A wedding is a lot like falling in love and opening a spreadsheet at the same time. It plays out like a Hollywood rom-com, with laughter between kisses, lace samples pinned to vision boards, and a refrigerator overflowing with red velvet and jasmine-infused buttercream cake tastings. Then the invoic

San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera is reviving his proposal to levy a hefty tax on the owners of empty second homes, but in a major reversal, has abandoned his original plan to tax short-term rentals as well. His revised proposal, which calls for an annual levy of $8,000 that would later escala

On the day before their wedding, Alejandro “Jano” Galindo and Dr. Maria Jose “MJ” Galindo weren’t juggling timelines or hustling through the chaos of seating-chart tweaks and last-minute changes. They were rolling out their mats—yoga for him, Pilates for her. “When we sat down to plan, we didn’t sta

Strewn among the rolling hills of northern Escondido are granite boulders so huge they look like something from Jurassic Park. Snuggled among them, a new home is so closely connected with nature that it brings one massive rock inside as a major design element—and that’s only one example of how this

San Diego County home sales closed out last year at one of its lowest levels ever as elevated home prices and other factors kept buyers and sellers on the sidelines. The county recorded 27,117 home sales in 2025, according to data released this week by Attom Data Solutions. That’s up slightly from 2

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to its lowest level in more than three years, but remains around 6% in the same narrow range it has been in this year. Related Articles San Diego beach is named No. 1 in the U.S. by Tripadvisor LPL Financial

The reimagining of Chula Vista’s shoreline continues as the Port of San Diego prepares to introduce new public amenities designed to enhance the waterfront expanse opposite the glistening Gaylord resort. Tuesday, the Board of Port Commissioners for the San Diego Unified Port District took the steps

The lender behind the 20-story office tower at the corner of Ash Street and India Street in downtown San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood has not only started the foreclosure process but also filed a lawsuit to either recoup millions in debt or wrest control of the building. Assured Lenders Service

It’s hard to overstate how radically the 1915 Panama-California Exposition catapulted San Diego into the future. The Panama Canal had just opened; the halves of the world were finally connected and the cultural possibilities (and tourism dollars) seemed endless. After passing through the canal on th

Basic economics tells you that if you lower the demand for a product, the price should fall. Limiting financial incentives for housing investors could increase the share of homes owned by the folks who live there. Consider a new study from the American Enterprise Institute. It notes that favorable f

Roughly one in six California houses is owned by someone who doesn’t live there – but investors’ market clout varies across the state. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that found investors of all sizes own 1.28 million houses statewide – 17% of California’s

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is holding at just above 6% after reversing a modest uptick in recent weeks just as the housing market closes in on the spring homebuying season. Related Articles This San Diego AI giant wants to merge with its rival. Togethe

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell sharply in January as higher home prices and possibly harsh winter weather kept many prospective homebuyers on the sidelines despite easing mortgage rates. Related Articles This San Diego AI giant wants to merge with its

San Diego’s most high-profile home listing has reduced its price by $15.5 million The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla hit the market in October 2024 with an asking price of $108 million and has yet to find a buyer. As of Thursday morning, the new price is $92.5 million. Billi

Former SoftBank executive and technology investor Eric Gan hopes to speed up the economic recovery of downtown San Diego with his purchase of two office towers. Monday, real estate management entity Golden Columbia LLC purchased 1 Columbia Place, a 27-story skyscraper at 401 W. A St., and 2 Columbia

You’re more likely to find California houses owned by investors in the state’s more affordable communities. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report from the third quarter of 2025 that calculates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide. Investors in th

California home sellers made more than double what their American peers made last year – but that gap is shrinking. My trusty spreadsheet took a peek at stats from Attom dating to 2008 that track the difference between the price a typical homeowner got when they sold vs. their purchase cost in 130 m

Perhaps the best that can be said for the plight of California renters is that it could be worse. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed monthly rents and hourly wage data collected by United Way, comparing 2024 with 2019 for 96 U.S. metropolitan areas, including nine in California. Those statistics show th

The storied Spreckels Building and Theatre at 121 Broadway, once a symbol of opulence and San Diego’s emerging status in the early 20th century, is being offered for sale by auction in a distressed sale fueled by the current owner’s inability to repay its debt. This week, the historic property was l

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate barely budged this week, staying close to 6% as the spring home-buying season nears. Related Articles Historic Spreckels Building and Theatre in downtown San Diego hits the auction block ‘My worry is we become Santa Barbara’: