Yeah, 500k for a decent home in La Jolla is just not going to happen.
Hopefully some day in the near future, a decent home can be had for 1M in LJ. And I am not taking a 800sqft shit box in bird rock that should go for 725k on a good day.
Is a clean $1M 2000sqft SFR with a back yard ocean view too much to ask for?