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The most important trends to watch for aspiring homeowners
The real estate market in San Diego was red hot in 2021.
The Federal Reserve has kept rates low, spurring a homebuying wave from 2020 through 2021. But what was once a tailwind can become a near-term headwind for America’s Finest City.
Home prices shot up, inventory dried up, and bidding wars have become the norm over the past two years.
As we enter 2022, buyers want to know what trends will drive the San Diego real estate market. That is why the team at Prevu Real Estate compiled a guide of the most important trends to watch for aspiring homeowners.
Buyers want to know what the San Diego housing market has in store for 2022.
Home prices grew over 27% from 2020 to 2021, the second-highest in the country, following Phoenix, Arizona. Homes sell quickly in San Diego as buyers from San Francisco and other parts of the state move south.
New buyers, coupled with low inventory, means sales will be competitive in the coming year. And while rising interest rates should curb the steep pricing hikes of 2021, demand will remain high.
San Diego buyers face high demand, rising interest rates, and low housing stock in 2022.
But there is a way to save thousands at closing in the new year. Buyers can find financial savings by working with a buyer’s agent that provides commission rebates.
Most brokers split the commission fee with the listing agent. But brokerages like Prevu Real Estate provide a portion of that fee back to the buyer via their Smart Buyer Rebate Program.
While prices are not likely to fall in the new year, buyers who stand to receive cash back from their broker can make their home purchase more affordable.
It is no secret that inventory is constrained in San Diego.
Before the wide availability of low-interest financing, San Diego homes cost a pretty penny. But after the Fed lowered interest rates, already expensive homes shot to astronomical values due to bidding wars empowered by the low cost of borrowing.
And even with the promise of windfall from a sale, many San Diego owners resisted selling in fear of not securing their next home amidst the competition.
The Fed is expected to raise rates in 2022 to curb rising inflation. The resulting increase in mortgage rates will increase borrowing costs for some homebuyers and slow the pace of home price increases witnessed in recent years.
As a result, a greater sense of normalcy may return with less competition, and some experts anticipate an improvement in inventory as previously hesitant sellers list their homes.
But even with new listings, demand will continue to remain high in the city.
Buyers fall in love with the great weather and surfside city living on the sun-kissed streets of San Diego.
But as many offices create hybrid or complete work from home plans, buyers from all over the state flock to the region to make a home.
This mad dash of buyers contributed to the high demand and consequent high prices characterizing the market in 2021. This demand contributed to San Diego seeing the second-highest price growth in the nation.
But demand is not likely to scale back any time soon. San Diego homes provide access to downtown and the beach, all at an affordable price point, compared to the rest of the state.
Several factors contribute to the constrained inventory in San Diego. Even if holdout sellers list their properties en masse, there is still an issue with housing demand outpacing new construction.
The shared border with Mexico means the city can’t expand south, and the Pacific Ocean blocks development to the west. Plus, vast nature preserves surround the north and eastern boundaries of the city. But even when there is land to develop, issues arise.
First-time buyers have trouble finding starter homes, and many local administrations push back against high-density developments. Even building starter homes is difficult for developers, who have to get multiple permits before building.
The lack of new construction and resale homes means buyers will continue to face tight inventory in the coming year.
Interested in buying a house in San Diego? Browse listings and see how much you can save with Prevu’s commission rebate.
Prevu Real Estate, Inc. is a licensed real estate broker in California, license number 02134758.
5 trends to watch for San Diego homebuyers
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Behind every beautiful space is a thoughtful process, and ASID San Diego is helping homeowners understand the value of professional design.
A perfectly designed home rarely happens by accident. Those kitchens that feel effortless and rooms that seem to tell a story the second you walk in? They’re usually the work of someone who knows exactly what they’re doing.
It’s knowing which ideas will actually work, which materials will hold up over time, and how to turn a collection of choices into a space that feels intentional. That’s where a professional interior designer comes in.
For the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) California San Diego Chapter, the goal is to help people see interior design as more than just the finished look. Behind every well-designed space is a process built on technical expertise. Designers are educated in everything from professional software and construction details to building codes, space planning, materials, and functionality.
“People don’t always realize how much goes on behind the scenes,” Kirsten Recce , current president of the ASID California San Diego Chapter, says. “Our designers are not just doing furniture placement and color selection and picking out new fluffy pillows. That’s not what they’re trained for.”
ASID members bring formal education, continued learning, and industry knowledge to their projects, helping create spaces that are not only beautiful, but designed to work. A paint color that changes completely depending on the lighting. A material that looks beautiful in a showroom but doesn’t make sense for everyday life. A layout that photographs well but doesn’t function for the people living there. These are the details where professional guidance can make all the difference.
Still, one of the biggest misconceptions about hiring an interior designer is that it’s reserved for massive renovations, luxury homes, or people who already know exactly what they want. The process can feel intimidating. Where do you begin? Is a designer worth the investment? What if you only need help with one room?
ASID’s answer: start with one hour.
ASID’s Spruce Up events break down one of the biggest barriers between homeowners and professional design: knowing where to begin. Held twice a year, the community program gives homeowners the chance to work directly with an ASID designer through a one-hour, $125 consultation in their own home. Whether you’re looking for advice on furniture placement, window treatments, kitchen and bath updates, remodeling ideas, vacation rentals, color selections or something else entirely, the upcoming September 2026 event offers an approachable way to get expert guidance before committing to a full project. Signups are open through Sept. 7, with consultations taking place Sept. 21 through Oct. 31. Proceeds benefit ASID San Diego’s educational and community programs. Register here!
“It’s a great opportunity for people who are in that exploratory phase,” Recce says. “Maybe they’re not sure they want to hire an interior designer yet, or they think it sounds daunting or expensive. This gives them a chance to discover what working with a designer is actually like.”
Design is personal. A good designer isn’t just creating a beautiful room; they’re helping create a space that fits the way someone lives.
“We’re a resource to all of San Diego County,” Recce says. “It doesn’t cost anything to pick up the phone and call and ask. We’ll answer.”
Follow ASID San Diego on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook for updates on upcoming events, or connect with the chapter directly at [email protected] or 619-548-8847.
A new program guides new moms through high-risk pregnancy and into the “fourth trimester”
Mai Vue was just 34 weeks pregnant when she delivered her baby. Her pregnancy had been complicated, and she’d had a recent second trimester pregnancy loss, which led to her receiving specialized care from Sean Daneshmand, MD, a Scripps Clinic perinatologist who oversees high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Daneshmand and his team took care of Mai during her pregnancy, through the birth of her healthy baby girl and beyond. Mai was part of a program Scripps launched to provide support to new moms in the weeks and months after delivery. The postpartum program, known as Scripps Health’s Fourth Trimester Continuum of Care, provides care for women with high-risk pregnancies to optimize their health after childbirth and reduce the risk of complications in future pregnancies. Click here to learn more.
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Scripps Clinic’s Mohs surgery center is one of the most sophisticated in the country.
It’s estimated that one in five people in the U.S. will develop skin cancer at some point in their lives. When you factor in living in a sun-soaked city like San Diego and the outdoorsy lifestyle that comes with it, that figure can jump to as high as one in three, which makes early detection and intervention all the more important. Dermatologists at Bighorn Mohs and Dermatology Center are using innovative imaging methods and advanced surgical techniques to diagnose and treat skin cancer. For certain cancers in sensitive spots, like the face, dermatologists perform Mohs surgery, removing skin tissue layer by layer until reaching healthy, cancer-free tissue. They also use a process called immunohistochemistry to view tissue samples taken during Mohs surgery in far greater detail than previous methods. Read more about how Scripps is advancing skin cancer care here.
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Scripps Cancer Center helps an endurance athlete overcome his greatest challenge yet and get back in the race
When endurance athlete Isaac Sanchez learned he had cancer, he felt blindsided. He was healthy, surfed often and was training for an Ironman triathlon. But he had to put that on hold to undergo treatment. His physicians at Scripps Cancer Center developed a plan to treat the cancer in his tonsil and lymph nodes that included six-and-a-half weeks of near-daily radiation and weekly chemotherapy. He also worked with a Scripps Cancer Center dietitian to enhance his nutrition to promote strength and healing. Today, Isaac’s back to doing what he loves. Read more of his story here.
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Scripps study shows that some patients may be able to taper their dose and maintain results
While glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agents have been used to treat Type 2 diabetes for more than 20 years, their recent emergence as weight-loss wonder drugs marked a new frontier in medicine. But their effectiveness has left some patients wondering what to do once they’ve reached their goal. Stopping the medication could mean regaining some, if not all, of the weight. A Scripps Clinic internal medicine physician recently conducted a small study of whether GLP-1 patients who had reached their goal weight could maintain that weight by taking their regularly prescribed injection every other week instead of weekly. Spoiler alert: 30 of 34 patients did. Read more about the study here and what that may mean as pharmaceutical companies roll out oral GLP-1s.
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Innovative treatment could offer cancer patients new options with fewer side effects
Chemotherapy and radiation have long been considered gold standards of cancer treatment, but they can cause severe side effects. A promising new approach called theranostics—a combination of “therapeutics” and “diagnostics”—could offer patients with certain types of metastatic cancers new hope. It’s a two-step process that uses a drug that binds to specific receptors on cancer cells. Advanced imaging detects this radioisotope, allowing doctors to then use a second radioisotope that binds to the cancer cells and destroys them. Click here to learn more about how specialists at Scripps Cancer Center are using theranostics.
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