Encinitas Real Estate News

Latest real estate-related updates for Encinitas. Updated when local development, zoning, parks, or housing news is material.

October 14, 2026

Encinitas Council Directs Staff to Draft Emergency Mobile Home Rent Ordinance

The City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 14 to have staff draft an emergency ordinance on mobile home space rents, plus a longer-term rent stabilization ordinance and local review board. Staff is expected back Oct. 28. No moratorium has been adopted yet. Source: inewsource.org.

October 1, 2026

Encinitas Planning Commission Approves Torrey Crest Final Map for 30 Homes on Melba Road

Planners approved the Torrey Crest final map on Oct. 1, turning seven Melba Road parcels in Old Encinitas into 30 lots for single-family homes, including three very-low-income units. The tentative map was approved in 2024.

August 21, 2026

Encinitas Planning Commission Approves 87 El Camino Condos After the Rental Plan Collapsed

Planning Commission voted 3-1 for 87 for-sale condos on El Camino Real after the earlier rental plan lost funding. No City Council vote required. Different story from the rail-crossing grant.

August 19, 2026

Encinitas Lands $33.6 Million for Rail Crossings, a Quiet Zone, and a Beach Undercrossing

Federal rail-crossing money funds Leucadia pedestrian crossings, a Verdi-Liszt undercrossing toward San Elijo State Beach, and downtown quiet-zone gates. Not new housing.

June 24, 2026

Encinitas Council Lets 27-Home Ocean Bluff Project Move Forward

Rincon Homes would build 27 detached homes on about 4.5 acres of a 7.2-acre bluff-top site, with 2.7 acres kept as open space. Three homes would be deed-restricted for very low-income households.

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