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California Real Estate Market

January 2026 · Source: Realtor.com
Buyer's Market
January 2026

Market Snapshot — California

Median Listing Price
$698,000
▼ 0.6% vs $702,498 last year
Active Listings
52,031
▲ 8.6% vs 47,924 last year
Median Days on Market
69
▲ 4.5% vs 66 days last year
New Listings
29,012
added this month
Pending Listings
19,911
under contract

24-Month Trends — California

Hottest Counties in California

Nat'l RankCountyHotness ScoreDemandSupplyMedian PriceDays on Market
158 Sutter County, CA
82.8
89.9 75.8 $475,000 69 days
229 Sacramento County, CA
78.3
63.9 92.6 $527,885 57 days
245 Contra Costa County, CA
77.2
58.1 96.3 $737,000 52 days
249 Stanislaus County, CA
77.0
61.4 92.6 $503,945 57 days
252 Kings County, CA
76.8
82.7 70.8 $374,900 71 days
264 Tulare County, CA
75.8
76.2 75.3 $413,900 69 days
276 Placer County, CA
75.2
73.3 77.2 $734,500 68 days
290 San Mateo County, CA
74.2
49.1 99.4 $1,495,000 44 days
292 Alameda County, CA
74.1
49 99.1 $798,000 45 days
332 Monterey County, CA
71.5
89.8 53.3 $1,212,500 79 days
352 Yolo County, CA
70.4
69.7 71.1 $612,500 71 days
354 Ventura County, CA
70.1
63.1 77.2 $942,500 68 days
361 Marin County, CA
69.9
77.3 62.5 $1,335,000 74 days
371 Fresno County, CA
69.6
53.1 86 $450,000 63 days
379 San Joaquin County, CA
69.2
47.4 91.1 $589,000 58 days

Metro Areas in California

Metro AreaActive ListingsMedian PriceDays on Market
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 18,655 $1,025,000 67 days
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 14,976 $585,000 74 days
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 5,672 $899,000 56 days
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 4,606 $599,000 65 days
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,576 $859,000 55 days
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 2,634 $399,900 67 days
Fresno, CA 2,624 $460,000 66 days
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,493 $942,500 68 days
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,479 $1,195,000 40 days
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,459 $589,000 58 days
Visalia, CA 970 $413,900 70 days
Modesto, CA 946 $503,945 57 days
Vallejo, CA 869 $565,000 67 days
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 837 $985,000 88 days
Redding, CA 687 $424,900 81 days
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 676 $1,100,000 87 days
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 650 $1,827,000 83 days
Merced, CA 626 $429,975 65 days
Chico, CA 585 $429,000 86 days
Salinas, CA 555 $1,212,500 79 days

Top Cities in California

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