{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/desertlist-com\/2026\/09\/12\/californias-dynamic-population-trends-highlight-new-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:00:00","slug":"californias-dynamic-population-trends-highlight-new-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/californias-dynamic-population-trends-highlight-new-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s Dynamic Population Trends Highlight New Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Recent research shows California is one of just five states that lost residents last year, with a population decline of 0.02%\u2014about 9,465 people leaving between 2024 and 2025. While national growth dipped below 1%, California\u2019s unique demographic mix continues to shape our real estate landscape: the median age here is 39, with 5.21% of residents under 5 and 17.5% over 65. For those navigating these shifts\u2014whether buying, selling, or investing\u2014understanding how population trends affect local markets is key. I\u2019m committed to providing clear communication and honest guidance, so you can make confident decisions as the state evolves.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/california-one-five-states-lose-171342000.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent research shows California is one of just five states that lost residents last year, with a population decline of 0.02%\u2014about 9,465 people leaving between 2024 and 2025. While national growth dipped below 1%, California\u2019s unique demographic mix continues to shape our real estate landscape: the median age here is 39, with 5.21% of residents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":44,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}