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What San Marcos City Hall is deciding about homes and land, this week's market, and guides written for San Marcos owners and buyers.
Read the desk note →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.
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From the city's official agendas, checked October 19. Only items that touch homes, land or neighborhoods are listed; the agenda is the record.
The dates a homeowner here needs between now and Sun, Nov 1.
The first installment of your secured property tax bill is due on this date and is late after December 10.
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A closer look at the stories shaping San Marcos 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 San Marcos imagery, not the addresses listed.
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Weekly briefSan Marcos saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — up from 70 last week, as of October 4, 2026.
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Weekly briefSan Marcos saw 25 price cuts, 20 new listings and 25 status changes this week — down from 71 last week, as of September 27, 2026.
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Weekly briefSan Marcos saw 24 price cuts, 22 new listings and 25 status changes this week — up from 59 last week, as of September 20, 2026.
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Weekly briefSan Marcos saw 14 price cuts, 20 new listings and 25 status changes this week, as of September 11, 2026.
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Market report65 homes sold in San Marcos in September, against 78 in September 2025. In September 2026, 65 homes sold in San Marcos at a median $930,000 ($491 a square foot), after a median 33 days on the market. In August it was 75 sales at a median $1,070,000.
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The Coast NewsSAN MARCOS — A controversial 31-unit condominium project in San Elijo Hills is getting a second chance after the developer appealed the Planning Commission’s rejection of the application, sending the…
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Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of San Marcos 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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