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08/15/2023

San Diego Housing Market Forecast 2024

Michael Wolf is a mortgage agent with Barrett Financial Group, LLC. Check out Michael Wolf's listings or office listings.

08/12/2023

High mortgage rates will keep hurting homebuyers for years to come
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Moody's strategists have predicted that high mortgage rates will continue to put strain on the housing market for years to come. This is due to the Federal Reserve's series of interest rate hikes, which have made mortgages more expensive, and the near-record surge in home prices that has hurt afford...

08/01/2023

San Diego's Retail Market Brings Positivity
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The San Diego retail market is showing strength despite economic headwinds and uncertainty, with historically low vacancies persisting quarter over quarter. Inflation has proven stubbornly high, however, the unemployment rate in San Diego has remained relatively steady and is below the state and nat...

07/25/2023

Find out if it's time to sell your home
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07/21/2023

🤞🤞🤞Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Predicts Housing Prices Will Go Through The Roof: 'We Could Have A COVID Market Again'. 🤞🤞🤞
I hope so but this is a good read either way!

“Shark Tank” TV star Barbara Corcoran, the Queen of Real Estate, provided valuable insights into the state of the housing market in a recent interview with Fox Business. For prospective homebuyers, the situation appears to be challenging. While some may be waiting for interest rates to drop befo...

07/18/2023

California’s Revised Market Forecast for 2023

Michael Wolf is a mortgage agent with Barrett Financial Group, LLC. Check out Michael Wolf's listings or office listings.

06/25/2023

Short-term rental tax must be rejected
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Senate Bill 584, by state Sen. Monique Límon, seeks to impose a tax on short-term rentals (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.), in order to raise funds for low-income housing. However, this bill would end up deterring people from seeking short-term rentals and increase costs, while also mandating expensive labor-u...

06/24/2023

Office Leasing Remains Robust in California's Mixed-Use Projects
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The pandemic has had a major effect on the office sector, resulting in higher vacancy rates and a transformation in what employees are seeking from their office environment. Companies are now choosing urban mixed-use projects offering a variety of amenities, such as childcare, groceries, food, and h...

06/21/2023

39% OF HOME OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD A 5% DOWN PAYMENT
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The pandemic had a significant impact on the housing market, making it difficult for potential homebuyers to save for a down payment. Proprietary survey data from The Mortgage Reports found that nearly two in five potential borrowers (39%) couldn't make a 5% down payment in 2022, which is an increas...

06/20/2023

Solana Beach pursues stricter vacation rental regulations
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Solana Beach is looking to update their 2003 vacation rental ordinance, which was created long before Airbnb and Vrbo existed, to bring more rentals into compliance and prevent nuisances to neighbors. Currently, there are 267 permitted rentals in the city and an estimated 100-150 unpermitted rentals...

06/19/2023

San Diego’s Inventory Shortage in Mid-Spring