California median home price: December 2012: $366,930
California highest median home price by region/county December 2012: Marin, $796,880
California lowest median home price by region/county December 2012: Lake County, $127,500
California Pending Home Sales Index: December 2012: 82.3 , down 20.5 percent from November’s 103.5.
California Traditional Housing Affordability Index: Third quarter 2012: 49 percent
(Source: C.A.R.)
Mortgage rates: Week ending 2/14/2013 30-yr. fixed: 3.53% fees/points: 0.8% 15-yr. fixed: 2.77 fees/points: 0.8% 1-yr. adjustable: 2.61% Fees/points: 0.3%
(Source: Freddie Mac)
Information provided by the C.A.R. Newsline published by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®