San Diego Median $405,000 Highest Ever - 2004-01-15
San Diego County housing prices jumped 17.3 percent in 2003, ending the year with a median above $400,000 for the first time. Sales last year totaled 59,526 homes, the highest since the boom year of 1988, and 8.4 percent ahead of last year.

UCSD economist Ross Starr said the relatively strong local economy, limited supply of housing and the lowest mortgage interest rates in memory combined last year to make many buyers out of renters.
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HomeBanc does $5.9 billion in mortgage loans in 2003 - 2004-01-15
HomeBanc Mortgage Corp., one of the biggest independent mortgage lenders in the Southeast, closed $5.92 billion in mortgage loans in 2003, compared with $5.02 billion in 2002.

HomeBanc plans to close $6.3 billion in mortgage loans in 2004 and plans to open three to five new markets during the year, according to Patrick Flood, HomeBanc chairman and CEO.
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