In this Daily Transcript special report, we take a close look at San Diego's hot housing market, including downtown, and revisit some of the county's newest residential projects.
KB Home, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, has announced the opening of a new office in Temecula. The new location houses all operations for the Fortune 500 company's growing Riverside County division.
A new trend in home buying is well under way in San Diego, with an increasing number of homeowners trading in their suburban lifestyle for a more urban one. Revitalized East Village in downtown San Diego is the new home to not only the San Diego Padres, but also many new homeowners.
I'm constantly asked what it's like to live, work and play downtown. When asked, I think back to 1999 of my daily trek down Interstate 5 from La Costa, with my hand gripping the steering wheel, maneuvering through the clogged freeway. What is it really like? It's great, fabulous, wonderful and exciting -- now.
Sandag projected in 2000 that the county population will double by 2018. This includes normal growth and in-migration from outside the county.
Beginning in residential sales with his family's real estate business then owning and operating one of the more successful real estate brokerages in Coronado, Scott Aurich has accumulated more than 20 years of diverse real estate sales experience. He has also developed single-family subdivisions, custom homes, luxury condominiums and affordable housing. This extensive background in sales and development provides his clients with insights into what potential a property may have.
My first visit to downtown San Diego was in the spring of 1986 as a young Marine down for a Saturday afternoon from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. As a new resident of Southern California, not too long off the airplane from Virginia, I was quite excited to see and explore the "big city." Well, downtown San Diego was a very different place 16 years ago than it is today.
Realizing you have an abundance of choices, I'd like to share this list.
San Diego agents Michelle Silverman and Marie Huff have reported record sales for the first half of the year. Silverman and Huff are with The John Collins Co., and joined forces last year to create a dynamic real estate team. Together they had over $25 million in sales for 2003, and for the first half of this year they have over $17 million. Silverman and Huff have a combined 28 years of real estate experience. Both are native San Diegans and cover the San Diego coastal communities with ease.
For Jim Abbott of Prudential California Realty in downtown San Diego, "It's all happening downtown!" Abbott, who has been helping buyers and sellers for nearly 20 years, was recognized with the 2003 Prudential Real Estate Affiliates' Chairman's Circle Diamond award.
Long before there were high-rises and real estate firms on every corner in downtown San Diego, there was Associated Realtors. This small, yet energetic professional real estate firm was established in 1995 by managing broker Caryl Iseman.
LOS ANGELES -- The percentage of households in California able to afford a median-priced home stood at 20 percent in April, a 7 percentage-point decrease compared to the same period a year ago when the index was at 27 percent, according to a report by the California Association of Realtors (CAR). The April Housing Affordability Index (HAI) declined one point compared to March, when it stood at 21 points.
In an attempt to close the book on building code changes, the County Board of Supervisors will consider a new and more stringent set of rules on Wednesday.
The condo craze, as it's known in downtown San Diego, is edging out apartment inventory, as units are being converted into condominiums and sold.
The median resale price for listed San Diego County homes in May 2004 was $488,000, a 35.56 percent increase from a year ago, according to the San Diego Association of Realtors' monthly report on multiple listing service sales.
WASHINGTON -- The percentage of homeowners who were behind on mortgage payments in the first quarter of this year fell sharply as an improved economy and firmer job market took pressure off household budgets.
WASHINGTON -- Unexpectedly strong job growth will buffer the impact of higher interest rates and help to push existing-home sales to a record in 2004, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
WASHINGTON -- The percentage of homeowners who were behind on mortgage payments in the first quarter of this year fell sharply as an improved economy and firmer job market took pressure off household budgets.
In this quarterly report, we take a look at the latest housing figures and issues, as well as various trends affecting different locales. We'll also take a closer look at residential real estate in downtown San Diego.
In this quarterly report, we take a look at the latest housing figures and issues, as well as various trends affecting different locales. We'll also take a closer look at residential real estate in downtown San Diego.
San Diego's residential real estate market continues to skyrocket. In this first of four 2005 reports, we take a look at how the market closed out 2004 and what's in store for the future.
The Daily Transcript takes an in-depth look at such residential real estate issues as skyrocketing home prices and limited housing supply, as well as trends and regionalized data in this third-quarter report.
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