San Diego homes hit their highest median prices for all types of homes in nearly a decade --- reaching $498,000 last month, real estate tracking firm CoreLogic recently reported. Median home prices rose most of the year, with blips at certain points over the summer....

Home buyers who want to buy San Diego real estate with little to no money down may be in luck: No money down mortgages are back. Zero-percent down loans, which allowed borrowers to state their incomes without putting money down, were popular before the housing market...