San Diego is the second largest city in California. It was rated the fifth best place to live in 2006 by Money Magazine. According to Forbes the city of San Diego ranks as the fifth wealthiest in the United States. San Diego’s biggest industries are manufacturing, the military, and tourism. As for San Diego homes, it experienced a dramatic growth of real estate prices. It can be good thing and bad thing. The bad thing is that extra fund will be needed to buy homes in the area compared to other places. However, the good thing is that, once a home is bought, it can be considered a profit already, because the value of the home is growing quite rapidly.