• California back as world’s 4th largest economy,Jonathan Lansner

    California back as world’s 4th largest economy

    California has regained its bragging-rights ranking as the world’s fourth-largest economy. Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the third quarter of 2025 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis with 2025 business output estimates for c

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  • Pacific Beach’s largest apartment building set to become even bigger,Phillip Molnar

    Pacific Beach’s largest apartment building set to become even bigger

    Pacific Beach’s biggest apartment complex got initial approval this week to increase by 138 units. AVA Pacific Beach at 3823 Ingraham St. is the largest apartment building in the beach community with 564 units, and the plan would increase it to 702 apartments. The San Diego City Council unanimously

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  • Has California housing become a buyer’s market?,Jonathan Lansner

    Has California housing become a buyer’s market?

    Has California housing become a buyer’s market with sellers losing control of pricing? My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a relatively new homebuying metric from Redfin that attempts to quantify the marketplace mystery: how many house hunters are looking to buy. Redfin combines the easily calculated sup

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