January 2026 Report
Single Family Homes in San Mateo County, All Cities, All Neighborhoods Change >
Average Price$2,811,660
+3.1%
Pending Properties137
+3.0%
Sale/List Price Ratio102.9%
-0.1%
Days of Inventory51
+184.7%
Trends at a Glance
| Trends At a Glance |
Jan 2026 |
Previous Month |
Year-over-Year |
| Median Price |
$1,980,000 (-1.0%) |
$2,000,000 |
$1,850,000 (+7.0%) |
| Average Price |
$2,811,660 (+3.1%) |
$2,727,490 |
$2,372,330 (+18.5%) |
| No. of Sales |
136 (-41.6%) |
233 |
120 (+13.3%) |
| Pending |
137 (+3.0%) |
133 |
134 (+2.2%) |
| Active |
231 (+66.2%) |
139 |
213 (+8.5%) |
| Sale vs. List Price |
102.9% (-0.1%) |
103.0% |
103.9% (-1.0%) |
| Days on Market |
35 (+4.5%) |
33 |
36 (-3.3%) |
| Days of Inventory |
51 (+184.7%) |
18 |
53 (-4.3%) |
Market Commentary
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes in San Mateo County rose 13.3% in January, year-over-year. There were 136 homes sold in San Mateo County last month. The average since 2000 is 398.
The median sales price for single-family, re-sale homes was $1,980,000. It was up 7% compared to last year.
The average sales price rose 18.5% year-over-year.
The sales price to list price ratio fell from 103% to 102.9%.
Inventory of single-family, re-sale homes was up 8.5% compared to last year. As of February 5th, there were 231 homes for sale in San Mateo County. The average since January 2000 is 1,287.
Days of Inventory, or the amount of time it would take to sell all homes for sale divided by how many homes have sold, rose eighteen days to fifty-one days.
It took thirty-five days, on average, to sell a home last month. That is the time from when a home is listed to when it goes into contract.
The median sales price for re-sale condos fell 2.2% year-over-year.
Year-over-year, the average sales price fell 0.7%.
Condo sales were up 25.7% year-over-year. There were 44 condos sold last month. The average since January 2003 is 122.
Inventory was up 2.9% year-over-year.
As of February 5th, there were 140 condos for sale in San Mateo County. The average since January 2003 is 350.
Days of inventory rose from forty-four to ninety-five.
It took an average of sixty-four days to sell a condo last month.
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