That source of information on San Diego foreclosure properties is your county recorder. Virtually all documents regarding real estate transactions are recorded and filed by the county recorder/Court recorder. As the documents are in public domain you can access and search those documents. Most properties in San Diego mortgage default can be identified by the initial foreclosure document, which in most States will either be a Notice of Default or a Lis Pendens. A Notice of Default, or NOD, is used in non-judicial states, while the Lis Pendens is used in judicial states. Remember that just because NOD or Lis Pendens has been filed does not mean that the San Diego foreclosure properties will go for sale!

Real estate brokers, San Diego also known as San Diego realtors can help you find your dream home. They are experts in the field of real estate and interact with buyers and sellers on a day-to-day basis and know the in and outs of the real estate market. If you are able to clearly specify what you are looking in your dream home - for instance the location, the size of the home, number of bedrooms and baths and the number of garages you require, the type of home you want - a condo, single family or a townhouse, your budget etc. then consult real estate brokers, San Diego area who will be able to match your requirements with the available listings not only from their own database but also from the Multiple Listing Service common database accessible to all San Diego realtors.

The downtown area has a population of around 24,000 people, with 75 new residential projects in the initial stages on the drawing boards. When these projects are completed downtown San Diego real estate is expected to have an additional 9,000 new condominiums, apartments, town homes, row houses and loft homes by 2008. Many more people will be able to fulfill their dreams of owning San Diego property.