The San Diego market report page has just been updated with the November real estate market trends.

These reports feature the latest local market trends data and analysis for both the central and south San Diego markets, including on the city level. You can subscribe to automatic monthly Market Report Email Updates when you sign-in for the free and exclusive VIP ClayMadisen.com membership, simply ticking the ‘Market Reports Updates’ box featured on the page

The San Diego market report page has just been updated with the October market trends.

The report has also been upgraded to feature the data for both South and Central San Diego counties, including detailed market trends and statistics for all those neighborhoods.

Housing prices have been steadily increasing over the past few years at an astronomical rate, making it increasingly more difficult for new home buyers to qualify and afford a home. With rental rates skyrocketing as well, the longer you wait to stop paying someone else’s mortgage and paying your own, the more difficult it becomes for you to own your home.

Recently the market has slowed and housing prices are adjusting downward. It’s all part of the business cycle: several years of property value increases are inevitably followed by some years of market adjustment. Foreclosures are becoming more frequent as interest rates on specialty mortgages are adjusting, and many household incomes are unable to keep pace. However, this is a normal adjustment phase of the market. As home prices decrease and housing inventories increase this can be a great opportunity [...]
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Halloween is upon us again, and the little goblins and ghouls will be trick or treating again soon.

Surprisingly San Diego has a number of haunted places in the county. Check out this page on the ShadowLands website to learn about haunted places and legends in San Diego.

Also remember to put safety first when allowing your children to go trick or treating. Some good Halloween safety ideas are featured in these pages:

• The Children’s Safety Zone
• Play the Halloween Safety Game

Have a safe and happy Halloween

Wonder where your tax money goes?
Well here are the results of the LBA 2000.

The Office of Library Construction (OLC) is a division of the California State Library, which was created to administer $350 million of state bond funding from Proposition 14, the Library Bond Act of 2000, for public library construction and renovation. The OLC just published a presentation about all 45 of the the library projects created. You can download those files from the website of the Office of Library Construction (OLC), either as a PowerPoint or as a PDF file.

It’s good to see our tax dollars going toward the education of our children and communities.