Market reports

Bay Area Market Reports

Published monthly by Swati Petkar. Raw numbers, honest commentary, no noise.

Monthly report

July 2026

  • Typical home value $1.96M, up 1.4% YoY, the summer's strongest read
  • Peninsula accelerating: Palo Alto +4.5%, Cupertino +3.2% YoY
  • Median 16 days to pending as the market cooled from spring
Monthly report

June 2026

  • Typical home value $1.96M, up 0.6% YoY; down ~0.5% from May
  • 5 of 7 cities positive YoY; Fremont & Milpitas still narrowing
  • Median 14 days to pending, competitive but easing
Monthly report

May 2026

  • Typical home value $1.97M, flat YoY (0.0%), the year's floor
  • Fastest pace of the summer at ~13 days to pending
  • East Bay bottoming: Fremont −4.1%, Milpitas −2.5% YoY

Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI typical home value & median days-to-pending), seven-city South Bay & Peninsula set. Updated monthly.

Stay informed

Get the monthly report in your inbox

One email a month, when the report drops. No ads, no other emails, unsubscribe any time.

Ask AriaSwati's AI · always free