San Diego stays SoCal’s tightest large coastal market this fall
Fall snapshots put San Diego near a $1.10M median with roughly 2.9 months of supply — still faster and tighter than the Inland Empire. Winning offers need clean terms and realistic payment planning.
Among Southern California’s large counties, San Diego continues to look like the tightest coastal tape. Fall desk notes we follow put the area near a ~$1.10M median with roughly 2.9 months of supply — well below the more negotiable Inland Empire profile. C.A.R.’s August statewide county table likewise showed San Diego’s median at $1,090,000 (+6.3% YoY) with a very short median DOM in that release cycle.
Translation for buyers: expect competition on clean, well-priced listings. Escalation clauses, appraisal-gap planning, and lender readiness matter more here than in Riverside or San Bernardino. Translation for sellers: you still have leverage if condition and price match the financed buyer — but “test the market” pricing is riskier when rate-sensitive demand is thin at the margin.
We help North County, coastal, and inland San Diego clients model the payment — not just the sticker — before they stretch. Reach Hamid Rowshan’s team at Choice of America: 833-THIS-BROKER.