Case-Shiller: A Brutal Winter for Home Prices

It’s time (a bit past time, actually) for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all… Read More

Playing the Home Buying Game in San Diego

By Anna Nevares, Redfin San Diego Area Manager Another month, another chapter in the low inventory story in San Diego. A well-priced home barely has a chance to say hello to the market before a big “pending” banner goes over the picture on Redfin’s website. Our agents here in San Diego have noticed that a… Read More

February Real Estate Data: Condos Hit Hardest

The story of the day is still low supply driving big competition. Our agents are still seeing multiple offers, but the pace is going from fast to super-sonic, with more offers coming in on homes than even a month ago, and on different types of sales. It’s never been uncommon to see banks price their… Read More

Redfin Brings Transparency to Title, Inspection, Mortgage in San Diego

Big news! Today, Redfin is launching a major expansion to our charter as a technology-powered real estate broker: Redfin Open Book, a local reviews site for lenders, inspectors and title companies, is now available in Southern California, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Later this spring, we’ll add the stagers, landscapers and handymen… Read More

January Inventory Hits 12-Month Low; Prices Down Too

By Anna Nevares, Redfin San Diego Area Manager With the number of homes on the market continuing a steady, month-over-month downward trend, it’s no surprise that buyers are willing to resort to tactics they would have scoffed at just a few months ago. One tactic is accepting a back-up position and hoping the first deal… Read More

Case-Shiller: Another Winter for Home Prices

It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all the homes that sold in… Read More

Case-Shiller: Seasonal Slide in Home Prices Continues

It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all the homes that sold in… Read More

Redfin San Diego Gets Personal

Big news, San Diego! We’re upgrading our service here. Now, whenever you sign up to tour a home or meet an agent, the agent you meet will also be the one who sees you through the whole process: They’ll meet you on the first tour, see the home, negotiate your deal and hand you your… Read More