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Air Conditioning Just Split This Market In Two
Twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026 — MLS sold data across the territory shows two kinds of homes selling for two very different prices, and it isn't the one you'd guess.
Read the post →Everyone Assumes This Market Still Moves Fast
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, the territory's median days on market rose to 40 days, up from 29 days a year earlier.
The Basement Question: What It Actually Costs to Get One
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, MLS sold data across the territory shows a wide price gap between homes with a basement and homes without one, against a market where the typical home sold for $1,675,000 in a median 39 days.
Buyers Think They Have the Upper Hand Right Now. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
Across Redwood City and Fremont in the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, homes took longer to sell than a year earlier — yet sellers gave up almost nothing at the negotiating table.
The Old Rule Says A Falling Price Means Buyers Have The Edge. San Mateo Says Otherwise.
Over the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, San Mateo's median sale price fell even as sellers there gave up less against their asking price than they did a year earlier.
Fremont Homes Cost Less This Summer, But Sellers Gave Up Less Ground
In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, Fremont's median sale price fell from where it stood a year earlier, even as the gap between asking price and sale price closed rather than widened.
Palo Alto Sellers Are Getting More Money. They're Giving Up More Ground To Get It.
In the twelve weeks ending August 23, 2026, Palo Alto's average sale-to-list ratio was about 103%, down from about 105% a year earlier. The median sale price in Palo Alto rose to $3,265,000, up about 2% year over year.
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