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

From a distance, this Michigan Lake House looks almost reserved. Dark, low, stretched across the landscape like it is trying not to interrupt anything. Then you notice how the volumes step with the land, how the roofline follows the bluff instead of fighting it, and how the house opens itself only w

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

In the rolling shadow of Quebec’s Sutton Mountains, what was once a dilapidated agricultural relic has been artfully coaxed into a stunning contemporary retreat. Tasked by a city-dwelling couple to create a festive sanctuary for social gatherings, the Canadian architecture studio La Firme chose pres

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

Gambrel roofs are often dismissed as traditional or purely functional, but the homes using them right now tell a different story. These 25 gambrel roof homes go beyond the expected, using the shape to unlock space, control scale, and give otherwise simple structures a stronger architectural identity

Gambrel roofs are often dismissed as traditional or purely functional, but the homes using them right now tell a different story. These 25 gambrel roof homes go beyond the expected, using the shape to unlock space, control scale, and give otherwise simple structures a stronger architectural identity

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’:

San Diego’s status as one of the nation’s most expensive rental markets is on shaky ground. The median rent for a San Diego County one-bedroom apartment was $2,220 a month in January, down 5.5% in a year, said Zumper’s national rent report. That ranks San Diego metro at No. 9 in the real estate webs

From a distance, the form reads as a traditional Ukrainian hata. A steep thatched roof rises from the snow. Closer in, the enclosure disappears. Designed by YOD Group, this guesthouse reinterprets the hata-mazanka by removing its defining element: thick walls. In their place, a continuous curved gla

From a distance, the form reads as a traditional Ukrainian hata. A steep thatched roof rises from the snow. Closer in, the enclosure disappears. Designed by YOD Group, this guesthouse reinterprets the hata-mazanka by removing its defining element: thick walls. In their place, a continuous curved gla

From the outside, the rear of this Antwerp townhouse reads as a quiet glass wall. Flat, controlled, almost reserved. Nothing signals movement. Then the panels rotate, and what looked like fixed glazing reveals itself as two enormous pivoting openings that swing the house wide open to the garden. Des