21 things to know about Southern California’s homebuying history

There have been innumerable ups and downs in the history of homebuying across Southern California.
The Southern California News Group will now be chronicling home sales and pricing swings using data from a new provider, Irvine-based Attom. The company tracks closed transactions for existing and new housing – single-family homes, condos and their combined totals – going back to 2005.
Please note that tallying home sales contains a lot of science and a little bit of art. Not every tran