[quote=sdrealtor]This one is for mi compadre sdddude. In 92117 Clairemont (not Bay Ho or Bay Park) there are 15 SFR’s on the market under $500K. Under $400K is virtually non-existant and to find it you are near the corner of Clairemont and Clairemont Mesa which locals will recognize as the Crown Jewel of CM;)[/quote]

I’m looking for a question in there and don’t see it so I get to ramble.

Definitely the housing stock in 92117 between 400K and 500K is poor compared to what it was even a year ago. The redfin chart is pretty interesting. Sold prices following listing prices up quite clearly, though the discrepancy is still really big.

92117 = Clairemont zip code. Contains nicer stuff in Bay Ho and Bay Park as well as the crappy 1-car-garage houses in the “Crown Jewel” area.

92111 = Linda Vista zip code. Has Clairemont and Linda Vista ‘hoods.

Real-estate people always say 92111 is definitely less desireable than 92117, even for comparable homes. Stupid, I agree, but that’s the deal. So, Mt. Streets south of Balboa are “Clairemont” if you are selling and “Linda Vista” if you are buying.

Redfin shows 49 homes for sale in 92117. In 2004 I was showing my parents around. There were 11 SFRs for sale in the whole zip code.

I prefer Clairemont to MM because of its proximity to the beach, La Jolla, downtown, Fashion Valley and freeway access from all sides. Dealing with Mira Mesa or Miramar as the only corridors with the military base to the south and the canyon to the north blocking access in either direction is very confining to me. I would guess Clairemont is a little cooler, too. We get good breeze from the canyons. I like the 50’s housing stock, too – fir timber, you know.