SD Market Insights
San Diego real estate, without the noise.
Plain-English market updates, pricing context, and neighborhood notes for buyers, sellers, and San Diego-curious locals.
Plain-English market updates, pricing context, and neighborhood notes for buyers, sellers, and San Diego-curious locals.
At 6.55%, mortgage rates are the engine behind San Diego's slow market. How rates drive demand, freeze inventory, and keep prices flat — explained.
San Diego homes sell at 100% of list on average — yet buyers have real leverage in the right spots. Where negotiating room exists, and how to use it.
Spring is San Diego's peak selling season — but fall and winter have real advantages. When to list to maximize price, speed, or reduce competition.
San Diego homes sell at 100% of list when priced right — and sit when they're not. How to price to recent comps, use your first two weeks, and avoid the overpricing trap.
6,487 San Diego sellers withdrew their homes in the first half of 2026. Here's when pulling off the market makes sense — and when it's a costly mistake.
60% of San Diego listings have been sitting 30+ days — yet 47% of June's sales went pending in two weeks. Here's why homes sit and how to avoid it.
San Diego condos take about 27 days longer to sell than detached homes — 122 days vs. 95. Here's why, and what it means if you're buying or selling.
San Diego luxury homes are taking 152 days to sell — but inventory above $2M is down 18% year over year. Full breakdown by tier and coastal market.
San Diego homes sell in 81 to 408 days depending on price. Full breakdown of market time, inventory, and stale listings for every price band.
Pending sales fell 5% to 1,768 — the weakest mid-July reading since tracking began in 2012. Here's why.
There are 5,956 homes for sale in San Diego County — up 4% in two weeks, but still 18% below normal. Full inventory breakdown by price range and area.
San Diego's market has entered its lull phase: inventory up 4%, demand at a 14-year July low, and market time now 101 days. Prices are holding — but 60% of listings have been sitting a month or more.
Twelve years and 500+ closings later, the answer to almost any San Diego real-estate question is: it depends on the block. Tell us what you're thinking and the Routt Home Team will send back the unfiltered take.