July 2025

Southern California home sales declined sharply, with most counties seeing yearly drops in transactions. Home prices are leveling off, showing modest growth or slight declines in several counties....

San Diego bans rent-pricing software over unfair market influence and antitrust concerns. The ban targets software, accused of inflating rents by 2%–7% using private data algorithms....

San Diego County property owners have until June 30, 2025, to pay their 2024-25 property taxes to avoid penalties. Unpaid taxes after this date incur a $33 fee plus 1.5% monthly penalties. About 98.48% of taxes are collected, with $138 million still due. Payments can be made online via free e-check, by phone, mail, or in person at various county offices. Properties unpaid for five years may be sold at...

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad home prices fell 2.0% year-over-year in May 2025, with a 0.4% monthly decline. National house price growth slowed to 2.1%, the lowest since 2012, due to rising mortgage rates. Despite slower price growth, higher household incomes have helped maintain affordability. Some markets like Cambridge and Pittsburgh saw strong price increases, while others experienced flat or...

In 2025, housing affordability remains a major issue across the US, straining household budgets. New data shows that in several states, housing costs now exceed 50% of avg household income, well above the 30% affordability threshold. In California, rising property values have pushed housing costs to 46% of avg household income. Both homeowners and renters are...

In March, San Diego home prices rose slightly with a median listing price of $895K, but the price per sq ft decreased 0.1%. There were 1,612 homes for sale in San Diego, up 10.9% MoM and up 76.8% yearly....