City, Campus at Horton developer at crossroads on public park and Lyceum Theatre
With the looming auction of The Campus at Horton, San Diego is seeking to compel...
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$154,200 income needed to purchase a San Diego condo
This house hunter income threshold is up 3% in a year and 98% higher in...
Is this San Diego’s best architecture? Check out the award winners
AIA San Diego gave awards to projects in Balboa Park, downtown San Diego and at...
San Diego will lease 2 floors in downtown high-rise as part of exit from operations building
The city has agreed to spend $10.6 million on a 5-year, 7-month lease for 43,460...
Plans submitted for 5 mansions on Foxhill site in La Jolla
The new development would be on the Foxhill Estate, a storied property.
Midway Rising gets another year to finalize deal for San Diego’s sports arena site
The city has extended the deadline to finalize a development deal with Midway Rising for...
More homes for sale as San Diego housing market picks up
The number of home listings in San Diego County hit their highest point of the...
San Diego’s largest office landlord sells Symphony Towers for cheap
Irvine Company sold the iconic 34-story office tower at 750 B St. for $45.7 million...
40% of Inland Empire homebuyers paid cash, No. 2 in US
Only West Palm Beach at 50% had a higher share among US markets.
Hazard Center in Mission Valley has a new owner and retail outlook
Los Angeles-based BH Properties purchased the mixed-use complex that faces Friars Road at a deeply...
La Jolla Shores residential land sells for $35 million
The sale at 8303 La Jolla Shores Drive ties the record for biggest sale in...
‘I wouldn’t count on that.’ Airport people mover from port site unlikely
Port executive throws cold water on a 2-year-old people mover concept envisioned to travel between...
The ‘most unaffordable housing market in history’? San Diego No. 2 in nation for rising home prices
S&P Case-Shiller Indices reports San Diego is No.2 in rising home prices
More than 900 homes proposed near Oceanside’s El Corazon Park
A Utah-based developer has submitted preliminary plans for the Moon Valley nursery property along Oceanside...
Developer retooling plan for Costa Verde Center near UTC
Life science real estate developer Alexandria has scrapped its plan for the shuttered strip mall...
State regulators’ fight to revoke Ash Street broker’s license delayed until February
Jason Hughes will have until next year to prepare his case.
Could a Harris istration spur construction of 3 million new homes?
The campaign said Harris would propose a new tax incentive for companies that build homes...
California apartment permits dip to 12-year low but new home construction rises
Overall, this was California's worst half for home and apartment building since the pandemic struck.
After 32 years of family ownership, Point Loma’s commercial fishing marina drifts toward a port takeover
Tom Driscoll is getting pushed out of the dilapidated marina that has held the family...
San Diego rents are up 41% since 2019. It’s nowhere near the highest increase in the U.S.
Since 2019, the average rent for a San Diego one-bedroom apartment has increased by $658
Seaport San Diego project gets 3-year extension to secure government approvals
Port of San Diego Commissioners agreed to extend the term of its negotiating agreement with...
Know what kind of HOA residence you have
California law lists four types of common interest developments in Civil Code Section 4100 —...
Hotel sales in San Diego drop 54%. Here’s why
Despite the downturn in transactions, sales volumes may pick up in the latter part of...
Is California America’s most divisive state?
You either love California – or hate it.
Confusion reigns on eve of real estate commission changes
New rules for how agents get paid take effect in a matter of days.
How will new real estate rules work? Your questions answered
Agent compensation practices are changing under a nationwide class-action settlement.
What is the right board size for your HOA?
Your HOA bylaws specify the size of your board, so any change in board size...
Perry’s closes doors for good Monday, more than a week before annnounced stop date
Perry's owner said the staff was burned out from the increase in business that was...
San Diego home price drops for the first time this year
It was San Diego's worst home sales month for a June in records going back...
Confusion reigns on eve of real estate commission changes
New rules for how agents get paid are scheduled to take effect by mid-August.
Should San Diego lease the Kettner and Vine warehouse for a homeless shelter?
Mayor Todd Gloria has framed the proposal as a bold move to tackle homelessness
Affordable housing project in Pacific Beach first to breach 30-foot coastal height limit
City and Housing Commission loans pave the way for construction on the 5-story, 60-unit Rose...
San Diego unseated as No. 1 metro with fastest-growing home prices
S&P Case-Shiller Indices reports America's Finest City is No. 2 in the closely watched index
More help for HOAs with balcony inspection requirement
New measure broadens field of experts authorized to perform these inspections.
Corporate landlord agrees to $20M settlement of local businessman’s False Claims Act lawsuit
Neil Senturia, whose machine-learning program scanned thousands of building-permit records around California, will share the...
Downtown skyscraper opens with pricey apartments, flashy amenities and traction with office tenants
West debuts with an array of amenities and decorative extras meant to ooze Southern California...
San Diego records biggest hotel sale so far this year: $165M
The Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines hotel, which sits on leased city-owned land, is one...
UC San Diego gets OK to build historic 6,000-bed housing village
The school got permission from University of California regents Thursday to build one of the...
County to crack down on corporate homebuyers and landlords amid record prices
The supervisors aim to target big investors they say have worsened housing affordability, and possibly...
Do I have any constitutional rights in HOA disciplinary hearings?
The “due process” for HOA hearings does not come from the constitution because HOA boards...
UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage
Chancellor Pradeep Khosla will ask UC Regents this week to let him spend $2 billion...
Southern California inflation has cooled, but is it enough?
The local cost of all goods and services rose 3.5% in the past year after...
Is 600 B St. the first of many downtown office buildings to default?
The owner of the 24-story office tower at 600 B Street is on the brink...
To find California’s biggest rent hikes, see who’s hiring
Counties with employment gains averaged 3.8% rent increases vs. 3.1% where jobs fell.
‘The Real World: San Diego’ house in Point Loma slated for demolition
The as-seen-on-TV building overlooking America's Cup Harbor is expected to be razed as part of...
Is this change to parking rules OK under the Fair Housing Act?
If someone qualifies under the Fair Housing laws as “disabled” and needs access to parking...
Californians rank 5th-best in US at bill paying
Between 2014 and 2023, an average 1.71% of California's combined debts were 90 days or...
California rents, per square foot, rank 5th-highest in US
California rents equal $2.96 per square foot – 55% above the $1.91 charged nationally.
Downtown San Diego’s 600 B Street office tower in foreclosure
Building owner on the brink of losing the 24-story high-rise as the lender seeks to...
The price of a San Diego home crosses $1 million for the first time
San Diego County's median price for a resale single-family home hit a milestone in May
Does overvaluation of homes make homeownership a risky move?
Financial models from the Fed and others have homes overvalued from 25 percent to nearly...
Lease agreement paves way for long-awaited revival of Mira Mesa Epicentre
City leaders OK'd a real estate deal that will allow the county to remodel and...
New security deposit cap is in effect. What that means for San Diego renters.
State law limits security deposits to one month's rent.
Called to a disciplinary hearing at your HOA? Here’s what to do
The HOA disciplinary hearing notice must specify the violated governing document provision. Read it. Are...
Sorrento Mesa life science project lands big pharma tenant
An unnamed pharmaceutical company will anchor Alexandria's newly constructed building at 10075 Barnes Canyon Road.
10% of California credit card debt is late, 12th-highest delinquency rate in US
Golden State credit card balances equal to $4,450 per resident, 11th-highest among the states.
Is the San Diego Trolley sustainable without a crackdown on fare evasion?
The proposed trolley crackdown would eliminate the ability to just pay the fare owed and...
A new hotel rising soon in San Diego’s Mission Valley
The new Element hotel, the first of its kind in San Diego County, will open...
San Diego built more housing last year than it did in any of the past 17 years
11,673 building permits pulled across San Diego County last year, a 21 percent increase from...
Vote on Midway Rising’s sports arena project expected early next year
The city and the development team had been marching toward consideration of a development deal...
San Diego has fastest rising home prices in the U.S. for 6 months
Case-Shiller Indices reported San Diego home prices were up 10.3 percent in a year, the...
Why can’t we speak at our HOA meeting?
have the right to speak in open forum, a valuable part of board meetings...
Homeownership suffers in California, US as prices outstrip incomes
Last year’s California homeownership rate was equal to a 40-year average. And the US rate was...
Should downtown’s brand new life science office building change strategy?
IQHQ bet big on getting life science companies downtown. The project looks nearly complete but...
San Diego rent is down, but maybe not in your area. Check our list
America's Finest City is the 8th most expensive metro in the U.S., down from seventh...
California home-price gains may ‘cool’ in next 12 months
Price appreciation is projected to slow in 36 states
14 things all HOA attorneys should know
The paramount obligation of the HOA attorney is to provide ethical and competent advice for...
San Diego County home sales plummet to historic low
59,146 residences were sold in 24 months ended in April 2024, the No. 1 slowest...
13 things HOA service providers should know
The client is the HOA corporation, not the president or any individual director.
Mira Mesa shopping center anchored by Home Depot sells for $99M
A Los Angeles-based real estate firm that has spent the past 15 years focused on...
Construction on $55M Mira Mesa Community Park project will start this summer
The long-awaited overhaul of Mira Mesa Community Park will begin this summer, promising to deliver...
Are San Diego or Inland Empire the riskiest housing markets in Southern California?
Southern California home prices may seem insanely high, but two yardsticks of their underlying values...
17 things HOA managers should know
HOAs don’t work well without competent and trustworthy managers
Is a new San Diego neighborhood group positive for the Uptown area?
The San Diego City Council voted last week to replace its existing neighborhood group in...
San Diego home price hits another record high. Will it ever stop?
San Diego County's median home price growth showed no signs of abating in April as...
‘Higher-income buyers are still very active’ as San Diego leads U.S. in home price gains for 4th month
San Diego had the fastest rising home prices in the nation for a fourth month...
Chula Vista’s latest home project has homes starting at $550K. It’s also close to a landfill.
Chula Vista's latest residential development, which has some of the lowest prices for new homes...
The high-flying Dow Jones stock index: Good or bad for California?
The stock market’s venerable yardstick, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, recently made history — crossing...
18 things all HOA should know
One in a series of columns on boards, homeowners, managers, vendors and HOA lawyers. HOA...
San Diego’s life science industry has a new challenge: Too much space
San Diego's labs and life science offices hit record vacancy this year.
Fashion Valley mall to replace Jenney with 850 apartments
Simon Property Group plans to redo the west end of the mall with 850 luxury...
Did San Diego City Council make the right call increasing developer fees?
The San Diego City Council recently voted to raise developer fees to cover additional city...
San Diego council agree to move forward with affordable housing plans on former luxury hotel site
San Diego's elected leaders agreed Wednesday that the city should move toward securing a formal...
San Diego will sublet space in Mission Valley as part of plan to vacate downtown operations building
Eager to exit its failing downtown operations building, the city of San Diego has agreed...
13 things all HOA directors should know
This is the first of five installments that will address boards, homeowners, managers, vendors and...
Plan to build hundreds of low-income housing units on former Ritz-Carlton site in downtown San Diego reaches critical milestone
An ambitious plan by a local affordable housing developer to build more than 400 low-income...
Jason Hughes, broker in 101 Ash St. deal, wins bid to stop his license from being revoked
A Superior Court judge has blocked the California Department of Real Estate from revoking the...
Why so many people have stopped buying vacation rental homes in San Diego
Interest rates and home prices are so high in San Diego that even vacation rental...
Where in California have wages trailed rent hikes the most?
The pain: Rent hikes outpaced pay raises in 44 of 50 big U.S. metropolitan areas...
Did HOA board go through the correct process to change rules?
Q: If the board decides to change any rules shouldn't those rule changes be placed...
Construction paused on mega Riverwalk project in Mission Valley
The cacophony of construction activity at the sprawling Riverwalk project site that follows Friars Road...
Report: 80 percent of low-income San Diegans spending more than half their income on rent
The vast majority of low-income renters in San Diego County are spending more than half...
An entire California town is for sale – again. This time for $6.6M
Nearly all of Campo has been for sale since 2019 — without a buyer in...
Amenity-heavy $74M University Heights apartment complex opens
University Height's new luxury apartment complex, The Nash, is at the crossroads of three popular...
Is it our HOA manager or is it us?
Many associations struggle with a poor manager relationship, resulting in frustration for both sides. However,...
Are higher mortgage rates enough to slow San Diego home price growth?
Mortgage rates hit their highest point this year, 7.52 percent for a 30-year, fixed rate...
Biggest ever La Jolla home sale: $35 million for Doug Manchester property
A property formerly owned by hotel developer Doug Manchester sold for $35 million this week...
County will also evaluate subsidy for Midway Rising’s sports arena project
San Diego County will consider subsidizing the Midway Rising project in order to make possible...
‘Home prices continue to defy expectations’: San Diego leads U.S. in gains for 3rd month
San Diego had the fastest rising home prices in the nation for a third month....
What does each HOA officer – president, vice president, secretary, treasurer – do?
Q. I am a sitting board member for our HOA and we are coming up...
‘People are tired of waiting’: San Diego home price hits all-time high even as mortgage rates rise
San Diego County's median home price hit a record high of $865,000 — despite rising...
8 California real estate battles worth watching
It’s playoff season for basketball and hockey with sports fans glued to the big matchups.But...
It’s official: San Diego’s sports arena is historic
San Diego International Sports Arena, the imposing concrete venue in the Midway District and the...