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August 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
August split the Bay Area market again: SFRs in the $1.3M–$3.3M range are still moving fast and over asking, while condos $1.3M+ and luxury homes slowed with longer DOM and more negotiation room. Mortgage rates dipped to ~6.29%, the lowest since spring, giving buyers a small boost. See our proprietary heat maps for the hottest price tiers in your county.
Kevin Peterson
Sep 1413 min read


July 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
July 2025 brought sharper divides in the Bay Area market—SFRs still spark bidding wars, while condos cool. Mortgage rates hit their lowest since April, tech layoffs eased, and data center growth surged. Which counties are hottest? Where do buyers now have the edge? See our county-by-county heat maps and trends before you make your next move.
Kevin Peterson
Aug 1113 min read


June 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
June 2025 continued the trend from May: SFRs under $3M stayed strong with faster sales and 105–108% list-to-sale, while condos cooled further. Compared to May, condo DOM rose and inventory climbed. Year-to-date, SFRs lead in price gains; condos show flat-to-negative growth, especially in SF and Santa Clara. VC and AI growth offset job losses in tech.
Kevin Peterson
Jul 1914 min read


May 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
May 2025: SF Bay Area SFRs remain strong with median prices up to \$1.92M in San Mateo and \$1.88M in Santa Clara. Homes are selling in \~21 days at 107% of asking. Condo markets soften—SF condo prices down 5.1% YoY with 4.1 months of inventory. Buyers gain leverage in high DOM segments; sellers still win in the \$1.3M–\$2.8M SFR range. Investors: watch under-\$800K condos for value-add plays.
Kevin Peterson
Jun 913 min read


April 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
SF Bay Area real estate is shifting. In April 2025, San Mateo SFRs hit $1.96M median (+7% YoY), Santa Clara homes rose to $1.84M (+5.9%), while SF dropped to $1.25M (–9.7%). Condos in SF also fell 8.8% YoY. Single-family homes are still selling at 107% of list in just 19 days, while condos lag with 3.9 months of supply. See where buyers or sellers hold the advantage across 5 counties in this detailed analysis.
Kevin Peterson
May 1614 min read


March 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Despite a surge in inventory, Bay Area homes are still selling fast—averaging just 18 days on market—and at 107% of asking price. What’s fueling this red-hot demand? In this week’s market update, we break down key trends for buyers, sellers, and investors: where homes are selling the quickest, why list-to-ask ratios remain high, and how to navigate this shifting landscape. Whether you're upsizing, downsizing, or just watching the market, this insight could save—or make—you th
Kevin Peterson
Apr 1913 min read


February 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who is KPeterson.realty and how can we help you? The Data-Driven Realtor: With 40+ years of combined experience in global sales and...
Kevin Peterson
Feb 1010 min read


January 2025: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who is KPeterson.realty and how can we help you? The Data-Driven Realtor: With 40+ years of combined experience in global sales and...
Kevin Peterson
Feb 109 min read


December 2024: Real Estate Trends in the SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who is KPeterson.realty and how can we help you? The Data-Driven Realtor: With 40+ years of combined experience in global sales and...
Kevin Peterson
Jan 169 min read


November 2024: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who am I and how can I help you? The Data-Driven Realtor – Leveraging advanced analytics, I provide a proprietary scattergram analysis to...
Kevin Peterson
Dec 5, 20247 min read


October 2024: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who am I and how can I help you? The Data-Driven Realtor – Leveraging advanced analytics, I provide a proprietary scattergram analysis to...
Kevin Peterson
Nov 2, 20247 min read


September 2024: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area from San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who am I and how can I help you? The Data-Driven Realtor – Leveraging advanced analytics, I provide a proprietary scattergram analysis to...
Kevin Peterson
Oct 5, 20248 min read


August 2024: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area From San Mateo's Top Realtors
Who am I and how can I help you? The Data-Driven Realtor – Leveraging advanced analytics, I provide a proprietary scattergram analysis to...
Kevin Peterson
Sep 11, 20247 min read


July 31st: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary Sales prices for the five counties in the SF Bay Area cooled a bit from the early spring as inventory, the rate of...
Kevin Peterson
Aug 7, 20246 min read


June 30th: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary Did everyone go on vacation? With an average of 2.18 million passengers departing SFO every month for the last 12...
Kevin Peterson
Jun 30, 20246 min read


May 31st: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary Inventory is starting to rebound from our 20 year record lows and interest rates decreased throughout May. Because of...
Kevin Peterson
Jun 5, 20246 min read


April 30th: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary It's getting hot out there in the real estate market! Like 2021 hot. Single family homes sold almost 108% over asking...
Kevin Peterson
May 4, 20246 min read


March 29th: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary Buyer FOMO (fear of missing out) has been affecting sales prices over the last 6 weeks, with List-to-Ask ratios going...
Kevin Peterson
Mar 29, 20246 min read


February 29th: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
Executive Summary Despite inventory levels rising (active, pending, and sold) and the FED waiting longer to lower rates, SF Bay Area real...
Kevin Peterson
Mar 2, 20246 min read


January 31st: Real Estate Trends In The SF Bay Area
How can I help you? I'm the data realtor and can help analyze your specific home or market I'm the home renovation nerd to help answer...
Kevin Peterson
Feb 1, 20246 min read
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