California Real Estate
Daily California housing tracker: median prices, days on market, active inventory, 30-year mortgage rates, and sold-to-list ratios. Hierarchical drill-down from statewide → Bay Area → San Jose → ZIP 95130. Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Redfin Data Center, FRED.
Schematic geographic map of 5 ZIPs tracked. Color = YoY %. Click any tile to see that ZIP's tracker.
2026-06-17 bay-area
Bay Area Housing and the June 2026 Rate Question: Three Mortgage-Rate Paths and What Each Does to the South Bay K-Split
With the 30-year fixed easing to ~6.36% from 6.48% earlier in June, the rate path is the biggest swing factor for South Bay housing. We map three scenarios — hold, cut, higher-for-longer — onto the tech-premium vs rate-sensitive ZIP divide.
2026-06-11 bay-area
Bay Area Housing H1 2026 Roundup: Tech-Adjacent ZIPs Hold Firm While Rate-Sensitive Corridors Face Growing Inventory and Price Cuts
Bay Area housing into H2 2026: with 30-yr rates at 6.48%, South Bay shows a K-shaped split — Cupertino +16.2% and Sunnyvale pinned near $3M while San Jose 95130 is down 9% and Fremont logs its third straight YoY decline. Rate direction is the swing variable.
2026-06-09 ZIP 94087 · $2.90M -1.7% YoY · 9d DOM
Sunnyvale 94087 Housing Update: Redfin Median Eases to $2.9M as May Closings Jump 14% and the Compete Score Hits a Perfect 100
Redfin's Sunnyvale 94087 page shows a $2.9M median sale price for the three months ending May 2026, down 1.7% year-over-year, yet May closings rose to 128 from 112 and the ZIP carries a perfect Redfin Compete Score of 100. Zillow's ZHVI cross-check sits at $2,898,235, up 1.0%.
2026-06-08
California's April 2026 median hit a record — but Santa Clara County fell 1% and San Jose dropped 6.7%, as the AI boom splits the Bay Area market in two
C.A.R.'s April 2026 data set a record statewide median of $914,810, yet the Bay Area was the only region to fall (-1.3% YoY) and Santa Clara County dropped to $2.1M (-1%). A Redfin analysis shows why: luxury homes are up 13.4% since ChatGPT launched while affordable ones are
2026-06-07 ZIP 94536 · $1.40M -3.2% YoY · 17.5d DOM
Fremont 94536: a "most competitive" Bay Area ZIP where prices are still down 3% year over year
Redfin pegs Fremont's 94536 ZIP at a roughly $1.4M median sale price, down about 3.2% year over year, with homes going pending in around 17.5 days and three offers apiece. The split between a still-falling price and a fast, multi-offer market is the story worth understanding.
2026-06-07 ZIP 95051 · $1.86M -4.1% YoY · 10d DOM
Santa Clara 95051 Housing Update: Redfin Median Slips to $1.86M as Price-Per-Square-Foot Jumps 31% (a Mix-Shift Mirage)
Redfin's 95051 (Santa Clara) ZIP page shows a median sale price of $1,858,064 for the three months ending April 2026, down 4.1% year-over-year, even as price per square foot climbed 31.3% to about $1.31K. Zillow's composition-controlled ZHVI tells the opposite story: typical
2026-06-06 ZIP 95132 · $1.55M -0.1% YoY · 11d DOM
San Jose Berryessa ZIP tracker — 95132 / 95131 / 95133 (BART, foothills, attainable SFH)
Berryessa, northeast San Jose's attainable BART-anchored corner: 95132 ~$1.55M foothill SFH (flat YoY, fastest-selling at 11 days), 95131 ~$1.37M Berryessa-BART core (+6.9%), 95133 ~$1.20M (+8.2%, the momentum ZIP). Data as of 2026-05-31. Informational, not advice.
2026-05-31 san-jose · $1.37M +6.9% YoY · 15d DOM
North & Central San Jose ZIP tracker — 95134/95131/95132/95133 + Downtown 95110/95112
North + Central San Jose ZIP housing: 95134 ~$1.0M (condo tech corridor), 95133 $1.2M (+8.2%), 95131 $1.37M Berryessa-BART, 95132 $1.55M foothills (flat), + Downtown 95110 ~$800K (-7.1%) & Japantown 95112 $1.1M (+12.7%).
2026-05-29 california · $2.08M -1.0% YoY · 13d DOM
California real-estate tracker — May 29 2026: $914,810 statewide record, ZIP 95130 $2.08M, 6.55% mortgages
California hit a record statewide median of $914,810 in April 2026 (+2.9% MoM). ZIP 95130 sits at $2.08M (Zillow). 30-yr mortgage 6.55%. Lock-in still throttles inventory.
2026-05-17 california · $716K -11.4% YoY
California 5 worst-performing cities — Oakland leads -11.4% YoY, statewide volume -3.3% YTD
Five California cities with the steepest 2026 home-price declines. Oakland -11.4% YoY (steepest in nation), San Jose 95130 -9.0%, San Mateo condos -8.0%, Sacramento -3.5%, Inland Empire -2.8%. Statewide existing-home sales volume -3.3% YTD through Feb 2026.
2026-05-17 ZIP 95014 · $3.36M +16.2% YoY · 19d DOM
Cupertino 95014 housing tracker — $3.36M median, +16.2% YoY, Apple-HQ rebound
Cupertino ZIP 95014 monthly tracker — $3.36M median (+16.2% YoY, steepest South Bay rebound), 19-day ZIP DOM (9-day broader-city), 110% sale-to-list, 4 offers per listing. Apple Park inside this ZIP.
2026-05-17 ZIP 95032 · $2.20M +5.2% YoY · 22d DOM
Los Gatos 95030 & 95032 housing tracker — same city, two markets, $1.1M spread
Los Gatos 95030 & 95032 tracker — 95030 (downtown) $3.34M (-0.5% YoY, stable), 95032 (east/west/north) $2.20M (+5.2% YoY, rising). Same city, two markets with a 35% / $1.1M price spread.
2026-05-17 ZIP 95070 · $4.00M -4.2% YoY · 9d DOM
Saratoga 95070 housing tracker — $4.0M median, -4.2% YoY, 9-day DOM (premium luxury cooling)
Saratoga ZIP 95070 monthly tracker — $4.00M median (down 4.2% YoY from $4.18M March 2025 peak), 9-day DOM, 103% sale-to-list, 2 offers per listing. Highest median in the South Bay comparison set.
2026-05-17 bay-area · $3.00M
South Bay ZIP-level housing heatmap — Saratoga $4M, Cupertino +16%, Los Gatos split, 95130 -9%
Geographic heatmap + comparison table of 5 South Bay ZIPs (Saratoga 95070, Cupertino 95014, Los Gatos 95030 & 95032, San Jose Cambrian 95130). YoY range -9% to +16% within a 5-mile radius.
2026-05-16 california · $2.10M -9.0% YoY · 13d DOM
California real estate tracker — May 2026: $905K state median, $2.1M ZIP 95130, 6.5% mortgages
Daily California housing snapshot drilling CA → Bay Area → San Jose → ZIP 95130. Statewide median $905K (CAR 2026 forecast). 95130 median $2.1M (-9% YoY). 30-yr mortgage 6.36-6.59%. Lock-in effect (77% of CA owners at under 5% mortgage) still throttles inventory.