Can You Still Buy a Short-Term Rental Investment Property in California?

Can You Still Buy a Short-Term Rental Investment Property in California? California has no single statewide law governing short-term rentals. Instead, every city sets its own rules, and the range is wide: some markets have all but shut the door on investment-property short-term rentals, while others

Buying a Home in an HOA The Real Pros and Cons in 2026

Buying a Home in an HOA: The Real Pros and Cons in 2026 A large share of California condos, townhomes, and planned communities come with a homeowners association attached, and whether that's a genuine benefit or a real risk depends heavily on the specific HOA, not on HOAs as a category. 2026 is a pa

Why Are Mortgage Rates Still Rising as Inflation Cools?

  Why Are Mortgage Rates Still Rising as Inflation Cools? If you've been watching mortgage rates expecting good inflation news to bring them down, this week is a confusing one. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge came in cooler than expected for August, and the odds of another Fed rate hike this yea

How to Get New Homes for Sale Notifications in California

How to Get New Homes for Sale Notifications in California If you're only checking listing sites once a day, or once a week, you're finding out about new homes after other buyers already have. In a competitive California market, the buyers who see a new listing first, sometimes within minutes of it h