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The 2026 Housing Outlook

Where is the Orange County housing market headed next? The short answer: the market is stabilizing—but strategy matters more than ever. After years of volatility driven by interest rates and limited inventory, we’re entering a more nuanced phase. Buyers and sellers who understand the landscape—and a

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The Fed’s latest rate cut: what it really means for housing

Realtor.com/Getty Images 📉 The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points—bringing it to a range of 3.75%–4.00%—in an effort to ease pressure on the job market. However, Chair Jerome Powell described this as likely one of the final cuts for 2025, noting that missing economic

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Will Home Prices Drop? Watch These 3 Key Indicators

Lately, there’s been a growing conversation about whether the housing market is due for a correction. It’s easy to understand why—home prices rose at a record pace from 2020 through mid-2022, then mortgage rates jumped from just over 3% to more than 7% in a matter of months. With affordability hitti

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