The number of newly-built homes sold by builders in California reached their highest level in at least two decades last year, the result of strong demand and relatively low mortgage interest rates, a real estate information service reported.

A total of 136,228 newly-built homes were sold throughout the state of California in 2005, up 4.4 percent from 130,480 for the year before, according to DataQuick Information Systems, a company that builds products and services around a vast national data repository containing data on more than 90 million properties.

This strong demand combined with relatively low mortgage rates has led to an influx of quality California mortgage leads. Always a real estate hotbed, California mortgage leads are as plentiful today as they’ve ever been, resulting in a most desired perfect storm.

California is the most populated state in America, thanks to its Mediterranean climate and ethnically diverse population. As of 2005, The gross state product (GSP) is about $1.62 trillion, the largest in the country. California is responsible for 13% of the United States gross domestic product (GDP). As of 2005, California's GDP is larger than all but seven countries' in the world. The Golden State has the ideal blend of population, desirable climate and a robust economy, making California mortgage leads more common than leads from any other state in the union.

For mortgage brokers and lenders who love to live by the mantra “Go big or go home”, California mortgage leads are their bread and butter. It doesn’t get any bigger than this, or any better.