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San Marcos, house by house.

18 price cuts and 17 new listings in San Marcos this week.

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This week

  • Price cuts18 in San Marcos
  • New listings17 in San Marcos
  • Status changes25+ in San Marcos

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San Marcos this week

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

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Local news

Votes for San Marcos mayor, city District 2 neck and neck

North Coast Current · Yesterday

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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.

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Who is buying in San Marcos

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.
CarlsbadEscondidoEncinitasVistaSan Marcos
San Marcos 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 San Marcos. 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 San Marcos

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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92069$845,250Median sale price$499Median $/sq ft$867,500Median a year ago285Closed salesFlat vs last year
92078$927,000Median sale price$534Median $/sq ft$972,500Median a year ago503Closed salesDown 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 San Marcos 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 San Marcos

  • Votes for San Marcos mayor, city District 2 neck and neckNorth Coast Current · Yesterday
  • Fifth rape of semester reported at CSUSMThe Coast News · Yesterday
  • Election 2026: Razor-thin margins in Encinitas, San MarcosThe Coast News · Yesterday
  • SAN MARCOS: De la Torre Brothers art reception Nov. 7 at Palomar CollegeNorth Coast Current · Oct 24
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