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

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

An audial mashup of Beethoven and Beyoncé, the historical handcraft exhibition Staying Power and the annual Kook Run are just a few of the highlights in this weekend’s event roundup. Experience the filmography of Georges Méliès through a larger-than-life retrospective or take in the soothing vibraph

Nearly two years after submitting an initial application to build a mixed-use tower in Pacific Beach, the developer behind the project, sometimes referred to as Project Vela, has made little progress in convincing the city of San Diego that its unconventional application of local and state laws to b

Set in the countryside outside Madison, Georgia, this rustic modern barn house balances restoration character with modern livability. Designed by Southern Landscape Designs in collaboration with Liz Williams Interiors, the home was conceived as a long-term retreat that could evolve from weekend use

As 2026 starts, cracks are appearing in whatever magic has kept California’s housing market intact. My trusty spreadsheet found affordability woes are spreading, with just a whiff of price drops and homebuying at near-record lows. The reality is even the least expensive parts of California have beco

Let me say for the umpteenth time, there is no California exodus. The Golden State’s popularity among its own residents is among the nation’s highest, as measured by the small share of residents who depart for other parts of the country. Its stagnant population challenge is really about the stunning

The La Jolla estate that once was the home of Theodor Geisel (better known to the world as Dr. Seuss) and his wife, Audrey, is for sale for $9.95 million. The approximately 5,000-square-foot house is owned by UC San Diego and comes with a pool and pool house on 1.51 acres at 7301 Encelia Drive. The