By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage declined again this week, easing to just above its lowest level this year. The average long-term mortgage rate slipped to 6.27% from 6.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6

Promising more than your routine sweat session, the Life Time luxury fitness center under construction on a full city block in Chula Vista will open to the public in December, the company said this week. Life Time Otay Ranch features a 26,000 square-foot workout floor with four studios for group cla

San Diego County’s median home price fell for the first time this year in August. The median home price fell to $889,500, down 1.2% from the previous month, according to Attom Data Solutions, which combines sales of single-family homes, townhouses and condos. Despite sluggish sales and affordability

A fountain and courtyard sit across from Colonnade at The Market Place in Irvine, CA on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Colonnade at The Market Place is nearing completion in Irvine, CA on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange Count

Halloween is just around the corner and San Diego is already very much in the spirit. The local spooky season offerings include eerie performances of Poe & More Poe at the Villa Montezuma Museum and a trip to the splatter zone for Evil Dead The Musical at Tenth Avenue Arts Center. If you’re someone

It began at Nobu, downtown San Diego, 2012. A blind date—though nothing felt blind about it. Chris was the founder of Coola, a luxury skincare line built around high-end sun protection. Adrienne— whose friends and family call her AJ—worked in advertising and produced lifestyle events for Sandow Medi

Orange County remains the toughest market in Southern California to find rental housing. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the local slice of RentCafe’s mid-year study of the most competitive places to find an apartment at larger complexes. The report tracking second-quarter data for 66 big U.S. apartm

With a successful career encompassing decades, Donald Wexler, FAIA, [1926-2015] was one of Desert Modernism’s leading proponents for bringing an elegantly restrained Post + Beam aesthetic to dozens of projects in the Coachella Valley. The home he built for his family in 1955 (and lived in for nearly

San Diego’s unique architecture competition, Orchids and Onions, is back with a new batch of trophies for the region’s most inspiring projects — and the duds. Orchids and Onions, now in its 49th year, is the most popular local architect competition because it takes the rare step of pointing out bad

I moved to San Diego in 2009, about two years after the Grand Del Mar opened its doors. Back then, I was just starting my writing career while learning about this new city, exploring its beaches, discovering that tacos are a lifestyle more than just a meal, and finding that casual was the name of th

From the shores of Ocean Beach to Oceanside’s Frontwave Arena and all around San Diego, there are numerous ways to fill up your week-long plans. Wednesday evening brings two neighborhood tasting events, with the chance to explore dozens of eateries throughout Mission Hills and Coronado. Moviegoers c

The block opposite San Diego Bay at the corner of Broadway and North Harbor Drive, formerly home to a dated Navy office and warehouse building, is now a 1.5-acre waterfront park. Monday, San Diego-based life science real estate investment firm IQHQ removed the fences surrounding what it’s calling Pr

Heart Disease | Medicaid Cuts | Cancer Treatments | Artificial Intelligence Heart Disease Treatment & Prevention Questions Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. Scripps Clinic electrophysiologist Dr. Doug Gibson; Kaiser Permanente cardiologist Dr. Bahram Khadivi; and Dr. Jia Shen, c

The best time in San Diego is here—spooky season! October means haunted houses, ghost tours, trick-or-treat hauls, and late-night parties for adults. Whether you’re after chills, candy, or cocktails, here’s your ultimate guide to Halloween events in San Diego for 2025. Haunted Houses | Family-Friend

It’s becoming difficult to find rent discounts in Southern California. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found when it reviewed September rent data from ApartmentList, which covers 50 Southern California cities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. In man

It’s becoming difficult to find rent discounts in Southern California. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found when it reviewed September rent data from ApartmentList, which covers 50 Southern California cities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. In man

 Laurence Darmiento | (TNS) Los Angeles Times The California FAIR Plan, the state’s home insurer of last resort, is seeking an average 35.8% rate hike, its largest in years, following billions of dollars of losses incurred in the January fire storms. The Los Angeles-based insurance pool, operated an

Folks paying a fee to their homeowners association or condominium board can be a passionate group. Several readers were irked by a recent column that detailed HOA fees on a state level, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2024 cost data was the first time the bureau has broken out this homeow

Earlier last month, New York real estate maven Laurie Cooper made a call to singles everywhere: “Go sit at the bar this September to meet someone.” Posting on TikTok, the octogenarian influencer urged people people to “get off the apps” and into real life, recommending a roster of New York classics—

The new buyer of the 56-year-old Procopio Tower on B Street fits a pattern of high-net-worth individuals moving into the downtown San Diego market as larger organizations and real estate investment firms continue to exit or avoid the embattled region altogether. Last week, JAJ Pacific Investment LLC