SAN DIEGO—A diverse economy, attractive labor pool and significant real estate and cost-of-living discount over other West Coast markets make San Diego ideal for both startups and corporate expansions, CBRE's VP and tech and media expert Andrew Ewald tells GlobeSt.com. San Diego offers an affordable real estate market compared to other major tech cities, making it a prime location for tech companies to expand or relocate, according to the firm's annual Tech Thirty list, which analyzes the 30 leading technology markets in the US and Canada in terms of high-tech software/services job growth.
We spoke exclusively with Ewald about San Diego as a tech market and why companies would choose to locate here.
GlobeSt.com: Why would tech companies choose to locate here?
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
