Fast Facts

Calif. median home price: September 2010: $309,900 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region September
2010: Santa Barbara So. Coast $879,750 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region September 2010:
High Desert $124,960 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. First-time Buyer Affordability Index - Second quarter
2010: 64 percent (Source: C.A.R.)

Mortgage rates: Week ending 10/21/2010 30-yr. fixed: 4.21
Fees/points: 0.8% 15-yr. fixed: 3.64% Fees/points: 0.7% 1-yr.
adjustable: 3.30% Fees/points: 0.7% (Source: Freddie Mac)