Every sub market is different. Lets say you’re interested in 92126 or 92111, sold price has been above list price since 2009: http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/92126 & http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/92111, while San Diego wide number and some other zipcode seems very different.

92129 list price is inline w/ sold price: http://www.redfin.com/zipcode/92129