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Is Now a Crazy Time to Buy a Home in San Diego?

Congratulations San Diego! You just became the least affordable city in California. Based on income and single-family home prices, San Diego has surpassed Los Angeles and even San Francisco in being unaffordable, according to a study by OJO Labs. So is it possible to buy a home here in America’s Finest City, or does it even make sense?


Let’s do the math.  The average income in the county is a bit over $68,000 and the median home price is $764,000. A 10% down payment would be $76,400...

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Is the San Diego Real Estate Market Headed Back to “Normal”?

LOL! What the heck is “normal”? Here’s an update as of August 30 to give you an idea about how the market is trending.


To put it simply, the San Diego County market is still hot with prices increasing and supply dwindling. In August, the median price for a detached home rose to (gulp) $850,000. That is 15% higher than the median price one year ago. Not surprisingly, the inventory of homes for sale in August was 39.1% lower than 2020. The number of days on market was also lower with...

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