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Your next 30 days in Carlsbad

The dates a homeowner here needs between now and Sun, Nov 1.

  1. 1st installment of secured property tax is due

    The first installment of your secured property tax bill is due on this date and is late after December 10.

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Latest briefs

Quick reads on Carlsbad real estate, lifestyle and the community.

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Weekly brief
Sep 28, 2026

Carlsbad weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026

Carlsbad saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — up from 71 last week, as of October 4, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 22, 2026

Carlsbad weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026

Carlsbad saw 25 price cuts, 21 new listings and 25 status changes this week — down from 73 last week, as of September 27, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 17, 2026

Carlsbad weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026

Carlsbad saw 23 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — up from 66 last week, as of September 20, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 7, 2026

Carlsbad weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026

Carlsbad saw 16 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week, as of September 11, 2026.

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Market report
September 2026

Carlsbad's median sale price in September: $1,550,000, $160,000 above a year ago

The median Carlsbad home sold for $1,550,000 in September, against $1,390,000 in September 2025. In September 2026, 89 homes sold in Carlsbad at a median $1,550,000 ($649 a square foot), after a median 18 days on the market. In August it was 117 sales at a median $1,375,000.

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The Coast News
2 days ago

Carlsbad Village bookstore opens in former Irish pub

CARLSBAD — After six years sitting vacant, the former O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub in Carlsbad’s Old World shopping center has found new life as Carlsbad Village Books, a family-run bookstore attracting…

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Where prices moved

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of Carlsbad is moving, not what your house is worth.

Price my file →
92008$1,682,000Median sale price$852Median $/sq ft$1,675,000Median a year ago338Closed salesFlat vs last year
92009$1,430,000Median sale price$645Median $/sq ft$1,542,750Median a year ago496Closed salesDown vs last year
92010$1,200,000Median sale price$626Median $/sq ft$1,075,000Median a year ago181Closed salesUp vs last year
92011$1,640,000Median sale price$779Median $/sq ft$1,534,900Median a year ago212Closed salesUp vs last year

Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.

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