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NEW EPISODE: The Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast!


NEWEST EPISODE: Episode #12 - Patricia Bennett, a top producing REALTOR® at Compass and was the 2017 President of the Oakland/Berkeley Association of REALTORS® and is a current Director of the California Association of REALTORS®. Patricia is currently a committee member for the Community Foundation, and that’s the focus of our conversation today.





On the Bridge Association of REALTORS® Podcast, we will spotlight Bay Area REALTOR® members and affiliates, and share information about how the association can better serve our members.


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June Is National Homeownership Month



Homeownership builds financial security and can drastically help people improve their net worth. The net worth of a typical homeowner is nearly 40 times the net worth of a non-owner. Home equity and retirement accounts represent over 60% of households’ net worth.

In the last decade, middle-income homeowners have accumulated $122,000 in wealth due to price appreciation alone.


However, a historic 50-year record shortage of affordable homes available for purchase has severely limited access to the residential real estate market.

A landmark report commissioned by NAR last year found the U.S. has developed an “underbuilding gap” of 5.5 million housing units over the last 20 years. This translates into a $4.4 trillion underinvestment in housing.


The housing shortage is constraining homeownership opportunities for too many Americans.

There are currently 280,000 homes listed for sale that middle-income families can afford to buy, a marked decline from 450,000 homes in 2019.


For middle-income households, there is only one affordable listing for every 125 households, a stark decrease from one listing for every 46 households in 2019.


Over the last two years, the percentage of single-family homes sold below $250,000 has plummeted from 47% of sales to 28%.


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