San Diego housing downturn could be approaching bottom

September home sales data for San Diego show unusually strong sales but prices continue to fall rapidly.

The median home price has almost fallen $200,000 from the peak in San Diego.

MDA DataQuick reported that the median price for all homes dropped $22,000 from August to stand at $328,000 last month, the lowest since June 2002. The figure represented a 34.6 percent drop from the all-time peak of $517,500 set in November 2005. [emphasis mine]

October 22, 2008 by Realtor John Wake

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