San Diego is seeing a true buyers market at this time, with prices on a downward trend. Local expert Dawn Lewis reports that the downtown San Diego median condo price for 2007 was $538,000. This median condo price for Downtown San Diego condos was $52,000 less than last years median condo price."

According to local experts Dennis and Sunshine Smith, the area includes a wide range of cities -- where prices start low in the northern community of Oceanside and rise as you move South.

They report, "Oceanside is the most reasonable with prices for condos starting in the high $100,000's to $2.5 million, and houses starting in the $300,000's and going to $4.6 million. Oceanside also has the greatest number of senior housing units."