Southern California home sales flat amid economic uncertainty

Tariffs, a fluctuating stock market and the Los Angeles County firestorms are rippling through the Southern California housing market, where local agents are seeing sales flatten and bidding wars becoming scarce.
The inventory of homes for sale is up as home shoppers become more hesitant, agents say.
“Some people worry they’ll lose their job,” said Huntington Beach agent Lily Campbell. Because of falling stock market prices, “they don’t have enough down payment.&rdq