Category Archives: Market Trends

San Diego real estate market trends deserve a close follow. Home prices are trending up, while hawks await shadow inventory to more forcefully enter the market.

Time to Invest in San Diego Real Estate?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Roberta Murphy

by Scott Murphy As a Certified Investor Agent Specialist (CIAS), I am constantly on the search for good investment real estate in San Diego County–and the timing has never been better. Inventory levels of homes, condos and units are bountiful … Continue reading →

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A Lesson for Banks–From Tucson

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Roberta Murphy

Tuscon Realtor  Dave Smith should have been hired by the banks five years ago. Had they heeded his advice about dumping foreclosures onto the market in “as-is” condition, they might be in much healthier financial condition today. This week we … Continue reading →

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San Diego Top Market to Buy a Home

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–The San Diego real estate market has been named a top buy by ABC News –or at least makes their top five list of the sweetest real estate markets in the country. Others on the list … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Rate to Help San Diego Real Estate Market?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

How A Rising Unemployment Rate Can Improve Your Home Purchasing Power Continue reading →

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Majority Can Afford a Home in California–at Last!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy First time home buyers throughout the California might be rejoicing with this positive real estate news just released  by the California Association of Realtors: The percentage of households who can afford to purchase entry-level housing has rocketed … Continue reading →

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Could Today's Federal Reserve Meeting Improve San Diego Home Affordability?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

How Today’s Federal Reserve Meeting Could Change Home Affordability Continue reading →

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San Diego Real Estate Escapes "Weakest Markets"

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy It should come as a big relief to San Diego home owners and current buyers of San Diego real estate that San Diego and its surrounding communities escaped Moody’s recent compilation of the 25 Weakest Real Estate … Continue reading →

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San Diego Real Estate News Upbeat: Sorta

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

San Diego real estate news isn’t all that bad. Sales of single family resale homes rose for the fifth month in a row, gaining around 40 percent in November, 2008 compared to the same month last year. And compared to … Continue reading →

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4 Ways to Stabilize the Real Estate Market

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy The San Diego real estate market may not be as bad as Detroit’s–or those in Las Vegas, Sacramento or Miami–but the real estate market here could use a some resuscitation. I am usually inclined to agree with … Continue reading →

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San Diego Real Estate Independents

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy The plural of anecdote is not data , (J.K. Galbreath), but sometimes anecdotal evidence evolves into verifiable data–especially when the landscape is littered with dead canaries. In this case, I am referring to casualties in real estate … Continue reading →

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