
San Diego Closing Costs: What Buyers and Sellers Actually Pay
The question comes up almost every escrow, usually right after the Closing Disclosure lands. A buyer has budgeted for the down payment and maybe the inspection, and then a page of fees shows up that adds thousands more before they get the keys. A seller has the sale price in their head, minus the mo

Point Loma or Clairemont? What Your Budget Actually Buys in San Diego Right Now
Every week I get a version of the same question: "what does my budget actually get me?" It is a fair question, and it deserves a real answer instead of a vague one. So instead of talking in ranges, here is what three specific budgets buy in Point Loma versus Clairemont right now, side by side. At $9

Why Families Priced Out of the Coast Are Buying in Clairemont
According to a recent KPBS report on California Association of Realtors data, only 17 percent of San Diego County households can afford the county's median-priced home, which requires a minimum annual income of roughly $268,000. I bring that number up because it explains something I am seeing consta
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