Market updates

Everyone Thinks This Is Still a Fast, Easy Market. The Data Says Otherwise.

Across the ten ZIPs the desk tracks for the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, median days on market and median sold price both climbed compared with a year earlier, not the quick-and-cheap picture many sellers still expect.

Buyers Assume This Market Has Cooled. The Sold Data Says Otherwise.

Across the territory's twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes moved fast and sellers kept the upper hand, even as buyers on the ground swear the pace has slowed.

The Peninsula Isn't Moving as Fast as Everyone Assumes

Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, homes across the territory took longer to sell than a year earlier, even as sellers kept the upper hand at the table.

Everyone Still Thinks Homes Here Go Fast. The Data Says Otherwise.

Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the Peninsula's median time to pending rose to 42.5 days, up from 30 days a year earlier, and the slowdown shows up unevenly across the same buy box.

Buyers Still Brace for a Bidding War. The Wait Just Got Longer.

Across the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the Peninsula's median days on market climbed to 42.5 days and sellers still got 105.3% of list, a combination that doesn't match the fast-and-frantic story buyers walk in expecting.

Everyone Assumes This Is Still a Fast, Frantic Market. The Data Says Otherwise.

Across the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes on the Peninsula took a median 42.5 days to go pending, up from 30 days a year earlier, even as the median sale price rose to $1,450,000.

Everyone Says This Market Is Still Fast. The Data Says Something Else.

Across the ten Peninsula zip codes, for the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the median sale took longer to reach pending status than a year earlier, even as sellers kept getting paid over their asking price.

Buyers Keep Waiting for a Discount That Isn't Showing Up

Across the territory in the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes sold for about 105% of list price, up from about 102% a year earlier, even as median days on market stretched to about 43.

Every ZIP Here Got More Expensive This Summer. Except One.

In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, Brisbane was the one ZIP where the median sale price fell year over year, and its sellers conceded less at the table, not more, even as most other ZIPs in the territory posted gains.

Brisbane vs. San Mateo: Same Twelve Weeks, Opposite Kinds of Leverage

In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, Brisbane sellers took a lower price for almost no negotiating give-up, while San Mateo sellers took a higher price for more of it.

A Year Ago, San Francisco Sellers Split the Difference. Not This Summer.

Across the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, sale-to-list ratios climbed in most of the territory from Brisbane to San Bruno, with San Francisco's swing the sharpest and San Mateo the one market moving the other way.

Nine ZIPs Grew This Summer. One Went the Other Way.

Ranking the ten ZIPs in this report by median sale price growth for the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, only one posted a decline while every other market gained ground.

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One City, Two Speeds: Why Some Daly City Sellers Wait Weeks Longer Than Others

In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, one Daly City market went under contract in about a week while the other took more than two months, even though both posted similar price gains.