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Rents up, Existing Home Sales Down, The Housing Recovery is Back on Pause for the Remainder of 2026 (September 2026 Forecast)
Zillow’s existing home sales forecast points to a 3.5% decline in the fourth quarter, though sales are still expected to finish the year up 1.2%.
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Nearly Half of Homebuyers Get Concessions From Sellers as Most Markets Tip in Buyers’ Favor
Seller concessions are rising because today’s buyer’s market gives house hunters power to negotiate for closing costs, repairs and other perks. Concessions are especially common in Sun Belt buyer’s markets, including Atlanta and Nashville, where about 7 in 10 homebuyers are getting them. Seller concessions are least common in strong housing markets like the Bay…
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California must defend the ocean and beaches from Trump’s new plans for offshore drilling
Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a bill to make it harder for companies to use existing equipment in state waters for offshore drilling in federal waters.
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Taxing California’s rich just got more complicated. Prop 40’s fate is still uncertain
A new poll shows 52% of California’s likely voters favor Prop 40. But if either of two other measures gets more votes, that can still nullify it.
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It’s supposed to be easy to make your boss pay up for lost wages. Instead it takes years
For years, California has struggled to address a mounting backlog of workers claiming labor law violations, even as it collected millions of dollars from employers each year for enforcement. Now, a judge’s order may force the state to solve the problem. The state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office faces a lawsuit this year from workers who say…
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Newsom orders California agencies to develop new AI safety plans after rejecting tougher law
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.
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Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending September 12, 2026)
Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller dynamics, with fresh weekly data and insights.
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Luxury Market Snapshot: Provincetown, MA
At the very tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has become the region’s most expensive housing market, with a median listing price of $1.56 million and a per-square-foot figure of $1,480 that runs 2.6 times the metro average. With 79% of its land permanently conserved and a national buyer pool that arrives with intent, this is…
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CalPERS CEO lands seven-figure bonus — her first — as pension fund extends run of good returns
CalPERS Chief Executive Marcie Frost earned $387,000 in 2017. She’ll take home at least $1.7 million this year after being awarded a record bonus.
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Juez: Los agentes de inmigración deben dejar de realizar arrestos sin orden judicial
Un juez de Los Ángeles dictaminó que los agentes federales de inmigración probablemente violaron la Constitución al no evaluar el riesgo de fuga al realizar arrestos sin orden judicial.









