The latest jobs report offered plenty to parse, with weak hiring through 2025 followed by a surprisingly strong start to 2026. While continued economic resilience may translate to less downward movement in mortgage rates this year, it would impart confidence and stability on the Desert’s housing market as the active season gets underway.
Each month, we present the Coachella Valley rennie review —a detailed look at the real estate market in the desert. This report includes our take on the latest MLS data, from overall market conditions to more granular city-level insights.
Our rennie intelligence team comprises our head economist, senior demographer, market analysts, and business intelligence analysts. Together, they empower individuals, organizations, and institutions with data-driven market insights and analyses. Experts in real estate dynamics, urban land economics, the macroeconomy, shifting demographics, and data science, their industry-leading data acquisition, analytical systems, and strategic research support a comprehensive advisory service and forms the basis of frequent reports and public presentations, covering the Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Seattle, Coachella Valley, and San Diego markets. Their thoughtful and objective approach embodies the core values of rennie.
