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The dates a homeowner here needs between now and Sun, Nov 1.
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The desk note
A closer look at the stories shaping Lancaster neighborhoods this week.
Read the full brief →As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A new desk note is published every Monday — subscribe via RSS. Card photography is illustrative Lancaster imagery, not the addresses listed.
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Quick reads on Lancaster real estate, lifestyle and the community.
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Weekly briefLancaster weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026
Lancaster saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — about the same as last week, as of October 4, 2026.
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Weekly briefLancaster weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026
Lancaster saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — about the same as last week, as of September 27, 2026.
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Weekly briefLancaster weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026
Lancaster saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — about the same as last week, as of September 20, 2026.
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Weekly briefLancaster weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026
Lancaster saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week, as of September 11, 2026.
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Market reportLancaster closed 92 home sales in September, 38 fewer than a year ago
92 homes sold in Lancaster in September, against 130 in September 2025. In September 2026, 92 homes sold in Lancaster at a median $455,000 ($278 a square foot), after a median 30 days on the market. In August it was 113 sales at a median $475,000.
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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 Lancaster 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.
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