San diego Properties News

New Home Building May Return To San Diego
SAN DIEGO — C.J. Runnells has shown new homes for years. These town homes sell in the low-to-high $400,000 range and they feature the latest technology and styles.

MG Properties Group Announces $28-Million Acquisition of Barham Villas Apartments in San Marcos, Calif.
  SAN DIEGO , Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MG Properties Group (MGPG), a private San Diego -based real estate investor and operator, announced today the acquisition of Barham Villas Apartments, a 168-unit ...

San Diego City Council Creates Special District for Convention Center Expansion
The council's 6-2 vote clears the way for owners of hotel properties to vote on whether to implement a surcharge to room rates, on a sliding scale based on relative proximity to downtown.

The Convention Center dilemma, and a better path forward
The San Diego City Council last week approved a plan to allow local hoteliers to vote this spring on whether to impose a special surcharge – read that as a tax – on most hotel rooms citywide to provide the bulk of financing for a $520 million expansion of the waterfront Convention Center. It was an important step in the process, but the council hearing exposed deep schisms between key components ...

Behind Newspaper Deals, Web Ads and Real Estate
Seventy-one daily newspapers were sold in the United States last year, despite a tough environment for print advertising and circulation.

Week ahead in real estate (Jan. 30-Feb. 3)
Here are some headlines to expect this week from San Diego County and beyond.

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego to Unveil Grand Redesign of Its Guestrooms to Select Meeting Planners at PCMA 2012 ...
SAN DIEGO, CA-- - Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego will present the grand redesign of its guestrooms to select meeting planners attending the Professional Convention Management Association's 2012 Convening ...

Bixby Land Company Acquires Palomar Oaks Technology Park in San Diego for $15.8 Million
Bixby Land Company, a leading commercial real estate operator and investment manager based in Orange County, CA has purchased Palomar Oaks Technology Park, a 170,915-square-foot R&D and office property in the North San Diego County market of Carlsbad, from Arden Realty Limited Partnership for $15.8 million.