The San Carlos Real Estate Week in Review: 8/10/26
August 10, 2026
The Recap:
Summer vacations are drawing to a close as a number of schools start their new school year this coming week. Once that dust settles, the fall real estate market will get underway in San Carlos and in other communities along the Peninsula.
The fall market differs from the spring market primarily because it's far more condensed, lasting only 2.5 months compared to twice that amount in the spring. That means the timing of listing a property has to be far more precise — not too early to get lost in the back-to-school rush, but also not too late so that it's still on the market when November comes knocking. If the historical pattern repeats itself, you should expect a pretty solid surge of new listings just after Labor Day weekend.
The big challenge facing all listings this fall will be, once again, interest rates. The benchmark mortgage interest rates have quietly crept back up to heights that we haven't seen in over a year, and it appears that there's nothing imminently happening in our economy that's going to reverse this trend.
I personally plan to beat the fall rush and the increase in interest rates by unveiling a beautiful four-bedroom home in the Alder Manor neighborhood next week. More details to follow!
Enjoy the amazing weather this week! 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, 8/9/2026:| San Carlos SFR Data | 8/9/26 | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Closed Sales: | 6 | 4 |
| Average Sold Price: | $3,122,167 | $2,992,500 |
| Median Sold Price: | $3,400,000 | $2,955,000 |
| Average % Sold vs Orig List Price: | 104% | 103% |
| Average Days Listed of Closed Sales | 9 | 8 |
| Average $/Sq Foot (Sold) | $1,459 | $1,524 |
| Listings Put Under Contract: | 6 | 3 |
| Total Homes Under Contract: | 21 | 17 |
| New Listings: | 7 | 5 |
| Total Active Listings: | 18 | 19 |
| Average Price of Active Listings: | $2,768,160 | $2,794,310 |
| Median Price of Active Listings: | $2,748,500 | $2,199,000 |
| Average Days of Active Listings: | 28 | 38 |
| Average $/Sq Foot (List) | $1,385 | $1,398 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 Elizabeth Street | $4,008,000 | 3,999,950 | +$8,050 (+0.2%) | $1,274 | 10 |
| 1963 Eucalyptus Avenue | $3,925,000 | 3,600,000 | +$325,000 (+9.0%) | $1,832 | 7 |
| 3481 La Mesa Drive | $3,500,000 | 2,998,000 | +$502,000 (+16.7%) | $1,466 | 7 |
| 1382 Geneva Avenue | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 | $0 (0%) | $1,642 | 0* |
| 2101 Brittan Avenue | $2,300,000 | $2,395,000 | -$95,000 (-4.0%) | $849 | 20 |
| 1035 Cherry Street | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | $0 (0%) | $1,512 | 7 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 130 Lynton Avenue | $2,998,000 | 13 |
| 13 Del Rey Court | $1,748,000 | 7 |
| 2704 Brittan Avenue | $1,850,000 | 50 |
| 69 Hilltop Drive | $4,750,000 | 91 |
| 2000 Howard Avenue | $1,999,888 | 7 |
| 1029 Lupin Way | $1,998,000 | 76 |
*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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| 549 Emerald Avenue | $2,999,888 | 3BR/2.5BA | 2,041/5,500 | $1,470 | Coldwell Banker |
| 300 De Anza Avenue | $2,995,000 | 5BR/4BA | 3,110/8,413 | $963 | Compass |
| 886 Heather Drive | $2,698,000 | 4BR/3.5BA | 2,235/13,425 | $1,207 | Christies |
| 20 Robin Way | $2,450,000 | 3BR/3BA | 1,855/5,100 | $1,321 | Cal-West |
| 2164 Brittan Avenue | $2,295,000 | 4BR/2.5BA | 1,815/5,000 | $1,265 | Compass |
| 131 Rockridge Road | $1,888,000 | 3BR/2BA | 1,370/5,362 | $1,370 | Veritas |
| 230 Park Avenue | $1,800,000 | 2BR/1BA | 1,150/4,403 | $1,565 | Bay Area Property Management |
- 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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