Shouldn't Matt Hall sell his downtown properties or resign as mayor so the regular political process can be conducted? There will be no moratorium on development in the Village and Barrio. The City Council decided to not move forward with the proposal brought forward...
Month: June 2019
Redlining in San Diego
The history of housing discrimination is getting a lot of attention these days, and rightfully so. If you, or someone you know, wants to contribute, KPBS is looking for stories: KPBS is doing an investigation into the legacy of "redlining" in San Diego. This is the...
San Diego County Tax Windfalls
The market sure has been good to Ernie - hope he never has trouble paying the bills: County Assessor Ernest Dronenburg announced Thursday that the county’s 2019 assessed value of taxable property is almost $575 billion, a nearly 6% increase over last year. It’s the...
Historic Carlsbad
Carlsbad has history! Here is a link to the city's guide of the oldest homes in Carlsbad, some of which date back to the late-1800s: https://ccmaps.carlsbadca.gov/historicCarlsbad/index.html
Switchfoot Bro-Am
The annual Bro-Am starts tomorrow, with Beach Fest on Saturday - get your VIP Pit: http://broam.org/ Here are the local guys singing my favorite song, Dare You To Move:
Boomers Helping Kids
We were talking with some friends last night about how much financial support is going towards kids, and how it will affect real estate in the future. On one hand, it's the Bank of Mom and Dad, and helping to keep the market afloat when funding home purchases at these...
Carmel Valley REO Closed
We featured this bank-owned property earlier as an online auction (which didn't work out). They did find a cash buyer - I hope they got in the house to take a look around! This is a typical example of an REO sale these days. The former owners paid $1,650,000 in 2007,...
Homebody Era
Is he saying to get off the couch and move? “Since last year, several forces have helped increase the market potential for existing-home sales,” said Fleming. “House-buying power, driven by falling mortgage rates and rising household income, contributed to a gain of...
San Diego Case-Shiller Index, April
Yesterday's Zillow index showed San Diego's pricing to be fairly flat, and now April's Case-Shiller Index has a similar-sounding +0.8% increase year-over-year. We've bounced back from six months of negative readings, just to get back to where we were last year - and...
San Diego ZHV Index Mostly Flat
The San Diego ZHVI has been mostly flat for almost two years! The price exceptions are the superior homes and locations, particularly the one-story and newer homes, which tend to sell for more than ever before. But those cases are dwindling. What's saving us is how...