Issues: Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing:
San Diego Daily Transcript

2006 | 2005

ARTICLES / COLUMNS
Condominium conversions:
Problem or solution?
By D. Scott Peters, The Daily Transcript
Article, June 9, 2006
According to MarketPointe Realty Advisors, a San Diego-based real estate research firm, a study conducted in 2005 found the average price of a newly constructed detached home in San Diego County was $781,000. The average newly constructed attached condominium averaged $490,000. Result: an affordable housing nightmare for the residents of San Diego. The only encouraging news: The average price for a converted condominium was over $100,000 less than a newly built one.

Are politicians insane?
By Fred Schnaubelt, The Daily Transcript
Article, May 2, 2006
Albert Einstein defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Well, the San Diego City Council is doing the same thing over and over again, adding more and more to the cost of housing and expecting prices not to go up. This comes from eight council members who, to the best of our knowledge, have never built anything of value for anyone.

Don't let San Diego become another Nevada or Santa Barbara
By Jim Schmidt, The Transcript
Article, March 29, 2006
On March 16, a big Nevada Development Authority bus with 15 people arrived at Horton Plaza to entice some of San Diego's businesses to leave. I was there as the Nevadans attempted to shaft this city on the TV and radio while passing out bags of nuts. Listed on the bags were "5 Ways To Lower Your Nut." These included: eliminate personal income tax; axe corporate income tax; don't pay inventory tax; lower workman's comp costs; and relocate to Las Vegas.

California doles out affordable housing grants
By ERIK PISOR, The Daily Transcript
Article, February 6, 2006
One out of every four new housing units being developed in San Diego is in the center city area, according to a new study. However, a report from the Center For Policy Initiatives (CPI) showed that the number of newly developed units hasn't kept up with the job growth experienced downtown.

Affordable housing downtown:
The ones who need it can't afford it
By ELIZABETH MALLOY, The Daily Transcript
Article, February 3, 2006
The California Department of Housing and Community Development announced Friday that nearly $182 million in Proposition 46 funds will be distributed among 28 counties to provide housing opportunities for more than 3,100 families and neediest residents, including $19 million in San Diego.