Market updates
One part of the market got tighter even with softer local price trends
In the three months ending August 31, 2026, ZIP 95111 hit just 1.2 months of supply while prices dipped across most of this market.
Read the post →Santa Clara County homes are still selling above asking, even with higher rates
In Santa Clara County, every home that sold closed above its first asking price, yet 1,430 new listings hit the market in September alone with no new contracts recorded that month.
4.8 Months of Supply and Sellers Still Win Every Offer
Santa Clara County sits right at the edge of a balanced market, yet the numbers say sellers are still calling the shots.
Two Homes, Two Buyers: Air Conditioning Just Became the Territory's Biggest Price Split
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes across the territory sold at a median of $1,328,000, typically in 40 days, but the presence of air conditioning alone separated sales by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Garage or air conditioning: only one of these actually sold homes faster
Across the territory for the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, MLS sold data put garage homes against non-garage homes, and air conditioned homes against non-air-conditioned ones, on speed and price.
Everyone Says This Market Has Cooled Off. The Sold Data Says Sellers Are Still Winning.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes across the territory sold at a median 100% of list price with 40.4% going over asking, even as median days on market stretched to 43.
Prices Are Falling Across This Corner of the East Bay. Sellers Are Still Getting Paid What They Ask.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, median sale prices fell in San Ramon, Fremont, Discovery Bay and Livermore, yet the average sale-to-list ratio rose in every one of them.
Prices Fell In San Ramon. Sellers Didn't Give Up Anything Else.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, San Ramon's median sale price fell about 10% year over year. Its average sale-to-list ratio climbed from about 98% to 100% over the same window.
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