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San Diego home prices: annual gains wiped out

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If you bought a San Diego home one year ago, there’s a chance it’s now worth less than what you paid.

San Diego County’s median home price was $750,000 in February, said CoreLogic data released Wednesday, down 2.6 percent from the same time last year. It’s the first time in more than three years that the annual price went down. It also marked the ninth month in a row of price declines.

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Housing market may show signs of cooling

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A new report from Zillow says many homes in San Diego County are selling in just under a week, but experts say the housing market is showing a few signs of cooling.

San Diego loan officer Mark Goldman says low supply and high demand are continuing to push home prices up in our region. That’s despite interest rates jumping in the last year to about 5 percent for a 30-year-fixed loan.

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San Diego home prices continue to grow as Federal Reserve rates rise

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The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates has many wondering if San Diego’s sky-high housing prices will finally come down, but analysts say the Fed’s move can only do so much in our supply-strained county.

“I get text messages, I get emails, I get calls,” said Loan Officer Mark Goldman, of C2 Financial.

“Not only do I get them for my private residence, but I also get calls because my company has the name realty in it.”

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Mortgage Rates Approach 5% As Fed Tightens And Inflation Rattles Bond Markets

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U.S. mortgage rates approached 5% on Friday, the highest daily average in more than four years, as war-worsened inflation fears spooked financial markets and the Federal Reserve ended a two-year emergency program that boosted demand for bonds containing home loans.

The average locked rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage eligible to be backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the most common form of home financing – rose to 4.87% on Friday, the highest since late 2018, after rising a third of a percentage point in a week, according to data from Optimal Blue. The average 30-year jumbo rate increased to 4.4%, the highest since 2019.

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