United States/Real estate/California

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California

Proposition 13 sets the property-tax base. A statewide rent cap covers many units and leaves others out. Los Angeles, the Bay Area and the Central Valley are separate markets.

Last reviewed 27 October 2026

• Market structureNoteHow the stock is held, occupied and added. Houses, condominiums and co-ops are different legal objects, and a city rule is named apart from the state rule.
• Rental demandNoteWho rents, and which rules constrain the lease.
• TaxesNoteState and local charges on a purchase and on a holding. Each rate stays with the office that publishes it.
• FinancingNoteWhat a loan depends on here. Any down-payment ratio stays in the lender’s approval.
• Foreign buyersNoteWhich rules are federal, which are local, and what a title actually conveys.
• EmploymentNoteThe jobs that support housing demand. A large employer is a payroll, which can still change.
• InfrastructureNoteThe routes that already move people and goods. A project still under construction is left out of the commute.
• Major risksNoteThe risks that belong to this place.

Federal withholding, CFIUS and the mortgage rule stay on the United States real estate page, not on each topic.

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