Shouldn't Matt Hall sell his downtown properties or resign as mayor so the regular political process can be conducted? There will be no moratorium on development in the Village and Barrio. The City Council decided to not move forward with the proposal brought forward...
The history of housing discrimination is getting a lot of attention these days, and rightfully so. If you, or someone you know, wants to contribute, KPBS is looking for stories: KPBS is doing an investigation into the legacy of "redlining" in San Diego. This is the...
The market sure has been good to Ernie - hope he never has trouble paying the bills: County Assessor Ernest Dronenburg announced Thursday that the county’s 2019 assessed value of taxable property is almost $575 billion, a nearly 6% increase over last year. It’s the...
I'm glad to see a major corporation doing something for housing, though they take a beating on Twitter - many of the comments are negative. FYI - their net income was almost $9 billion in 4Q18. An excerpt from their press release: Today, Google is one of the Bay...
The mayor attempts to clarify some of the bigger political issues around north county: SANDAG and creating a transportation plan to comply with state law. SB 50, higher density, and complying with state housing law. ADUs and vacation rentals. It's a 30-minute...
The C.A.R. sent out this paper that reviews the current housing dilemma, which boils down to having to improve zoning regulations to facilitate more/better infill projects because the more-mature cities are out of land for the most part. She also included this:...
For the first time in recent history - and probably the first time ever - the net migration out of California has not been offset by the international inflow. The number of people leaving the state is 3x what it was just 4+ years ago! But the state population is still...
This is what happens when you have a bunch of independent contractors and no governing body or leader. When the city threatened to do something, realtors didn't take it seriously and provided no alternatives, so the city stuck it to us. In most places around...
Home buyers and sellers might be concerned enough about the results of the Mueller report that it could impact their decision-making about real estate - as if they need one more reason to wait-and-see! They expect that Mueller report to be filed within the first six...
Older news now but once the federal government seizes these homes and tries to resell them, they will find out that there isn't much equity. Paul Manafort’s prized possession -- a 5,574-square-foot home in the Hamptons, which includes a putting green, pool house,...
