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What Palm Springs City Hall is deciding about homes and land, this week's market, and guides written for Palm Springs owners and buyers.

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At Palm Springs City Hall

What the City Council and Planning Commission are deciding that touches homes and land: new tracts, zoning, fees and special taxes, roads. Straight from the city's official agendas.

Recently on the agenda

Wed, Oct 14 Regular City Council

  • 1F APPROVAL OF A SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH TRACT MAP 39025 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SAN RAFAEL DRIVE WITH SERENA 386, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY What it means for owners →
  • 1D RATIFY THE NOMINATION TO THE MOUNT SAN JACINTO WINTER PARK AUTHORITY
  • 1G APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NO. A8877 WITH MARKS ARCHITECTS, INC. FOR A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO COMPLETE THE DEMUTH PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 21-16 AND THE VICTORIA PARK RESTROOM, CITY PROJECT 18-06
  • 1J APPROVAL OF A CULTURAL MONITORING AGREEMENT WITH THE AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,358.40 FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CYCLE 9 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS, CITY PROJECT NO. 18-05, FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NO. HSIPLN-5282(049)
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Tue, Oct 13 Planning Commission

  • A A REQUEST BY ALFA CONTEMPO, ON BEHALF OF OLSON ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONDUCT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITHIN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 441 SOUTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, ZONE CBD, SECTION 15 (CASE NO. CUP-2026-0004). (NK)
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Wed, Sep 30 Regular City Council

  • 1D APPROVE AGREEMENT TO DELEGATE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDS TO THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS TO ADMINISTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
  • 1L APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CONTRACT SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. A9084 WITH NEUMO TAX AND LICENSING, LLC FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE
  • 1C A REQUEST BY THE OWNERS OF THREE HISTORIC PROPERTIES FOR APPROVAL OF MILLS ACT HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING 457 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE (HSPB #167), ONE UNIT WITHIN THE RACQUET CLUB COTTAGES WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT (HSPB # 88/HD-3) AT 360 CABRILLO ROAD, AND 765 VIA VADERA (HSPB #168)
  • 1F ACCEPTANCE OF INDIAN CANYON DRIVE SEWER PHASE 2, CITY PROJECT 01-11B
  • 1H APPROVE A TASK ORDER UNDER THE WASTEWATER SERVICES AGREEMENT NO. A6804 WITH VEOLIA WATER WEST OPERATING SERVICES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $281,161.45 FOR THE BOLERO ROAD SEWER MANHOLES REHABILITATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 23-13A
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Explained for owners

From the city's official agendas, checked October 19. Only items that touch homes, land or neighborhoods are listed; the agenda is the record.

Your next 30 days in Palm Springs

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.

    Source: Riverside County news release, Nov 26 2025, Tax Deadlines Approaching →Add to calendar

Dates from the county and city; check the source before you rely on one.

The desk note

A closer look at the stories shaping Palm Springs neighborhoods this week.

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Weekly desk note
Oct 19, 2026

Lowest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week: $269,000 on 277 E Alejo Rd 204

The lowest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week is 277 E Alejo Rd 204 at $269,000, 1 bedrooms. This week in Palm Springs: 65 new listings, 36 price cuts, 26 closed sales and 23 homes going under contract. Data as of October 19, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 12, 2026

Highest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week: $9,995,000 on 611 N Phillips Road

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Weekly brief
Oct 5, 2026

Biggest Palm Springs price cut this week: $111,000 on 1617 E Paseo El Mirador

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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 Palm Springs imagery, not the addresses listed.

Latest briefs

Quick reads on Palm Springs real estate, lifestyle and the community.

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Weekly brief
Sep 28, 2026

Palm Springs weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026

Palm Springs 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 brief
Sep 22, 2026

Palm Springs weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026

Palm Springs 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 brief
Sep 17, 2026

Palm Springs weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026

Palm Springs 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 brief
Sep 7, 2026

Palm Springs weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026

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

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Market report
September 2026

Palm Springs' median sale price in September: $559,000, $94,250 below a year ago

The median Palm Springs home sold for $559,000 in September, against $653,250 in September 2025. In September 2026, 85 homes sold in Palm Springs at a median $559,000 ($378 a square foot), after a median 52 days on the market. In August it was 89 sales at a median $539,000.

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Palm Springs Life
5 days ago

On the Mark Curates Gourmet Foods and Specialty Provisions in Palm Springs

A staple of downtown Palm Springs since 2017, On the Mark is a gourmet market that offers made-to-order sandwiches, mouthwatering custom charcuterie boards, artisan fine foods, and curated specialty…

Headlines are the outlets' own, shown with the source named and the story left where it was published. Card photography is illustrative Palm Springs imagery, not a photograph from the story.

Guides for Palm Springs

Written for Palm Springs specifically: the local rules, records and property questions that come up here.

Where prices moved

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

Price my file →
92262$640,000Median sale price$410Median $/sq ft$689,500Median a year ago815Closed salesDown vs last year
92264$645,000Median sale price$407Median $/sq ft$620,000Median a year ago719Closed salesUp vs last year

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

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