Home prices rise, sales slip in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The median price of a single-family home in San Diego County crept up last month, but sales of existing homes fell, the California Association of Realtors reported Thursday, Sept. 17.

The median home price countywide in August was $732,560, compared to $719,000 in July, representing a 1.9% increase, according to CAR.

On a year-over-year level, the price was about 13% higher; in August 2019, the median price of an existing single-family property was $650,000, according to CAR data.

Statewide, the median price last month was $706,900, compared to $666,320 in July -- up 6%. In A...