In 2000, a new panic swept the country — “toxic mold.” Twenty-four years of lawsuits and untold billions of dollars later, major mold myths continue to frighten residents and cause exaggerated repairs and unnecessary conflict. On one side of the debate is the mold industry — testers, consultants and

SAN DIEGO — A group of mostly young renters is one step closer to ousting a group of mostly older homeowners as San Diego’s officially designated community voice for Hillcrest, University Heights, Bankers Hill and nearby areas.In a similar power struggle in La Jolla, a group of mostly older homeowne

One year has passed since a head-spinning week of political decision-making all but shuttered the civil litigation and criminal investigation into the former Sempra Energy headquarters at 101 Ash St., now perhaps the most notorious address in San Diego city history.In the span of a single work week,

SAN DIEGO — An apartment complex being built in downtown San Diego is changing course nearly two years into its construction and will now become condos. British Columbia-based developer Bosa Development submitted plans this week to change the 40-story apartment building into a 389-unit condominium t

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has inked a deal to house its growing oncology business in a new, palatial San Diego estate overlooking the ocean.The drugmaker recently signed a 15-year lease for 230,000 square feet of space at the Torrey View campus, currently under construction. The company will take

Q: Is it legal for the board of a community to host a meeting without including representation from the HOA’s management? —A.L., (manager), Laguna HillsA: There is nothing in the law that specifically requires the HOA’s manager to attend any particular board meeting. Normally the management contract

The city of San Diego can go grow its downtown employee headcount and also considerably shrink its civic core office footprint — but it will need to provide ample parking to keep its workers happy, according to a new report prepared by a city real estate consultant.San Diego can go from 2,870 downto

Buzz: Just 258,000 California houses sold last year — the lowest sales count since the Great Recession ended. Meanwhile, Californians gobbled up 1.78 million vehicle sales, the sixth-best year since 2009. Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at single-family house sales (from the California Associat

San Diego homeowners could see a drop in the cost to sell properties after a historic settlement with a national real estate agent group. The National Association of Realtors has agreed to pay $418 million to settle a series of lawsuits that alleged the organization conspired to keep agent commissio

Against the backdrop of soaring housing costs in the last year, tens of thousands of San Diego County residents decided to take a big leap. They left.New estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that close to 31,000 more people moved out of the county than moved in between July o

The city of San Diego is open to offering the Midway Rising development team substantial financial assistance to make possible the redevelopment of the city’s sports arena real estate in the Midway District.Monday, San Diego City Council members voted unanimously to explore the formation of what’s k

Q: My question is whether it is legal to raise one’s HOA fees without a prior notification of proposed increase. I am aware that the board has the authority to raise fees, but I’d like to know if it is legal to raise the fees without prior notification. — A.P., Escondido.A: There are two ways associ

San Diego County has very little chance of a big housing downturn but also isn’t exactly the most secure market in the nation, said a new report. Out of 580 counties, San Diego County was the No. 180 most likely to experience a downturn, said a study from Irvine-based real estate researchers Attom.

Whether it’s a sudden notice from your landlord that you’re about to be evicted or you need quick and affordable access to a physician, women aren’t always armed with the legal background to defend their rights.San Diego County’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls sought to change that Satu

The private pier overlooking Kellogg Beach and connected to two upland mansions in San Diego’s posh La Playa neighborhood is poised to become partially accessible to all passersby for the first time since it was erected more than 80 years ago.Earlier this week, the city of San Diego’s hearing office