James Wenn that is my point exactly, that it is all relative.
John Alt I agree with you but I think maybe it is a case of a differing perspective of what we read. Both you and I read the same words sdrealtor wrote but I don’t interpret them as claiming some sort immunity for the coast. I think sdrealtor has never said that and in fact pointed out losses in the coastal areas. To me the information was more anecdotal in the sense that it made an attempt to point out the demand for the area being present in light of the higher cost of living there. That this particular portion of San Diego used to be a relatively cheaper place to live but that now it is no longer that way and will most likely NOT return to being that way. Not that it will not depreciate, but that what it was 10-15 years ago (a cheaper alternative) will no longer ever be.