In this June 2025 market update, Josh Barker and Joey dive into the shifting dynamics of the Redding real estate market. They break down what rising absorption rates mean for buyers and sellers, discuss the ongoing impact of 7% interest rates, and explain why inventory levels vary dramatically across price points. Josh also shares insights on local new construction, the minimal foreclosure activity, and why Redding’s fundamentals remain strong. Whether you're thinking of buying, selling, or just staying informed—this episode is packed with valuable insights for navigating today’s market.

In this May 2025 episode of the All Things Real Estate podcast, Josh Barker dives into the latest trends shaping the Shasta County housing market — from rising inventory and steady home prices to the potential impact of lower interest rates. Tune in for expert insights and local market updates.
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Josh Barker shares a real-time update on the Redding, CA real estate market for April 2025. In this episode, we cover buyer activity, new home construction, interest rates, fire insurance, and what’s ahead for both buyers and sellers this spring.

Josh Barker and Joey Gartin discuss the current state of Northern California’s real estate market, highlighting concerns about potential recession, rising interest rates, and low inventory keeping home prices steady. They delve into the impact of economic transitions, including government spending shifts and tariff changes, on buyer participation and the housing market, while also noting that lower interest rates could encourage more sales despite existing challenges. The podcast further examines local trends such as new construction difficulties, market consolidation through mergers like Rocket Mortgage and Redfin, and the overall resilience of the local market despite broader economic headwinds.

In this episode Josh Barker and Joey Gartin discuss the slow start to 2025 in home sales for Northern California and the various components "causing" low sales volumes.  Josh also discusses new construction and multiple local builders that are bringing new homes to the market and much more...

In this episode Josh discusses interest rate impact on current and future home sales.  Possible ways to slow inflation and impact the housing rental market.  Cloud vs Brick & Mortar Real Estate brokerages and much, much more...


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In this episode Josh Barker discusses changes that could be made to loosen up regulations on new residential home construction, which could have a very positive impact on our local economy and increase inventory.  Josh also recaps the current state of the Shasta County MLS and much, much more...

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In this episode Josh Barker discusses potential Interest Rates in the coming year, current housing inventory, new construction projections and several other topics around real estate in Northern California...

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In this episode Josh Barker discusses changes in Interest Rates and the impact it is having on home sales, rental inventory in Shasta County and much, much more....

In this episode of the Josh Barker Real Estate Podcast, Josh discusses several points that are currently affecting the Real Estate Market in Northern California, to include potential interest rate cuts, housing inventory, insurance premium increases and much, much more.  

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