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2023

California’s Record House Payment

June saw slow home buying, ranking among the bottom 5% since the 1990s. Sales volume (color-green) 15% in 6-mo, but overall purchases (color-red) 20% in a year. California's expensive home prices are driven by surging mortgage rates....

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index – San Diego Feb 2024

Customize MarketWatch is a platform that allows users to create and manage personalized watchlists of stocks and other financial instruments. Even if no items are added to the watchlist, users can still access recently viewed tickers on the quote page, as well as news, articles, videos and podcasts. Continue to full article...

San Diego’s Retail Market Brings Positivity

The San Diego retail market is showing strength despite economic headwinds and uncertainty, with historically low vacancies persisting quarter over quarter. Inflation has proven stubbornly high, however, the unemployment rate in San Diego has remained relatively steady and is below the state and national levels. This year has seen record retail property sales levels in San Diego County and the effect of...

Tips for Deciding Whether to Remodel Your Home or Move

When deciding whether to move or remodel a home, many factors should be considered, such as the cost of materials, the cost of hiring a contractor, the need for specific features, and the location of the home. Researching home prices and neighborhoods in the area can help determine if it is better to move or remodel. Continue to full article...

How to avoid capital gains tax on real estate

When selling real estate, it is important to understand the potential tax burden as the IRS may be entitled to a share of your earnings. If you are selling your primary residence, you may be able to take advantage of the capital gains exclusion, allowing you to exclude some of your profits from taxable income. Depending on the amount of profits and filing status, the exclusion can be up to $500,000 for...

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