San Diego’s biggest new apartment complex opens with average rents topping $5K

San Diego renters are no strangers to high prices, but a new Serra Mesa complex might cause sticker shock. AMLI Aero has an average rent of $4,014 a month for a one-bedroom unit, said real estate tracker CoStar, $5,049 for a two-bedroom, and $6,136 for three bedrooms. Its first residents move in Fri
Read MoreAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to lowest level in nearly a year

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly a year, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week. Related Articles 36% of California homebuyers were in
Read More36% of California homebuyers were investors in 2025’s first half

Investor influence on home sales continued to grow as 2025 started. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed stats from Cotality – the new name for the CoreLogic data crunchers – tracking 26 California metropolitan areas and single-family home sales that either went to primary residents or investors. These in
Read MoreBrigantine proposing $26M redevelopment of Fish Market restaurant on San Diego Bay

The new owner of The Fish Market restaurant on downtown San Diego’s waterfront is angling to tear down the aging venue and replace it with a $25.6 million, multi-concept dining destination that would incorporate the familiar seafood restaurant alongside a grab-and-go option and a high-end steakhouse
Read MoreNew SF Art Exhibit Explores California’s Oft-Overlooked History

The Black Gold: Stories Untold exhibit at Fort Point National Historic Site in San Francisco is haunted. Really. But that’s not an excuse to avoid the place—it’s all the more reason to go and get up close to history. “Black Californians have been central, not marginal, to our collective narrative,”
Read MoreHome Tour: Inside a Hawaiian-Inspired Bayfront Dream on Coronado

Each morning at zero-eight-hundred sharp, as Allan and Lyndsey Arendsee sip coffee on their bayfront pool deck a few houses down from the Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado, they are serenaded by “The Star-Spangled Banner” issuing forth from the base. As the last strains fade away, they surv
Read MoreWhere in California are investors the most active homebuyers?

Investors, just like house hunters, like a bargain. And in California, that means looking inland. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed data from Cotality – previously known as CoreLogic – tracking the share of single-family home purchases made by people not occupying the property. My focus was on the aver
Read MoreNo small problem. San Diego’s last store for miniature replicas faces closure

Michael Sue Nanos’s shop in Pacific Beach is stuffed with tiny, wondrous things: pinky-nail sized cereal boxes, tables and chairs fit for a family of pocket mice, and an aptly named little book, “Little Women.” Now Nanos is facing a big decision: whether, and where, to relocate. For at least 22 year
Read MoreShortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on

By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skyrocketing housing values and a shortage of homes on the market gave homeowners the upper hand for years when it came time to sell. That’s no longer a given. Across the country, it’s getting tougher for sellers to drive a hard barg
Read MoreIf the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, is that good news?

Hoping the Federal Reserve will cut the interest rates it controls fits the “be careful what you wish for” conundrum. There’s a good possibility the nation’s central bank will lower its Fed Funds rate – what banks pay overnight – at its next meeting Sept. 17. Federal Reserve officials have acknowled
Read MoreSan Diego’s Polyhaus is Designing the Future of Fire-Safe Homes

The morning marine layer has just burned off in La Jolla. Heat pools on the pavement. Mirages shimmer off the patio stones as a leaf blower hums somewhere in the valley below. In the backyard of one quiet residential block, something strange juts up from the earth—an angular form clad in gleaming me
Read MoreCan BrainEcho Technology Help Treat Insomnia?

As I walk into Cereset in Encinitas, I wonder if tonight will finally be the night I get the kind of sleep I remember from my childhood: fully knocked out, vivid dreams, pillow lines on my face. As I get situated in a La-Z-Boy chair, head tech coach Madolyn Dolce places electroencephalogram (EEG) se
Read MoreRent prices in San Diego mostly flat. So why does it feel so expensive?

San Diego has some of the highest rents in the nation but, in a minor consolation for tenants, they haven’t gone up as much recently. Average asking rent was $2,532 a month in San Diego County in early September, said real estate tracker CoStar, up roughly 1% in two years. Average rent is still the
Read MoreDilapidated California Theatre building is on the market again. Will anyone buy it?

The crumbling, 98-year-old California Theatre building at the corner of Fourth Avenue and C Street in downtown San Diego is officially for sale, once again, as the insolvent property owner seeks to satisfy the terms of its legal settlement with the city. Earlier this week, commercial real estate bro
Read MoreCalifornia building permits tumble to 16% below average

California’s permits for new housing dipped to an 11-year low, minus the pandemic-era lockdowns. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Census Bureau data on California building permits, focusing on how the first half of 2025 compared with historical trends dating to 1988. Statewide, 49,400 permits were fil
Read More16 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: September 3–7

Fingers crossed for another sunny weekend, but, rain or shine, there’s plenty to fill it: Lovers of live music can attend performances by the Jonas Brothers, as well as international acts like María José, Astropical, and TXC. Local soccer fans can cheer on Alex Morgan as the San Diego Wave honors he
Read MoreSan Diego’s old Central Library is on the market

San Diego’s empty old Central Library at Eighth Avenue and E Street is officially on the market as the city seeks a bidder to remake the downtown property into a skyscraper with apartments for people of varying incomes. On Tuesday, San Diego’s Economic Development Department published a notice of av
Read MoreDevelopers want hundreds of homes on a chunk of Mission Bay Park the mayor wants declared surplus

Two newly released documents promoting a wholesale makeover of the Marina Village banquet center on Mission Bay are roiling San Diego advocates and pushing city officials to defend plans to declare dozens of acres of bayfront parkland surplus property. One is a brochure describing a “world-class mar
Read MoreUnhinged, A Dating Series: What “Materialists” Gets Wrong About Matchmaking

The world’s matchmakers have been atwitter lately, according to Sophy Singer, San Diego founder and executive coach behind matchmaking service Sophy Love. In June, Materialists hit theaters, starring Dakota Johnson as Lucy, a matchmaker for fictional New York company Adore. The film navigates not o
Read MoreWounded Warrior Homes Supports Veterans Struggling with Mental Health

Since 2001, an estimated 41 percent of veterans have been receiving health care services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for mental health treatment. However, many still face challenges getting the care that they need. In San Diego, Wounded Warrior Homes is stepping up to increase ac
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