{"id":96,"date":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/ruthfisherhomes-com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:00","slug":"california-housing-market-settles-into-steadier-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/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\/ruth-fisher\/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>We\u2019re seeing a welcome shift in the California housing market\u2014one that favors steadier, more sustainable growth. Projections show home prices rising modestly at about 3% to 4% annually through 2028. Instead of dramatic spikes, this points to a more predictable environment for both buyers and sellers. Currently, there are roughly 156,300 active listings, providing increased choice and a little less pressure for those searching for a home, with supply expected to continue building well into 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Affordability, though, remains a real challenge: only about 18% of California households now qualify for a typical mortgage, down sharply from 31%. This keeps entry-level homes especially competitive\u2014a dynamic I\u2019ve seen firsthand in many communities I serve. Homes continue to sell close to 100% of asking price, while 30-year fixed rates are holding steady around 6% and are likely to remain there for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Major urban centers like Los Angeles County may take until after 2028 to regain their previous sales momentum, but overall, California\u2019s housing landscape is settling into a more predictable pattern. As always, my priority is to help clients navigate these shifts with clarity and confidence, grounded in nearly two decades of experience across evolving markets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a welcome shift in the California housing market\u2014one that favors steadier, more sustainable growth. Projections show home prices rising modestly at about 3% to 4% annually through 2028. Instead of dramatic spikes, this points to a more predictable environment for both buyers and sellers. Currently, there are roughly 156,300 active listings, providing increased [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/350"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}