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DRE #02250755“I help Bay Area buyers and sellers make confident moves with the latest market data, real local expertise, and the patience to find what's actually right for you, not the fastest close.”
5 years of sales data · Data through Aug 2026 · Buying instead?
Measured from roughly 253,360 actual Bay Area closings over the past 5 years, seller conditions peak around May: homes closing in the three months ending in May have averaged 6.2% over list price (63% of them above asking), versus just 2.5% over list in the three months ending in January. Homes also move fastest in that same stretch (~16 days to pending).
One timing detail that matters: these are closing figures, reported by Redfin as rolling three-month windows, and closings lag listings by roughly four to six weeks. To close into the May peak, the home needs to be listed — photographed, prepped, priced — by about February. And as with any seasonal average across 5 years, it's a tendency, not a promise; the specific home, pricing, and preparation matter more than the calendar.
Averages across all tracked cities, 5 years of data; each row is the three months ending in that month — highlighted rows favor sellers
| 3 months ending | Homes sold | Sold over asking | Sale vs. list | Homes for sale | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10,295 | 46% | 2.5% | 5,443 | 30d |
| February | 9,204 | 48% | 3.0% | 6,203 | 29d |
| March | 9,874 | 56% | 4.7% | 6,976 | 21d |
| April | 12,124 | 61% | 5.9% | 8,026 | 17d |
| May | 14,043 | 63% | 6.2% | 8,694 | 16d |
| June | 14,479 | 62% | 5.8% | 8,893 | 17d |
| July | 14,024 | 58% | 4.8% | 8,854 | 19d |
| August | 13,353 | 53% | 3.7% | 8,545 | 22d |
| September | 14,277 | 54% | 3.7% | 8,957 | 22d |
| October | 14,225 | 53% | 3.5% | 8,392 | 23d |
| November | 13,501 | 52% | 3.4% | 6,706 | 23d |
| December | 12,617 | 49% | 3.1% | 4,522 | 25d |
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