California home sales and prices rise in August despite higher mortgage rates, housing costs, C.A.R. reports
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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On the RET wire
- Disclosed capital deal value tracked in September 2026: $8.3B across 26 reported transactions.
Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage
Existing, single-family home sales totaled 269,620 in August on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 2.4 percent from 263,320 in July and up 1.4 percent from 265,780 in August 2025. August's statewide median home…
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