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Calif. median home price: September 2015: California: $482,150 Calif. highest median home price by region/county: San Mateo, $1,200,000 Calif. lowest median home price by region/county: Tehama, $188,890 Calif. Pending Home Sales Index: August 2015: Increased 12.8 percent from a to 112.8 Calif. Traditional Housing Affordability Index: Second Quarter 2015: 30 percent (Source: C.A.R.) Mortgage rates: Week ending 10/15/2015 (Source: Freddie Mac) 30-yr. fixed: 3.82% fees/points: 0.6%  15-yr. fixed: 3.03% fees/points: 0.6%  1-yr. adjustable: 2.54% Fees/points: 0.2%