There have been a lot of negative predictions about the housing market recently.  Whether or not these predictions will come true is something that remains to be seen.  While these predictions may be unsettling for some, the good news is that the San Diego County housing market is doing better than the rest of the nation as a whole.  According to the National Association of REALTORS, in the United States in the month of July, home sales decreased by 25.5% from where they were in July 2009.   Here in San Diego, however, home sales have only dropped 15.2% from a year ago.  Nationally, home sale prices only increased by 0.7% from last year, but home sale prices in San Diego County went up 4.6% from July 2009.  In addition to this, San Diego County is also doing better than the rest of the nation in regards to foreclosure activity.  According to RealtyTrac, foreclosures increased nationally by 4% in the month of July but were down 10% from July 2009.  In comparison, foreclosures in San Diego County went up just over 1% in the month of July but decreased by more than 37% from July 2009.