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Weekly briefSep 28, 2026
La Mesa weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026
La Mesa saw 18 price cuts, 23 new listings and 25 status changes this week — up from 57 last week, as of October 4, 2026.
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Weekly briefSep 22, 2026
La Mesa weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026
La Mesa saw 10 price cuts, 22 new listings and 25 status changes this week — down from 59 last week, as of September 27, 2026.
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Weekly briefSep 17, 2026
La Mesa weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026
La Mesa saw 14 price cuts, 21 new listings and 24 status changes this week — up from 54 last week, as of September 20, 2026.
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Weekly briefSep 7, 2026
La Mesa weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026
La Mesa saw 11 price cuts, 19 new listings and 24 status changes this week, as of September 11, 2026.
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Market reportSeptember 2026
La Mesa's median sale price in September: $881,500, $53,500 below a year ago
The median La Mesa home sold for $881,500 in September, against $935,000 in September 2025. In September 2026, 57 homes sold in La Mesa at a median $881,500 ($563 a square foot), after a median 17 days on the market. In August it was 44 sales at a median $876,000.
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Where prices moved
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