JOHN R. MCCUTCHEN / Union-Tribune Renter Jessica Blotter says she was welcomed by her homeowner neighbors at the Titan complex in Little Italy.

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As the slumping housing market erodes equity for many San Diego County homeowners, analysts say condominium communities face additional challenges as sales slow and renter populations grow. A large influx of renters into these developments can raise concerns that include falling property values, difficulty in selling units and less favorable lending terms when the time comes to finance structural improvements.

Borre Winckel sees challenges ahead as he prepares to leave the top post at the Building Industry Association of Riverside County to become chief executive officer of the trade group's San Diego County chapter. When he arrives here Sept. 2, he will find an industry in the process of downsizing. Many residential developers have scaled back or closed local operations since the housing boom peaked in 2005.

WASHINGTON – The two biggest sources of mortgages for American home buyers plan to raise their base fees to counter what they see as continuing “adverse conditions” in the real estate marketplace.