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The Home Brief
A San Diego Homeowner Questioned a Roof Quote Above $30,000. Plywood Repairs Raised Another Owner’s Bill.
A homeowner in San Diego, California, asked whether a quote above $30,000 to reshingle a sizable home was reasonable. In a thread from October 2025, the homeowner was looking for recommendations when another owner described bids starting at $17,000—and a final bill that rose after wood repairs.
Coast News
What blockchain means for the future of San Diego’s real estate industry
If you’ve tried buying property in San Diego, you know how cumbersome the process can feel. You might spend weeks or months aligning everything before you finally receive the keys. And considering how much of daily life has moved online, it’s easy to wonder why one of the biggest financial decisions people make still involves so many manual steps.
Voiceof San Diego
Landlords Allegedly Breaking Renter Transparency Law
Last year, San Diego leaders passed a law that mandated transparency on renters’ utility bills. It turns out, some landlords may not be following it. The ordinance requires landlords to produce copies of utility bills, along with the calculations behind the dollar figures, to any tenant who asks for it or is disputing their utility charges.
inewsource.org
Carlsbad to weigh village apartment project
The Carlsbad City Council will hear Tuesday a plan to build a four-story building with 33 condos, 42 parking spaces and 3,419 square feet of commercial space in Carlsbad Village. The project is known as Rincon Roosevelt and would be on a 0.69-acre lot at 2747 and 2775 Roosevelt Street,...
californiaconstructionnews.com
$106 million Spring View Apartments brings 147 affordable homes to La Mesa trolley line
San Diego County officials and local leaders broke ground on Spring View Apartments, a new 147‑unit affordable housing development directly next to the San Diego Trolley Line in La Mesa. The $106 million development is being built on surplus land owned by the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), transforming an...
Times of San Diego
Governor signs Midway Rising bill, clears path for final approval of embattled housing, retail project
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 344 into law on Tuesday, clearing Midway Rising’s path to begin construction on a massive redevelopment of the former San Diego Sports Arena. The plan, to convert the land around the arena into a project with 4,250 housing units, 130,000 square feet of...
Coast News
The Forum, valued at $200M, sells to national investing firm
CARLSBAD — A private national firm has acquired The Forum in Carlsbad. EDENS purchased the popular open-air shopping center just off El Camino Real, near the Encinitas border, according to a news release. Jami Passer, EDENS’ chief investment officer, said in the release that the acquisition “reflects a broader...
hoodline.com
La Mesa Breaks Ground on 147 Affordable Homes, Shuts Trolley Lot for Two Years
County officials and local leaders gathered Friday at the Spring Street transit station in La Mesa to break ground on Spring View Apartments, a 147-unit affordable housing development rising directly next to the San Diego Trolley line. The project will replace a park-and-ride lot with two six-story buildings, marking one of the more visible examples yet of San Diego County converting underused transit parking into housing.
hoodline.com
San Diego Groups Urged Newsom to Sign Bill Easing Path for 140,000 Homes
A coalition of San Diego housing advocates urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that supporters say would strengthen one of California's most productive tools for building homes. The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce amplified the push by reposting a September 9 call to action from Inner City Law Center asking supporters to send letters demanding Newsom's signature on Assembly Bill 2433.
Times of San Diego
Opinion: Dorm-style housing could end homelessness for hundreds in San Diego
Later this year, 33 men and women will leave homelessness behind for a home they can call their own. We at Father Joe’s Villages are investing in an often overlooked housing option: single-room occupancy units. Known as SROs, these are dorm-style homes where residents have their own private room with shared community spaces.
rhscommoner.com
Renting Beats Buying by $1,066 a Month Nationwide in August as Zillow Finds Biggest Savings in San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego
LOS ANGELES, CA — Renting stayed cheaper than buying in every major U.S. metro in August, according to a Zillow analysis of the 50 largest housing markets. The gap was wide enough to matter for households weighing whether to keep renting or take on the costs of ownership. Zillow...
northcoastcurrent.com
The Forum Carlsbad sold to national retail owner EDENS
The Forum Carlsbad has been sold to EDENS, a national owner and developer of open-air retail and mixed-use properties, Northwood Investors and Nuveen Real Estate announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The companies did not disclose the sale price. EDENS owns San Diego County retail properties The Shops at La Jolla Village...
inewsource
Meet the Airbnb activist hunting for San Diego’s ‘apartment hotels’
Jay Goldberg swears he’s a capitalist. It’s a Thursday afternoon and the 42-year-old Hillcrest homeowner is seated at his kitchen counter, scrolling through lines of code he wrote to analyze multiple datasets on his laptop. He’s a Google engineer by trade, but his workday is over, and now he’s hunting through the local real estate market.