The Great California Reset: Housing, Healing, and Hidden Deals

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Price Check: California Home Values Expected to Drop

One thing Californians are always watching? Home prices. And according to Zillow’s latest forecast, they’re finally headed down. After predicting a slight bump earlier this year, Zillow now expects a 1.9% drop nationwide, with California values trending downward through year’s end.

A Little Deeper

• 🏡 Rising mortgage rates are still making homeownership tough to afford.

• 📊 Buyers are taking their time and gaining the upper hand.

•  📉 More homes are hitting the market.

• 💸 Sellers are slashing prices to attract bids.

So yes, housing may finally be cooling but don’t expect it to get cheap overnight. And if you're dreaming of affordability, here’s where homes are still well below the state’s average of $788K:

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📊 California Voters on Trump: Party Lines Still Matter

A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows a stark divide in how Californians view of President Trump, and yep, it depends on party affiliation. One group to watch closely: Independent voters, who appear increasingly dissatisfied with both the President and the GOP.

• Democrats:
  🔻 85% strongly disapprove

• Republicans:
  ✅ 74% approve (46% strongly, 28% somewhat)
  🔻 14% strongly disapprove

• No Party Preference / Other:
  🔻 57% strongly disapprove
  ✅ 28% approve (19% somewhat, 9% strongly)

Recalibrate

Free Therapy For Eaton and Palisades Fire Survivors & First Responders

We talk a lot about mental health in May but Maple Counseling is actually doing something about it. The LA-based nonprofit is stepping up to offer:

🔥 Six months of free therapy for all firefighters in Los Angeles County.
🆘Six free therapy sessions for anyone impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

No catch. Just real help when it’s needed most. Maple Counseling CEO Varina Bleil and the Center’s Senior Director Kathleen Kim spoke about the program on the KCAL Morning News:

🚨Why It Matters

• 🚒 First responders are carrying years of trauma, the wildfires only added to the toll.
  

• 🏠 Fire survivors are grieving, displaced, or overwhelmed, and many have no access to mental health care.
  

👏 The Call to Action

Maple Counseling is serving impacted first responders and fire survivors with free therapy, rapid assessments, and on-the-ground relief efforts. The programs include:

• Individual therapy, family sessions, and trauma-informed care at no cost

• Available up to six months for firefighters

• Six free sessions also offered to anyone impacted by the recent wildfires, including:

  • People who lost homes in Eaton and/or Palisade Fires

  • Those experiencing grief or displacement, or emotional fallout

  • Free guidance for resources and insurance navigation

More Details

Maple Counseling’s Briskin|Wilder Welcome Center is a one-of-a-kind hub for anyone seeking mental health support in Southern California.

• 📍 Concierge Service – A unique in-person and virtual intake center designed to make mental health care more accessible than ever.

• 🤝 Compassionate Navigation – A team that guides people through the often-confusing mental health system with real human support.

• 🌐 Broad Referral Network – If Maple isn’t the right fit, they’ll connect you to a trusted provider who is and who works with your budget.

• 📞 Immediate Help Available – Call 310-271-9999 to speak with someone today. It’s free.

Before You Go

 California’s got haze and we’re not talking about the 405 freeway smog.

 Everywhere Brewery in Orange just snagged gold 🏅 at the World Beer Cup for its Shifted Visions IPA, officially earning the crown as king of the Hazy IPAs. Think of it as the Olympics of Microbrews and SoCal showed up strong. Six local breweries took home gold, proving once again: LA and OC don’t just do tacos and traffic, they do craft beer like champs. 🍻 

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