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Market at a glance

Over the last 12 months, homes sold for 98.5% of list price in 50 days on average.

Average price, last 12 months

What sellers asked vs. what homes actually sold for, by closing month.

List · $1.33M Sold · $1.32M
$1.7M$1.5M$1.3M$1.1M
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Homes sold per month

Closed sales, last 12 months.

Peak: 174 sales in Jun. Last month: 130.

Where the market stands

All homes in this report, by status.

2,243homes
Active788 · 35%
Under contract84 · 4%
Sold (12 mo)1,371 · 61%

Buyer's or seller's market?

Months it would take to sell every active home at the pace of the last 6 months.

5.9months of inventory
Seller's, under 4BalancedBuyer's, over 6

Supply and demand are roughly in balance in this market.

Average price by status

Active$1.55M
Under contract$1.34M
Sold$1.28M

Average days on market

Active174 days
Under contract583 days
Sold50 days

Browse homes by status

Choose a status to see its numbers, charts and listings.

Active homes

Currently for sale
Homes for sale 788
Average list price $1,548,463
Avg. days on market 174 days
Avg. price per ft² $808
Avg. living area 1,968 ft²
Avg. beds / baths 3.1 / 2.5

Charts and listings below cover the 250 highest-priced of 788 homes.

Price vs. living area

Each dot is a home. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

55 homes didn’t report living area and aren’t shown.

2 homes are larger or pricier than this chart’s scale and aren’t shown.

$15M$10M$5M$0

Price vs. living area: 193 homes plotted, up to $15M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

How long homes have been listed

Number of homes by days on market.

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

75 homes didn’t report bedrooms and aren’t shown.

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes in this status.

700 Valencia School Road$9,090
3485 Stable Lane$5,507
638 Beach Drive$3,809
40 Eileen Street$3,042
211 Smith Road$2,798
16 Potbelly Beach Road$2,777
635 Beach Drive$2,752

Active listings (250 of 788)

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AddressBedsBathsLiving ft²List price$ / ft²Days on market
501 Spring Hills DriveWatsonville, CA 95076 ———$28,800,000—551 days
40 Eileen StreetWatsonville, CA 95076 ——3,911$11,900,000$3,042524 days
40 Eileen StreetWatsonville, CA 95076 ———$11,900,000—524 days
21661 E Cliff DriveSanta Cruz, CA 95062 ———$11,470,000—280 days
725 Las Olas DriveAptos, CA 95003 564,665$10,900,000$2,33673 days
2220 Chanticleer AvenueSanta Cruz, CA 95062 ———$10,800,000—110 days
275 Davenport Landing RoadDavenport, CA 95017 564,117$10,750,000$2,611221 days
3373 Allred LaneSoquel, CA 95073 ———$10,600,000—1,236 days
700 Valencia School RoadAptos, CA 95003 311,100$10,000,000$9,09020 days
700 Valencia School RoadAptos, CA 95003 ———$10,000,000—67 days
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Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of . This information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. Display of MLS data is usually deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Buyers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information and should investigate the data themselves or retain appropriate professionals. Information from sources other than the Listing Agent may have been included in the MLS data. Unless otherwise specified in writing, Broker/Agent has not and will not verify any information obtained from other sources. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent.