 months back.Look aheadLet’s start with the forecast. If i

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  • 14 things all HOA attorneys should know,Kelly G. Richardson

    14 things all HOA attorneys should know

    One in a series of columns on boards, homeowners, managers, vendors and HOA lawyers.Being an HOA attorney is not simply a job. Being trusted to guide communities is an honor and a sacred obligation.Clients need answers, not just options. It is helpful to explain the benefits and drawbacks of the var

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  • San Diego County home sales plummet to historic low,Jon Lansner

    San Diego County home sales plummet to historic low

     The cost of homebuying is so insane that San Diego County’s sales are running at the slowest pace in records dating back 37 years.My trusty spreadsheet looked at two-year periods of sales from CoreLogic stats stretching back to 1988 to measure how much the local housing market has chilled. Remember

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