Brody Trotter Real Estate

07/15/2026

One block from the sand, and it's the only two bedroom in the building.

Cape May Towers doesn't turn over. When a 2/2 corner unit comes up here it's news. Private, courtyard pool, tandem parking, private storage locker. You walk to Newport Ave, you walk to the pier, you walk to Sunset Cliffs.

Photos and details here: https://brodytrotter.com/5015-cape-may-ave-104

06/30/2026

Ground-level garden unit in Pacific Isle. Renovated, walled patio, no one above you, no one below you.
Just reduced to $599,000.
DM for a private showing.

https://brodytrotter.com/3050-rue-dorleans--101

06/19/2026

Stoked to be a sponsor at this years Sunset Cliffs Auto Show — See you there! 🤙🏻🚦

🚗🌊 SAVE THE DATE! 🌊🚗

The 4th Annual Sunset Cliffs Auto Show is cruising back into Ocean Beach on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Point Loma Ave & Sunset Cliffs Blvd!

Join us for a day filled with classic cars, custom builds, hot rods, local vendors, delicious food, raffles, and family-friendly fun, all while enjoying one of San Diego’s most iconic coastal backdrops. ☀️🚘

🎶 Get ready for an incredible day of live music featuring the Sandollar Band and The juke$, keeping the energy going all day long!

⭐ We are still accepting:
✔️ Vehicle Entries
✔️ Vendors
✔️ Sponsors

Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of Ocean Beach’s favorite community events!

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors who are helping make this year’s show possible:
🙌 Hodad's Ocean Beach
🙌 T. Claude and Gladys B. Ryan Family YMCA
🙌 Trinidad Motors
🙌 Ocean Beach MainStreet Association
🙌 Catrina Russell Real Estate Group
🙌 Music As You Like It
🙌 Efficient Working Bodies, Inc.
🙌 Brody Trotter Real Estate
🙌 San Diego Gulls
🙌 Pedal To The Metal Auto Show
🙌 BK Printing
🙌 St. Peter’s By The Sea Church
🙌 Brad Zemick Photography
🙌 AdrianDoes Detailing

Interested in entering your vehicle, becoming a vendor, or sponsoring the event? Visit our website today!

📍 September 12, 2026 | 10 AM to 3 PM
🌴 Point Loma Ave & Sunset Cliffs Blvd, Ocean Beach’s
🌐 www.sunsetcliffsautoshow.com

🚘🎶🌊 🌊

06/16/2026

That's what this work is really about. Joanna came to me with a dream in the making — get to the coast. We took our time, worked our way up from Ocean Beach to Oceanside, talked through what actually mattered, and found the one. She's settling into her new neighborhood now.

Helping someone find not just a house but the right next chapter is the part that never gets old.
Thinking about your own move to the coast? Let's talk about what it could look like.

06/16/2026

The homes buyers want most in San Diego are the ones empty nesters are living in.

New data shows boomer empty nesters own nearly twice the share of three-plus bedroom homes as millennial families do. Meanwhile younger buyers with kids are stuck — not enough family-size homes on the market, and the ones that exist move fast.

If you're in a house that's bigger than your day-to-day life needs, you're sitting on exactly what this market is short on. That's leverage. It means options — sell high, right-size into something that fits, and put the equity to work.

The hard part is rarely the money. It's the idea of leaving a home full of memories. That's the part worth talking through before you decide anything.

In a home that no longer fits the life you're living? Let's talk about what it's worth and what your next move could look like.

06/10/2026

San Diego's housing market is splitting in two.

Multimillion-dollar homes set a new sales record in May. Entry-level homes are moving slower than last year. Same county, two completely different stories — and what's happening at the top is reshaping the leverage for both sides of the table along the coast.

Just published a full breakdown of what this K-shaped market means for sellers and buyers in OB, Point Loma, and La Jolla:
https://brodytrotter.com/blog/san-diego-luxury-market-outpacing-entry-level

06/10/2026

This gorgeous color combination makes this home feel like a breath of fresh air. In the countryside or the city it offers great curb appeal. Benjamin Moore Home on the Range and Collingwood.

06/10/2026

OB's beach parking could look very different soon.

TODAY the California Coastal Commission is reviewing a plan that would add new gates and overnight closures at coastal lots across the city — and bring a 4-hour parking max to two Ocean Beach lots: the Newport Avenue pier lot and the one at the end of Santa Monica Avenue.

The reasoning is turnover. Right now people park all day and spots never open up. A 4-hour limit is meant to keep them moving so more people get a shot at the sand.

Whether you love it or hate it depends on whether you're the one circling for parking or the one who scored a spot at 8am. Either way, if you're local, it's worth knowing before it changes.

What's your take — does the OB pier lot need a time limit, or is this a headache waiting to happen?

06/09/2026

San Diego just voted down a tax that would've cost second-home owners $10,000 a year.

Measure A would have taxed any non-primary home left vacant more than half the year — $8,000 starting in 2027, climbing to $10,000 after. It went down by a wide margin last week.

If you own a second place here — a coastal condo, a getaway in OB or Point Loma, an investment unit you don't rent out — that tax is off the table for now.

What it doesn't change: coastal inventory is still tight, and the homes that do come available still move fast.

Own a second property here and wondering what it's actually worth in today's market? That's a conversation worth having.