San Diego home price gains remained near the bottom of national rankings in May, far from the breakneck pace seen a year ago.

The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.37% annually, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday. San Diego had the No. 2 biggest gains in the U.S. at this time last year, up 9.1% in a year.

San Diego metro area, which includes all of San Diego County, is not alone in a slowdown, with nationwide price gains falling to a 22-month low.

Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS, said economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates and unaffordable home prices are likely to keep sales activity low.

“The housing market is stuck,” she said, “with both prospective buyers and sellers increasingly concerned about the economy and their own p

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