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This week

  • Price cuts25+ in Pasadena
  • New listings25+ in Pasadena
  • Status changes25+ in Pasadena

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Pasadena this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Pasadena, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Planning Commission Backs Ronald McDonald House Improvements After Split Votes

Pasadena Now · Yesterday

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As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

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Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Pasadena boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Pasadena

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.
Los AngelesAlhambraPasadena
Pasadena and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

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 Pasadena. 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 Pasadena

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.

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91101$815,000Median sale price$670Median $/sq ft$777,500Median a year ago162Closed salesUp vs last year
91103$1,200,000Median sale price$816Median $/sq ft$1,237,500Median a year ago128Closed salesFlat vs last year
91104$1,325,000Median sale price$853Median $/sq ft$1,350,000Median a year ago191Closed salesFlat vs last year
91105$1,518,000Median sale price$801Median $/sq ft$1,856,838Median a year ago181Closed salesDown vs last year
91106$878,000Median sale price$706Median $/sq ft$910,000Median a year ago146Closed salesDown vs last year
91107$1,400,000Median sale price$799Median $/sq ft$1,300,000Median a year ago254Closed salesUp vs last year

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 Pasadena headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector — Tax-Defaulted Property AuctionSold through GovEase. 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.
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What's moving in Pasadena

  • Planning Commission Backs Ronald McDonald House Improvements After Split VotesPasadena Now · Yesterday
  • Pasadena Rental Housing Board Weighs Three-Year Cap on Refunds of Illegal Rent OverchargesPasadena Now · Yesterday
  • State Officials join Pasadena Water and Power to Kickoff Construction of Glenarm Battery Energy Storage SystemCity of Pasadena - City Manager News · Oct 8
  • City of Pasadena Workshop to Cover Security Deposit Rules and RequirementsCity of Pasadena - City Manager News · Oct 7
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