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The National City file

National City, house by house.

VA closings are common here — the property has to pass, not just appraise.

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This week

  • Price cuts3 in National City
  • New listings4 in National City
  • Status changes9 in National City

National City this week

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

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Local news

Advocates call for traffic improvements on National City, San Diego border line

NBC 7 San Diego - National City tag · Sep 25

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As of November 8. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

NeighbourhoodsLiving in National City →

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

Who is buying in National City

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.
San DiegoNational City
National City and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of November 8, 2026. Addresses as of November 8; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in National City. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of November 8. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in National City

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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91950$700,000Median sale price$530Median $/sq ft$713,500Median a year ago108Closed salesFlat vs last year

Nov 2025–Nov 2026 against Nov 2024–Nov 2025, as of November 8, 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 National City headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Property Tax SalesSold through Bid4Assets. 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 National City

  • Advocates call for traffic improvements on National City, San Diego border lineNBC 7 San Diego - National City tag · Sep 25
  • Heavy police presence in National City after reports of shots firedNBC 7 San Diego - National City tag · Sep 25
  • National City faces growing budget deficit as city weighs cuts and new revenueNBC 7 San Diego - National City tag · Sep 25
  • New Pepper Park offers South Bay families relief from weekend heatNBC 7 San Diego - National City tag · Sep 25
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National City guides

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