![]() ![]() Los Angeles County: Monthly rise of 0.1 percent to $800,000 down 7 percent for the year. Here’s a look at the median prices across Southern Californian markets for April: The monthly cost of an $805,000 San Diego home (assuming 20 percent down) would have been about $3,780 with last year’s interest rates, compared to around $4,290 in April. The interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 6.34 percent in the last week of April, said Freddie Mac, up from 5.1 percent the year before. The price of a typical San Diego County home has jumped significantly with higher interest rates. It is down from the peak of $890,500 in August 2022. This figure combines single-family homes, townhouses and condos. ![]() Newly built: Median of $798,000 with 168 sales, down from $801,000 last month.Down from its peak of $663,000 in May 2022. Resale condo: Median of $651,000, with 777 sales, up from $650,000 last month.Down from its peak of $950,000 in April 2022. Resale single-family: Median of $900,000 with 1,416 sales, up from $880,000 last month.Here’s how the different home types fared in April: San Diego County’s median - the point at which half the homes sold for more and half for less - combines resale and newly built single-family homes, condos and townhouses. Unlike conventional loans, VA loans require appraisals and termite clearances, which most buyers they are competing against are waiving. Because they are using a VA loan, it is difficult for the young couple, with a newborn, to compete. Anderson said she has a military family that has written 28 offers since January with no success. She is also working with buyers and seeing how tough things are from the other side. The Santee seller was going to Missouri, she said, and the Ramona seller was heading to Colorado. ![]() Both properties are in escrow so final prices are not yet public.Īnderson said the sellers of properties were both moving out of state. Anderson also had a three-bedroom $550,000 townhouse, at 1,498-square-feet, that got an offer over the asking price almost instantly and was off the market in two days. She put a 1,125-square-foot, two-bedroom townhouse in Santee on the market for $539,900 in late April and had five offers, two over the asking price, in less than two weeks. To learn more about David, visit his website at to solve some of his puzzles, see his Juicy Crosswords from The Orange County Register (Sterling Publishing/Puzzlewright Press, 2016) and Chromatics (Puzzazz, 2012).“People who are waiting for prices to come down will be disappointed,” he said.Ĭhris Anderson, a San Diego County real estate agent for more than three decades, said the homes she is listing are getting multiple offers over the asking price. In October 2017, Steinberg became editor of The Puzzle Society Crossword, a daily nationally syndicated feature published by Andrews McMeel Universal. He is the founder and director of The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project, a collaborative effort to build a digitized, fully analyzable database of New York Times crosswords published from February 15, 1942, to November 20, 1993. Steinberg’s respect for the history of puzzle games is evident in his work. At 99, Gordon was the oldest currently publishing New York Times crossword constructor at 16, Steinberg was the youngest. In June 2013, Steinberg collaborated with veteran New York Times constructor Bernice Gordon on a puzzle that was historic because of their 83-year age difference. In December 2012, Steinberg was named Person of the Year on XWord Info, which recognizes “remarkable contributors to crosswords.” I considered doing something with agriculture, notable landmarks, or rain (though it doesn’t rain as much in the Spokane area!), but ultimately settled on Washington’s borders as a topic, because I liked how I’d be able to incorporate wordplay rather than just listing things about the state of Washington.” “Washington is a big state with many interesting theme possibilities. “When I heard that The Spokesman-Review wanted a Washington-themed puzzle, my mind went in many directions,” Steinberg told The Spokesman-Review. Steinberg’s contribution (below) to our Puzzle Special Section has a decidedly Spokane-area flavor. He has fond memories of his four years as a Washington State resident and of visiting Spokane on family trips to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Glacier National Park. He is a senior at Stanford University and in his spare time attends as many puzzle events as possible. Steinberg has spoken to audiences across North America about crossword puzzles and his crossword activities. Never mess up the crossword puzzles, a wise editor once said. ![]()
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