Bay Area market data

Know the market. Then know your street.

A county headline is a starting point, not a price. Pick your area and what you want to read, and we'll point you to the right report.

Your area

You want to read

Start from

San Francisco is one city and one county, so the county report is already local. Split it before you compare anything.

1 county to pull

San Francisco County

How to read comps

Split it by

Building condition, parking, HOA dues and neighborhood change what a buyer compares.

Condos apart from single-family homes
Building condition, parking and HOA dues
Your neighborhood, not the whole city

Report to open

C.A.R. county sales series

County sales & median prices

Current sales and price figures for each county, compared with prior periods. The main county series covers existing detached single-family homes.

Check before you compare

Which period the figures cover
Detached single-family in the main series
Your county against its own past

Open the report: County sales & median prices on the C.A.R. website (opens in a new tab)

Read the signals together

No single number prices a home. Each signal answers one question and has a blind spot, so read them side by side.

Bay Area market signals: what each tells you, what it doesn't, and where to read it
Signal	What it tells you	What it doesn't	Where to read it
What homes sell for
Median price	The midpoint of what sold in the period	Whether your home rose. The mix of homes sold moves it.	County sales & median prices (opens in a new tab)
Sale-to-list	Closing prices against asking prices	Why one home sold above or below its asking price	Closed comps near you
How fast the market moves
Inventory	How much choice buyers have	Which homes actually compete with yours	Inventory & days on market (opens in a new tab)
Days on market	How long sold homes took	How long unsold homes have been sitting	Inventory & days on market (opens in a new tab)
Where prices have been
House-price index	How prices changed over time	A dollar value for your home	Longer-term price trends (opens in a new tab)
County snapshot	A quick local read on one county	How two areas compare, unless the definitions match	County market snapshots (opens in a new tab)

Each publisher sets its own period, property types and definitions. Match all three before you compare two numbers.

Then narrow it to your street

A sale is a comp only if a buyer looking at your home would have weighed it too. Check every sale against both lists, from our guide Pricing with comps.

Counts as a comp

What a buyer would weigh against yours

Counts as a comp: A closed sale, not an active listing
Counts as a comp: In your neighborhood
Counts as a comp: Recent enough to describe today's market
Counts as a comp: Similar size, beds, baths, lot and age
Counts as a comp: Similar finish and age of its systems

Not a comp

Context at most, never your price

Not a comp: Active listings on your street: your competition
Not a comp: A county or city median
Not a comp: A price-per-square-foot shortcut
Not a comp: A sale across a ridge, busy road or school boundary
Not a comp: An older sale from a market that has moved

Pending sales show where the market is moving, but you'll rarely see the contract price. Lean on closed sales.

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FAQ

What sellers ask about Bay Area market numbers, answered straight.

A useful estimate starts with recent comparable sales and the current competition for your home type and neighborhood. County reports give context; bring your address to a free call and we'll go through the comps.

No. A median moves when a different mix of homes sells. Pair the headline with comparable sales, and a repeat-sales index where it helps, before drawing conclusions about one home.

Each report has its own period, property types and definitions, so we link to the publisher, where you can check all three. Then we read the comps for your street with you on a free call.

If you lead the sale ($2,500 flat, paid upfront), we give you pricing guidance and you set the price. With full service (1% at close, $3,500 minimum), your licensed agent prices it from the comps with you.

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