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El Cajon, this week

Local property news, neighborhood intelligence and what is next for El Cajon real estate.

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Price cuts25+ this week

Status changes25+ this week

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Weekly desk note

Sep 22, 2026

El Cajon weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026

El Cajon saw 25 price cuts, 25 new listings and 25 status changes this week — about the same as last week, as of September 22, 2026.

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Weekly brief

Sep 17, 2026

El Cajon weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026

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Weekly brief

Sep 7, 2026

El Cajon weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026

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As of September 22. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A new desk note is published every Monday — subscribe via RSS. Card photography is illustrative El Cajon imagery, not the addresses listed.

Around El Cajon

What the El Cajon desk is reading this week, straight off local outlets — we name the source and never republish the story.

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East County Californian

2 days ago

Granite Hills, Helix remain in ‘W’ column with big wins

Watch out, the East County’s big guns have started to fire salvos! That means trouble. The Helix Highlanders recorded their third consecutive win and the Granite Hills Eagles won for the second…

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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 El Cajon is moving, not what your house is worth.

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92019$775,000Median sale price$502Median $/sq ft$800,000Median a year ago341Closed salesDown vs last year

92020$820,000Median sale price$498Median $/sq ft$835,000Median a year ago318Closed salesFlat vs last year

92021$750,000Median sale price$480Median $/sq ft$760,000Median a year ago361Closed salesFlat vs last year

Sep 2025–Sep 2026 against Sep 2024–Sep 2025, as of September 22, 2026.

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