The increase was the third-worst performing in the 20-city index and behind the nationwide average gain of 3.4 percent. It represents a continuing reversal for America’s Finest City, which had been experiencing annual home price increases of 7.3 percent at the same time last year — and was one of the top-gaining metro areas in the nation.
On the plus side for homeowners, San Diego metro’s home prices are still increasing and it is no longer the worst-performing metro in the closely-watched index. Seattle home prices were down 1.2 percent annually and San Francisco had a 1 percent increase, the lowest in California.
San Diego metro’s fate fits into a national trend of slowing price appreciation, especially for the most expensive markets. Analysts point to years of rising prices outpacing wages as a reason why the home market has cooled, even in spite of lower mortgage interest rates and near-record low unemployment.
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