Fast Facts Calif. median home price : January 2012: $268,280 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. highest median home price by region/county January 2012: Marin, $694,440 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. lowest median home price by region/county January 2012: Tehama, $110,000 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. Pending Home Sales Index : January 2012: 102.4, an increase from the revised 93.1 recorded in January 2011 Calif. Traditional Housing Affordability Index : Fourth quarter 2011: 55 percent (Source: C.A.R.) Mortgage rates : Week ending 3/1/2012 30-yr. fixed: 3.90% fees/points: 0.8% 15-yr. fixed: 3.17 fees/points: 0.8% 1-yr. adjustable: 2.72% Fees/points: 0.6% (Source: Freddie Mac)