‘A period of tepid growth’: Here’s how San Diego’s home market compares to other cities

San Diego’s home market might be slow, but compared to the rest of the U.S., it’s still one of the few markets with price growth. The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.32% annually in November, said the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. The region was No.
Read MoreBlame the weather: Southern California homes are 122% costlier than US

Architect of the Capitol workers clear snow outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Workers shovel snow from a sidewalk in downtown Indianapolis, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy) People walk on a snow-covered street as a winter
Read MoreWeather matters: Where Southern Californians pay the most for homes

Architect of the Capitol workers clear snow outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Workers shovel snow from a sidewalk in downtown Indianapolis, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy) People walk on a snow-covered street as a winter
Read MoreThe Best Things to Do in San Diego: February 2026

February brings half-off museum admission, a theatrical ode to Julia Child, a community festival in Encanto, a Lunar New Year celebration, and more. Here are all the best things to do this month in San Diego: Concerts & Festivals | Theater & Art Exhibits | More Fun Things to Do Concerts & Festivals
Read MoreWill a San Diego home become more ‘affordable’ this year? One study thinks so

A new study says buying a home in San Diego should be more affordable by the end of this year. The forecast from Seattle-based Zillow doesn’t say buying in San Diego will soon be “affordable” by any economic measure — just that it should be better than it is now for new buyers. Affordability is a lo
Read MoreSouthern California condo sales slump 28%

Why aren’t cash-strapped house hunters flocking to condos, Southern California’s relative housing bargain? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Attom sales data for the six-county region from November 2025 back to 2005. It found that the recent affordability-linked sales slump has been little different fo
Read MoreToo much? 17% of California homes are owned by investors

Investors own roughly one in six of California’s single-family residences. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that estimates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide. Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thou
Read MoreAverage US long-term mortgage rate edges higher, but still near lowest point in more than 3 years

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years. Related Articles This San Diego investment fund has too much money Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers’ email addresse
Read MoreFlashy, expensive and big: These are the new San Diego County apartments opening this year

San Diego apartment construction is set to slow in 2026, but it will probably be hard to notice. Across the county, 3,670 apartments are expected to open this year, said real estate tracker CoStar. That’s down from 6,176 in 2025 — the region’s highest in 25 years of data — but still above historical
Read MoreEscondido’s Rising Parkour Star Plans a Last All-In Season

The 23-year-old Escondido native was trawling YouTube at 13 when he discovered parkour, a sport that evolved from military training in France in the early 1900s—palm-sweat-inducing stuff that involves people jumping off buildings, saving themselves by grabbing a lamppost, or scaling city structures
Read MoreConsumers in wait-and-see mode as San Diego home prices and sales drop

San Diego County home sales hit their second-lowest point of the year in November as mortgage rates ticked up. Across the county, 1,913 homes sold in November, down 22.4% from the previous month, according to figures released Tuesday by Attom Data Solutions. November is typically a slower month for
Read MoreRedevelopment proposal for San Diego’s Golden Hall takes shape

The San Diego Community College District is seeking to raze San Diego’s Golden Hall and replace it with a five-story museum and educational building that centers around the district’s growing collection of African art. The redevelopment proposal is expected to be solidified during a formal negotiati
Read MoreHome prices dip in 88% of California

Here’s some modest relief for California house hunters: values were falling in 88% of the state as 2025 ended. To get a local sense of where prices are going, my trusty spreadsheet reviewed home value data from Zillow for 125 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, including 16 from California.
Read MoreMatthew Quirk’s Unlikely Path From Journalist to Netflix Hitmaker

So, the guy comes out of the closet, and he’s got both passports and a gun with a silencer…” Matthew Quirk pauses his muttering into his phone to wave at a family passing by him on Bessemer Path in Point Loma. Docked boats float on one side, while palatial homes overlook the trail on the other. Chec
Read MoreModern Architecture Meets Agriculture in a Fallbrook Vineyard Estate

Peruse pictures of vineyard estates in California, and you’ll see Tuscan dwellings of stone, tile-roofed stucco mansions, and wood-sided barnhouses. Christian and Anna Zaleschuk’s hilltop home in Fallbrook, however, crushes those clichés like grapes. The Zaleschuks had lived for several years on a f
Read MoreHomebuying burden quadrupled in California’s low-price counties

Even the least expensive parts of California have become unaffordable for homebuyers. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed homebuying affordability data from Attom, which tracks the typical house hunter’s financial challenges dating to 2005 in 36 California counties. By comparing home values, mortgage rat
Read MoreRedevelopment of Grossmont Center starts with $10M face-lift

The future of Grossmont Center is taking shaping as the mall’s owner embarks on a multiphased redevelopment plan designed to refashion the sprawling 64-year-old outdoor center into a central gathering hub for the La Mesa community. Last week, Maryland-based Federal Realty Investment Trust started it
Read MoreAverage US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years. Related Articles How I’d split California, economically speaking Hold on: Another increase to your SDG&E bill is coming An app’s blunt life check adds another layer to
Read MoreAre ‘hot’ California housing markets a good thing?

California has a surprising number of what Zillow calls “hot” markets. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the real estate giant’s 2026 “hotness” scorecard, which used a host of real estate and economic metrics to identify where the most upside potential lies in 49 major U.S. housing markets. Curiously,
Read More2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market. Related Articles Why this high-profile Del Mar r
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