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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 28 Regular City Council

  • 2A PROPOSED OLD LAS PALMAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
  • 2B PROPOSED OLD LAS PALMAS UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2
  • 2D GEORGE YOUSEF, ON BEHALF OF GMS OF THE DESERT, INC. (APPLICANT / OWNER), FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (“GPA”) FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (“NCC”) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (“MDR”) FOR A 1.34-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH SUNRISE WAY AND EAST AMADO ROAD (SECTION 14 SPECIFIC PLAN) CASE GPA-2025-0002 (APN 508-060-037)
  • 1E APPROVE TASK ORDER WITH ENGINEERING RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNDER ON-CALL SERVICES AGREEMENT NO. 24P381 IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,835 FOR ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, CITY PROJECT NO. 25-13
  • 1I APPROVAL OF A TASK ORDER UNDER ON-CALL AGREEMENT NO. 24Q094 WITH NAI CONSULTING, INC., TO PROVIDE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $302,188 FOR THE EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE BRIDGE, CITY PROJECT NO. 12-04, FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. BRLS 5282(041)
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Tue, Oct 27 Planning Commission

  • A A REQUEST BY PS CANYON DEVELOPMENT, LLC, OWNER TO CONSIDER AN ADDENDUM TO A PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND APPROVE A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR A 174,891-SQUARE FOOT LAST-MILE DELIVERY STATION ON A THIRTY-EIGHT (38) ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT 63700 19 TH AVENUE (CASE DP-2025-0015). (GM) Link to the addendum: https://publicportal.palmspringsca.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=1470
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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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Explained for owners

From the city's official agendas, checked November 8. 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 Mon, Nov 30.

  1. Last day to file an assessment appeal

    File an assessment appeal for the January 1, 2026 value by this date; filing opens July 2.

    Source: State Board of Equalization, County Assessment Appeals Filing Periods for 2026 →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
Nov 2, 2026

Lowest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week: $160,000 on 675 N Los Felices N 100

The lowest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week is 675 N Los Felices N 100 at $160,000, 1 bedrooms. This week in Palm Springs: 76 new listings, 36 price cuts, 32 closed sales and 28 homes going under contract. Data as of November 8, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 26, 2026

Biggest Palm Springs price cut this week: $1,500,000 on 19345 - 19465 N Indian Canyon Drive

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Weekly brief
Oct 19, 2026

Lowest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week: $259,999 on 1240 Sunflower

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As of November 8. 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
Oct 12, 2026

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

The highest-priced home listed in Palm Springs this week is 611 N Phillips Road at $9,995,000. This week in Palm Springs: 77 new listings, 38 price cuts, 27 closed sales and 26 homes going under contract. Data as of October 18, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 5, 2026

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

The asking price on 1617 E Paseo El Mirador dropped from $950,000 to $839,000. This week in Palm Springs: 76 new listings, 37 price cuts, 19 closed sales and 28 homes going under contract. Data as of October 11, 2026.

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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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Uken Report
Yesterday

Michael McCulloch Appointed to Tram Board

Palm Springs Life
2 days ago

Where to Eat, Drink, and Celebrate Pride in Palm Springs’ Arenas District

“This is home,” Dean Lavine said in November 2022, right before the Palm Springs Pride festival began. The Blackbook Bar owner was speaking at the city’s unveiling of green-and-white street signs…

NBC Los Angeles - Palm Springs tag
3 days ago

Frontier Airlines to halt services at Palm Springs Airport

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.

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92262$649,000Median sale price$410Median $/sq ft$685,000Median a year ago783Closed salesDown vs last year
92264$641,000Median sale price$403Median $/sq ft$625,000Median a year ago728Closed salesFlat vs last year

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

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