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06Oct 2017
4422 Euclid Avenue also known as the Talmadge Gateway

Last year, ACI assisted in the sale of a retail strip center property at 4422 Euclid Avenue in San Diego’s Mid-City neighborhood. The goal of the buyer side of the transaction was to redevelop the site and incorporate a mix of retail and affordable residential units for seniors.

08Jun 2017
San Diego ecological efficiency ranked #7 by SaveOnEnergy

Eco-Conscious Cities across the United State may have a lot to learn from San Diego ecological efficiency. Two recent studies ranked America’s Finest City favorably for its implementation of renewable and sustainable programs. The studies, conducted separately by SaveOnEnergy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, highlight the contribution of local legislation, sustainability programs, […]

16May 2017
Chuck Hoffman's Favorite Transaction for the ACI 35th Anniversary

As we have already seen in previous articles in this series, building a strong agent-investor can make all the difference when perfecting a strategy toward financial independence. A broker with a strong working relationship will guide their investor through an evolving portfolio, ultimately resulting in multi-generational wealth. For Chuck Hoffman, ACI President and founding partner, […]

24Mar 2017
San Diego continues to stand with High Rents, Low Vacancies, and Low Cap Rates

The San Diego region is one of high rents, low vacancies, and low cap rates, so say two reports recently covered by the San Diego Daily Transcript. New data, comparing rent growth number year-over-year found that San Diego rents as of March 2017 had reached $1,748 an increase of nearly 8% from last year. This […]

14Mar 2017
San Diego City Seal as the San Diego Economy booms

January and February showed some definitive signs that there is continued strength in the San Diego economy. From improved credit scores, to rent growth and labor, economy experts from all around the country are leaning on a bright 2017 outlook for the San Diego region. What did their findings suggest? The general consensus seems to […]

03Mar 2017
CoStar State of the Multifamily Market

Despite evidence of a national cool down in the multifamily market, 2016 continued a trend of vacancy contraction in the San Diego region so said experts during the State of the U.S. Multifamily Market review and forecast webinar. Hosted by CoStar Group, the presentation brought together three multifamily experts to discuss the current and future […]

28Feb 2017
4438 56th Street

Arby Eivazian of ACI takes a look back at his sale of 4438 56th Street in the College Area neighborhood of San Diego. For ACI’s 35th Anniversary, we continue our look at some of the favorite transactions of current brokers and agents. After flashing back to the early 1990’s to cover a transaction by Dave Savage, it […]

14Feb 2017
Uptown San Diego, a location where housing scarcity may hit hardest.

Has San Diego reached a cross-road for addressing housing scarcity? This is the question by Andrew Keatts in a recent article for Voice of San Diego. The piece, titled “A New Approach on Housing: Forge Density”, offers a stark realization that San Diego residents and politicians debate the merits of density projects without considering building […]

02Feb 2017

We are about half way through our tour of the county’s most active apartment markets. This month we review value trends in three core vintage zip codes of Downtown, Golden Hill and Hillcrest. Quickly, guess which zip code grew the most. Which grew the least? Read on; you may be surprised! Save the articles that […]