DEALING TIME? Slow-moving new housing gets some...

DEALING TIME? Slow-moving new housing gets some blame for high vacancy rates in the South County (N2), but with some builders offering discounts of 10% or more, is it time to buy? . . . Yes and no, says real estate economist Al Gobar of Brea. “You can probably make good deals,” he says, but discounts may only bring overpriced homes down to their actual worth. His advice: “I’d sweat ‘em a little more.”