- 225 E Renette AveEl Cajon · Palisade Realty Inc-$25,900Watch
- 1369 E Main St 32Keller Williams Realty-$10,000Watch
- 1543 Kimberly WoodsEl Cajon · LPT Realty, Inc-$95,000Watch
- 754 El RanchoEl Cajon · Agents of Architecture-$27,000Watch
- 1311 Hawk LnEl Cajon · EXp Realty of California, Inc.-$20,000Watch
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El Cajon this week
What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in El Cajon, read the way an inspector reads a house.
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Local newsEl Cajon Boulevard: San Diego’s unofficial drag strip — and the riot that made history
Times of San Diego - El Cajon tag · Sep 22
Read the desk note →- 1521 Shadow Knolls LnCentury 21 AffiliatedPendingWatch
- 12970 Highway 8 business 55USAFC RealtyPendingWatch
- 700 Wakefield CourtIS Luxury of CaliforniaSoldWatch
- 12376 Royal RoadColdwell Banker WestPendingWatch
- 1605 Vista Del ValleColdwell Banker RealtyPendingWatch
As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.
NeighbourhoodsLiving in El Cajon →
Fletcher HillsMid-century ranch-style housing stock — original systems are the first inspection question on this vintage.BostoniaMixed condos and single-family homes near the I-8 corridor.Granite HillsLarger lots near Singing Hills Golf Club than the city's older core tracts.CrestFoothill and rural-residential area on the 92021 ZIP — well and septic status is worth confirming directly, not assumed.
Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; El Cajon boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.
Who is buying in El Cajon
How local buyers financed recent purchases, alongside the homes whose listing status changed this week.
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ConventionalAn appraiser and an inspector both price condition.
CashNo lender, so condition lands as a discount, not a repair list.
VAThe home has to pass, not just appraise.
FHAThe appraiser flags the same condition items.
OtherTerms decide it more than the loan type does.- 1521 Shadow Knolls LnCentury 21 AffiliatedPendingView propertyWatch
- 12970 Highway 8 business 55USAFC RealtyPendingView propertyWatch
- 700 Wakefield CourtIS Luxury of CaliforniaSoldView propertyWatch
- 12376 Royal RoadColdwell Banker WestPendingView propertyWatch
- 1605 Vista Del ValleColdwell Banker RealtyPendingView propertyWatch
- 1137 Mona PlaceCompassPendingView propertyWatch
Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of October 19, 2026. Addresses as of October 19; listing brokerage shown on each row.
Properties worth watching
The homes I’m following in El Cajon. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.
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Listing snapshots, as of October 19. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.
Where prices moved in El Cajon
Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of the city is moving, not what your house is worth.
Price my file →Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.
Auctions & what's moving
No agency publishes one authoritative trustee-sale calendar, so we never print one — here is what actually exists, next to this week's real El Cajon headlines.
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Auction calendar
- San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Property Tax SalesSold through Bid4Assets. Dates and the parcel list come from the county — every source is listed on /auctions/.
- Trustee salesPrivate aggregators carry the actual lender foreclosures; no central California calendar exists. We watch four of them and bid for you.
- Came off the market unsoldListings leave without selling every month. Registered members see those addresses.
What's moving in El Cajon
- El Cajon Boulevard: San Diego’s unofficial drag strip — and the riot that made historyTimes of San Diego - El Cajon tag · Sep 22
- Could a socialist unseat the conservative incumbent in El Cajon's mayor race?NBC 7 San Diego - El Cajon tag · 6 days ago
- El Cajon fire contained between Old Bend and La CrestaNBC 7 San Diego - El Cajon tag · Sep 26
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