Laith M. Warda

Every month, a headline tells you where US home prices stand. In September, the big number was $429,100. That was the median price of an existing home sold in August 2026, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. It was up 1.6% from a year earlier and...

If you own a home in California, or you expect to inherit one someday, Prop 19 California rules affect you more than almost any other tax law on the books. Voters approved Proposition 19 back in November 2020, yet I still meet families in Turlock and across Stanislaus...

If you're buying or selling a home, you'll hear the word "contingency" about a hundred times between the accepted offer and the day you get the keys. Most people nod along. Very few people actually understand what real estate contingencies do, when they expire, or...

If you're thinking about buying or selling before the new year, this real estate market forecast is built for you. The last two months of 2026 are shaping up very differently than the real estate market forecast most experts made back in the spring. Mortgage rates...

For most of 2026, fall homebuyers in Turlock and across the Central Valley have been stuck in "wait and see" mode. Would rates drop? Would the Fed cut? Would prices fall further? After a busy September, the fog has finally lifted. Rates moved, the Federal Reserve made...

Record home equity is the biggest real estate headline of the fall, and on paper, it's great news. American homeowners have never been wealthier in their houses. But if you've talked to a lender lately, you already know the other half of the story: the same dollar...

Holiday home buying is one of the most overlooked opportunities in Central Valley real estate. I'm not talking about buying a vacation home. I mean buying your primary home in November and December, while everyone else is busy with turkey, travel, and gift shopping....

You did everything you were supposed to do. You picked an agent, signed the paperwork, cleaned the house for every showing, and waited. Then the listing agreement ran out, the "For Sale" sign came down, and your home was still yours. If you're staring at an expired...

Turlock home inventory is climbing, and that is quietly shifting negotiating power toward buyers. After several years of bidding wars, more listings competing for buyers' attention and more price reductions are changing how deals get made across the Turlock real...

If you've been waiting for mortgage rates to come back down before buying or selling in Turlock, the last few days changed the math. On September 16, 2026, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.75%–4.00% — its first rate...