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10/12/2026

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10/11/2026

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10/10/2026

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10/09/2026

🏡 Real Estate Morning Update | Southern California | Friday, October 9, 2026

A Small Victory for Mortgage Rates! 📉

Some encouraging news heading into the weekend! The 10-year Treasury yield dropped back below the important 5.29% level, helped by strong investor demand for bonds.

Could mortgage rates finally find some relief? Possibly! We’re not out of the woods yet, but this is a positive development.

Buyers: Watch for opportunities to improve affordability as rates stabilize.

Sellers: Pricing and presentation matter. Qualified buyers are still looking!

Investors: Higher borrowing costs may create negotiating opportunities. Focus on cash flow, buy and hold, and long-term value.

Next week brings important inflation reports that could influence mortgage rates.

What does this mean for your real estate goals? Let’s talk! ❤️

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10/09/2026

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10/08/2026

🏠 Real Estate Morning Update | Southern California | Thursday, October 8, 2026

Global Bond Pressure Keeps Mortgage Rates Under Pressure

Mortgage Bonds are recovering from earlier losses, while the 10-year Treasury yield is testing an important resistance level near 5.29%. Rising European bond yields, higher oil prices, and inflation concerns continue to challenge the mortgage market.

The Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes reinforce its focus on inflation, with policymakers signaling that additional rate hikes remain possible. Meanwhile, consumer inflation expectations have climbed to 3.9%, even as weekly jobless claims remain low at 197,000.

Today's 30-year Treasury auction could provide additional clues about where yields are headed.

For Southern California buyers, rate volatility makes financing strategies, temporary buydowns, and affordability planning especially important.

For sellers, competitive pricing and strong presentation are essential as higher borrowing costs limit purchasing power.

For investors, elevated rates may create negotiating opportunities, but cash flow and disciplined acquisition strategies remain critical.

BUY SMART. SELL STRONG. INVEST.

So what does all this mean to you and your specific real estate needs, goals, and dreams 🏡 Please send Tony Janowicz Real Estate and Investment Group DRE # 02116340 NMLS # 2687638 a direct message or call/text 714-269-3691, because the team and I would love ❤️ to continue the conversat ion and help you too 💯 buy, sell, or invest in real estate for the best price 💵 with the best terms 📑 For more information check out our website https://TonyJanoREIG.com/ with more details about all our services 🤩
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10/08/2026

Planning to take out a personal loan? Before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you’ve covered these five crucial steps. Taking the time now to do some prep can save you headaches later.

The best way to avoid potential snafus, however, is to seek expert advice and guidance. Let’s work together to help ensure that you’re making the best financial decision!

10/07/2026

🏠 Real Estate Morning Update | Southern California | Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Global Bond Pressure Is Keeping Mortgage Rates Elevated

Mortgage Bonds are lower this morning as rising European yields, especially in France, are spilling into U.S. Treasury markets. The 10-year Treasury is near 5.34%, putting continued pressure on mortgage rates ahead of today’s Treasury auction and Fed minutes.

For buyers, affordability remains the biggest challenge. Mortgage rates recently moved near 7.5%, but many renters still overestimate the down payment needed to buy. Low-down-payment programs and ARMs “may help” qualified buyers create a workable strategy. We have to be very careful with ARMs, they are not for everyone.

For sellers, home values remain remarkably stable. Cotality reported prices down just 0.1% in August and up 1.8% year over year, reinforcing properly priced, well maintained, Southern California homes can still perform well.

For investors, higher rates are slowing transaction volume, but can create opportunities. Focus on cash flow, seller financing, assumable debt, and properties where value can be created.

BUY SMART. SELL STRONG. INVEST.

So what does all this mean to you and your specific real estate needs, goals, and dreams 🏡 Please send Tony Janowicz Real Estate and Investment Group DRE # 02116340 NMLS # 2687638 a direct message or call/text 714-269-3691, because the team and I would love ❤️ to continue the conversat ion and help you too 💯 buy, sell, or invest in real estate for the best price 💵 with the best terms 📑 For more information check out our website https://TonyJanoREIG.com/ with more details about all our services 🤩
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10/07/2026

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10/06/2026

Latest from the Climate Prediction Center and what it means for property owners in Southern California.

Yes - Southern California is officially in El Niño, and this one could be unusually strong. From what I’m reading we should separate the warm weather we are experiencing now from what El Niño is likely to do to our winter.

NOAA says El Niño is strengthening and puts the chance of a very strong El Niño this fall and winter above 90%. More remarkable, NOAA currently gives about a 75% chance that the October–December 2026 ocean-temperature signal reaches “historic” strength, exceeding previous events in its record by its current metric. ⁠

Is our warm October weather because of El Niño?

Partly, but not entirely. El Niño changes the large-scale Pacific circulation, so it can contribute to warmer conditions along the West Coast. However, individual Southern California heat spells are usually driven more directly by things like offshore flow, high pressure, Santa Ana conditions and the position of the jet stream.

In fact, NOAA’s October–December outlook currently favors above-normal temperatures across most of the West, including Southern California. So the warmth we’re seeing isn’t inconsistent with El Niño at all. ⁠

What I think this means for Southern California / Orange County / Yorba Linda / Anaheim Hills

This is where it gets interesting. NOAA’s current seasonal outlook is leaning wetter than normal for Southern California, and the wet signal strengthens as we get deeper into winter.

For December–February and January–March, NOAA currently has coastal California at roughly a 50–60% probability of above-normal precipitation. That’s a meaningful seasonal signal. NOAA specifically attributes much of it to the El Niño-enhanced subtropical jet and southern storm track. ⁠

So for Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, and Orange County property owners, I’d prepare for a winter that looks something like this:

* October–November: Quite possibly warm and relatively quiet between occasional early storms.
* December: Storm pattern becomes more interesting, although it doesn’t necessarily turn wet immediately.
* January–March: This is the period I’d watch most closely for repeated Pacific storms and atmospheric-river events.
* Overall rainfall: I would currently lean toward above-average rainfall for the 2026–27 rainy season, potentially substantially above average if the Pacific storm track lines up favorably.

The important caveat is a strong El Niño does not guarantee a wet Southern California winter. It loads the dice. Where the jet stream and individual atmospheric rivers actually set up determines whether Orange County gets 120% of normal rainfall, 180%, or surprisingly little.

Given how strong this El Niño may become, though, I’d be more concerned about periods of too much rain than about another very dry winter at this point, especially January through March. Hillside drainage, gutters, roofs, slopes and properties in burn-scar or runoff-prone areas are worth preparing before the storm pattern establishes itself.

NOAA’s next ENSO update is October 8, and the next major seasonal outlook comes in mid-to-late October. Those should give us a noticeably better read on Southern California’s winter. ⁠

If you are thinking about buying, selling, or investing in real estate, give us a call/text 714-269-3691, because the team and I would love ❤️ to continue the conversation and help you too make a plan and a strategy specifically for your real estate needs and preferences.