{"id":108,"date":"2026-10-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:00:00","slug":"california-housing-market-settles-into-steadier-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/california-housing-market-settles-into-steadier-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"California Housing Market Settles Into Steadier Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sbgal\/california-housing-market-forecast-for-the-next-2-years-2026-2028-remotion-videos-e80c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>California\u2019s housing market is finally embracing a steadier rhythm, with home prices forecasted to climb at a measured pace of about 3% to 4% annually through 2028. For buyers in Santa Barbara and beyond, the active listings\u2014now around 156,300\u2014translate to a broader selection and a little less of that white-knuckle pressure, as inventory is expected to keep building well into 2027. Still, the affordability gap remains a defining challenge; only about 18% of California households now qualify for a typical mortgage, down sharply from 31%, keeping the competition fierce for entry-level homes. Properties continue to close at close to full asking price, with 30-year fixed rates hovering around 6%\u2014a range likely to persist. While major hubs like LA County may need until after 2028 to regain their old sales tempo, the broader market\u2019s tilt toward predictability is clear. In this kind of landscape, it\u2019s not just about finding a home\u2014it\u2019s about having a strategist on your side who knows how to spot the real opportunities and engineer your advantage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California\u2019s housing market is finally embracing a steadier rhythm, with home prices forecasted to climb at a measured pace of about 3% to 4% annually through 2028. For buyers in Santa Barbara and beyond, the active listings\u2014now around 156,300\u2014translate to a broader selection and a little less of that white-knuckle pressure, as inventory is expected [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}