Supervisors OK solar, battery storage facility in Boulevard

SAN DIEGO — The county Board of Supervisors unanimously backed a solar energy and battery storage project Wednesday to be built near the southeastern community of Boulevard. After hearing from more than 60 people, including many area residents opposed to the project, supervisors voted to adopt the major use permit, various environmental findings and a report for the Starlight Solar Project.

Realtors expect Fed interest rate hike to affect San Diego housing market

Mortgage rates hit highest levels since January 2025

What $1,500 a month gets you in rent across the U.S. — and in San Diego

When searching for an apartment, space, cost and location all factor into the decision. A new study shows renters can get a pretty decent place to live for $1,500 a month, depending on the area.

The California coastal city where realtors predict home prices will surge

A new real estate ranking has named the coastal hot spots where the cost of living is expected to go higher.

Battle Erupts In Rancho Santa Fe Over 168-Unit Senior Community As Residents Fight To Preserve Wealthy Rural Enclave

One of San Diego County's wealthiest and most exclusive communities has become the battleground for an increasingly bitter development fight, as a well-organized group of Rancho Santa Fe residents mounts an aggressive campaign to stop a proposed 168-unit luxury senior living and memory-care community that would become the first development of its kind inside the historic Covenant.

Former Escondido housing site could become San Pasqual tribal land

ESCONDIDO — A controversial Escondido property located in the San Pasqual Valley could be among the first land returns to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, according to tribe chairman Stephen Cope. For over a decade, the Harvest Hills (formerly known as Safari Highlands Ranch) property has sat...

County Opens Villa Serena II, Expanding Affordable Housing in North County

The County of San Diego this week celebrated the grand opening of Villa Serena II, a new affordable housing community on 339 Marcos Street in San Marcos, giving more families a safe and stable place to call home. Villa Serena II adds 63 affordable apartments for households earning at or...

SDSU’s new housing project raises environmental, safety and parking concerns

San Diego State University’s Evolve Student Housing Project will add about 3,000 beds over the next four years. Some students and neighbors are concerned that the project could also create waste, fire hazards and more parking congestion. According to the project’s entry in the California Environmental Quality Act portal,...

Realtors Believe House Prices Set To Skyrocket in California Beach Town

Just when you thought the cost of living couldn’t go any higher. In a newly released ranking highlighting coastal hot spots where pros predict property values are set to keep aiming for the stratosphere, one very expensive, sun-drenched California city made the unwelcome cut. San Diego was singled out...

San Diego Housing Costs Outpace Trash-Driver Pay

San Diego County remains difficult to enter for prospective homeowners, particularly for households working in lower-paid occupations. In 2025, 17% of county households could afford the median-priced home, according to the California Association of Realtors, with the same figure reported by KPBS. Affordability was 11% for both Hispanic or Latino households and Black households.

8 Short-Term Rental Rules California Neighbors Can Legally Enforce Themselves

Los Angeles alone has had close to 19,000 active short-term rental listings this year, according to the vacation-rental data firm AirDNA. Many of those addresses sit next to a neighbor who never got a vote on the guests rotating through. That neighbor isn’t powerless. These are the short-term rental...

San Marcos unveils 63 affordable apartments at Villa Serena

SAN MARCOS — Bringing to fruition a project that began almost 30 years ago, officials from the city of San Marcos, the county of San Diego, and National CORE unveiled the 63-unit Villa Serena Phase 2 affordable housing project Thursday morning. The new three-story apartment complex, located at 339...

New owners of empty Maple Plaza storefronts have big plans

Majid Mehdi and his wife Laurie have big plans for the three storefronts they recently bought at the corner of Grand Avenue & Maple Street, adjacent to Maple Plaza.  Those empty buildings include the once-celebrated 150 Grand, which in its day was one of the best fine-dining restaurants in the region. They want to build four retail sites, including two […] The post New owners of empty Maple Plaza storefronts have big plans first appeared on Escondido Times-Advocate .

Three-Way Race for Poway Mayor Is Heating Up

Fresh off the political scandal of a sitting councilmember being charged with asking for a bribe and a successful recall vote, Poway is ready for another election. Earlier this year during the primary election, the city also held a special election and replaced former District 2 Councilmember Tony Blain. I hope that name rings a bell because I sure won’t forget it.

San Diego's 107 Ash Street Tower Could Become 249 Income-Restricted Apartments

San Diego Council to vote on redeveloping 107 Ash St into 252 units—249 income-restricted apartments, 25k+ sq ft retail, childcare and

WNC Closes on 23rd California-Focused Affordable Housing Fund

WNC & Associates, Inc. has closed on WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. The $66.3-million fund is the company’s 23rd consecutive California-focused multi-investor affordable housing fund for institutional investors. CA23 includes six new-construction affordable housing properties totaling 650 homes across Los Angeles, San Benito and...

Caritas Village affordable housing project breaks ground in Vista

VISTA — A new 24-unit apartment complex operated by a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing broke ground Aug. 25. Caritas Village Vista will consist of two three-story buildings with 12 units each, all designated as affordable housing. The project is planned for a vacant 1.1-acre lot surrounded by Plymouth Drive and Camino Corto, in a neighborhood just north of the Wave Waterpark.

Opinion: Archaic tax rule prevents California homeowners from selling

As a real estate broker I’ve seen countless homeowners postpone selling a home, not because they didn’t want to move, but because they couldn’t afford the federal tax consequences. One of the biggest reasons is that the capital gains exclusion on the sale of a primary residence hasn’t been updated since 1997 — nearly 30 years ago.