>"The inventory of homes for sale is startlingly low. The pandemic is part of the reason, but it’s not the whole story."

Buyer’s market, seller’s market, or no one’s market? It’s too difficult to distinguish what’s going on due to the pandemic and everyone literally trying to stay home. “Every additional home that gets pulled off the market incentivizes someone else to not sell their house,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “That’s a self-reinforcing cycle.”

In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. When many homeowners delayed their plans to sell at.

So it's one of those rare times when your Realtor isn't using puffery by saying that it's both a great time to sell, and a great time to buy. Buying in SD is still very expensive (too expensive!), just not more expensive than San Diego's historical average.