{"id":120,"date":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:00:00","slug":"southern-california-housing-stays-resilient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/19\/southern-california-housing-stays-resilient\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern California Housing Stays Resilient"},"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\/economic-update-september-remotion-videos-36d5\" 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>Southern California\u2019s real estate market continues to defy expectations\u2014even as 30-year mortgage rates climbed into the low-7% range by October 1, up from the mid-6% just weeks before. For single-family homes, prices held firm despite these financing headwinds\u2014a testament to the unique resilience of our region. Condos, though, are telling a different story: steeper HOA fees (driven by rising insurance, increased reserves, and required balcony work), plus special assessments in some buildings, have added to the cost of ownership and squeezed buyer budgets. That\u2019s made realistic pricing and sharp negotiation absolutely essential in the condo space right now. My marketing and lending background means I\u2019m constantly analyzing how these shifting numbers and policies impact local opportunities\u2014especially here in Santa Barbara, where every decision must be strategic. I always advise clients to tune out the national noise and zero in on what\u2019s happening in their own neighborhood, with their own goals and competition in mind. That\u2019s how you secure the win in this ever-changing market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern California\u2019s real estate market continues to defy expectations\u2014even as 30-year mortgage rates climbed into the low-7% range by October 1, up from the mid-6% just weeks before. For single-family homes, prices held firm despite these financing headwinds\u2014a testament to the unique resilience of our region. Condos, though, are telling a different story: steeper HOA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120","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\/120","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=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120\/revisions\/122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calpropgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}