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Free Management ProposalEl Cajon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States located 17 miles (27 km) east of Downtown San Diego. In a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box." Its name originated similarly, from the Spanish phrase "el cajón," which means "the box" or "the drawer. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km2), all land. It is bordered by San Diego and La Mesa on the west, Spring Valley on the south, Santee on the north, and unincorporated San Diego County on the east. It includes the neighborhoods of Fletcher Hills, Bostonia, and Rancho San Diego. Approximately one-third of El Cajon residents are foreign-born. In particular, the city has a large Iraqi immigrant population, consisting of both Arabs and Chaldean Catholics; both groups are among the largest such communities in the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2008-2010 Estimate, 7,537 residents are Arabs (7.6%; mainly Iraqi), and 6,409 (6.4%) are Chaldean Catholic. In 2017 a spokesperson for the city of El Cajon estimated that 15,000 to 20,000 Chaldean Catholics live in the city. Source Wikipedia
The East San Diego/El Cajon Submarket is fortified by an inelastic base of renters-by-necessity who are attracted to the submarket's affordable rentals. The submarket contains the largest concentration of apartment inventory in San Diego and is one of the most populated areas in the metro, helping sustain historically low vacancies. Even with strong rent growth over the last several years, developers have largely avoided building here - the last significant addition was 200 units at the start of 2016 in La Mesa. East San Diego/El Cajon is one of the most active submarkets in terms of sales, and institutional grade properties often sell, although prices typically sit below the metro average.
A tight vacancy line and minimal construction are generally signals for landlords to continue expanding rents or for developers to build. And they might - they just aren't right now. Renters often move to this submarket to find affordable rents, forgoing proximity to employment nodes in the UC San Diego area and Downtown (except for the most western residents in La Mesa). Despite access to arterial freeways, that access comes with a cost—long commutes. But that hasn't stopped young families from costlier submarkets looking for more space at an affordable price moving into the submarket, specifically La Mesa.