The San Carlos Real Estate Week in Review: 8/3/26
August 3, 2026
The Recap:
July is in the books, and it was a surprisingly busy month in the San Carlos real estate market. 30 new single-family home listings hit the market in July, which is the highest level for the month of July in San Carlos in four years. This is notable because July is historically one of the slower months of the year for new listings.
Now that August is upon us and many schools start back up in less than two weeks, you can expect that the activity level will continue to increase as the surprising strength of the summer market provides momentum to the start of the fall market. There should be a steady increase in listings over the next two weeks as the early fall sellers try to get 1-2 open house weekends in prior to Labor Day Weekend.
Last week, I posted the final installment in my series of San Carlos neighborhood check-ins, this time focusing on Alder Manor. I hope you found the data on each neighborhood interesting and useful! If nothing else, the data shows that San Carlos is becoming an expensive place to buy a home, and that prices are only continuing to rise.
Enjoy your last week of July! Here are the numbers from last week's market in San Carlos:
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At A Glance
This is a high-level view of the market performance for single-family residences (SFR's) in San Carlos. This data is for the 7 days ending Sunday, 8/2/2026:| San Carlos SFR Data | 8/2/26 | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Closed Sales: | 4 | 3 |
| Average Sold Price: | $2,992,500 | $2,065,000 |
| Median Sold Price: | $2,955,000 | $1,995,000 |
| Average % Sold vs Orig List Price: | 103% | 106% |
| Average Days Listed of Closed Sales | 8 | 54 |
| Average $/Sq Foot (Sold) | $1,524 | $1,068 |
| Listings Put Under Contract: | 3 | 7 |
| Total Homes Under Contract: | 17 | 17 |
| New Listings: | 5 | 5 |
| Total Active Listings: | 19 | 18 |
| Average Price of Active Listings: | $2,794,310 | $3,110,333 |
| Median Price of Active Listings: | $2,199,000 | $2,996,500 |
| Average Days of Active Listings: | 38 | 39 |
| Average $/Sq Foot (List) | $1,398 | $1,332 |
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San Carlos Single-Family Homes Sold
Below is a list of the single-family home contracts that closed escrow this past week in San Carlos. Click on the address of each home to see more details and photos:| Address | Sold Price | Orig. List | Over/Under List | $/sq foot | Days Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Hilltop Drive | $3,500,000 | $3,589,000 | -$89,000 (-2.5%) | $1,413 | 7* |
| 401 Elm Street | $2,860,000 | 2,695,000 | +$165,000 (+6.1%) | $1,589 | 15 |
| 1918 White Oak Way | $3,050,000 | 2,898,000 | +$152,000 (+5.2%) | $1,716 | 8 |
| 953 Lupin Way | $2,560,000 | $2,560,000 | $0 (0%) | $1,379 | 0* |
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San Carlos Single-Family Homes Pending Sale
The following single-family homes were put under contract in San Carlos last week. Click on the address of each home to see more details and photos:| Address | List Price | Days Listed |
|---|---|---|
| 182 Coronado Avenue | $3,970,000 | 52 |
| 3481 La Mesa Drive | $2,998,000 | 7 |
| 3020 Brittan Avenue | $1,998,000 | 7 |
*Designates that the home was either listed or sold off of the public-facing MLS.
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New San Carlos Single-Family Home Listings
Below are the new listings that hit the MLS this past week in San Carlos. Click on the address of each home to see more details and photos:| Address | List Price | BR/BA | Sq Ft (home/lot) | $/Square Foot | Listed By |
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| 937 Mccue Avenue | $2,198,000 | 3BR/2.5BA | 1,342/5,297 | $1,638 | Garrison |
| 385 Ridge Road | $2,195,000 | 3BR/2.5BA | 1,690/5,445 | $1,299 | Guide |
| 2000 Howard Avenue | $1,999,888 | 3BR/2BA | 1,480/4,543 | $1,351 | Coldwell Banker |
| 1955 Brittan Avenue | $1,830,000 | 2BR/1BA | 1,180/4,400 | $1,551 | Coss |
| 13 Del Rey Court | $1,748,000 | 3BR/2BA | 1,810/5,876 | $966 | Christies |
- Disclaimer: The “San Carlos Week in Review” series is a summary of new listings and home sales in San Carlos for the prior week. The data provided in this report is strictly for informational purposes only, and should not imply that the author was involved in either side of the transaction unless explicitly stated otherwise. The source of this data is the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), so the author is in no way responsible for the accuracy of the data from this source.
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