Monthly market wrap MONTHLY MARKET WRAP San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco held steady in May: the key market signals were mixed. Median sale price $840K ▼ -10.9% vs Apr Time to pending 14d ▼ 5 days faster vs Apr Sold over asking 100% +0 pts vs Apr Active listings 16 ▲ +60.0% vs Apr Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data
Sale price vs asking SALE PRICE VS ASKING San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 Bidding wars are the norm in San Francisco: 100% of townhouses sold over asking. 107.3% average sale price vs. asking price Sold over asking 100% vs. a year ago +0 pts 107.9% 104.6% 101.3% Sold at asking price 107.3% Jun 2024 Jun 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data Are you an agent? Create a branded market page for free like this for your own cities.
Try ListingCopilot → The negotiation gap THE NEGOTIATION GAP San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco townhouses are closing +7.3% above asking. The list price is the floor, not the ceiling. -$548K median sale price minus asking price Median asking price $1.39M Median sale price $840K $2.22M $1.57M $929K Sold Asking Jun 2024 Jun 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data Median sale price MEDIAN SALE PRICE San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco townhouse values dipped -9.3% from a year ago. $840K median sale price Year over year -9.3% Homes sold last month 3 $1.79M $1.43M $1.06M $840K Apr 2019 Oct 2022 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data Time to sell TIME TO SELL San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco townhouses are flying off the market in 14 days, 80 days faster than last year. 14 days median time to pending Gone within two weeks 67% vs. a year ago 80 days faster 122d 81d 41d 14d Jun 2024 Jun 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data
Active listings ACTIVE LISTINGS San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco inventory is up 23.1% year over year, so sellers have more competition. 16 active listings Year over year +23.1% Months of supply 5.3 13 9 5 16 Jun 2024 Jun 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data Buying or selling in San Francisco? Jason tracks this market every month and can give you a local read before your next move.
Price cuts PRICE CUTS San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 Price cuts are rare in San Francisco: just 13% of listings reduced their asking price, down 49 pts from a year… 13% of active listings cut their asking price vs. a year ago -49 pts Active listings 16 46% 35% 25% 13% Jun 2024 May 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data The two-speed market THE TWO-SPEED MARKET San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 67% of San Francisco townhouses went pending within two weeks. Priced-right listings do not wait. 67% of listings went pending within two weeks Median time to pending 14 days vs. a year ago +67 pts 66% 40% 15% Half of listings 67% Jun 2024 Jun 2025 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data Best month to buy BEST MONTH TO BUY San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 December is historically San Francisco's calmest month for buyers: 4.8 pts less over-asking than August. December historically the calmest month for buyers Buyer's edge vs August -4.8 pts Years of Redfin data 10+ Yearly average J F M A M J J A S O N D -2.4 pts Bars over/under-asking vs the yearly average Line price seasonalityGenerated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data 10-year price growth WAITING HAS A PRICE San Francisco Townhouses · May 2026 San Francisco townhouse values are down -42% from 10 years ago. -42% median sale price growth since 2016 Median price in 2016 $1.46M Average gain per year -5.3% $1.44M $1.26M $1.09M $840K Mar 2016 Mar 2021 May 2026 Generated by ListingCopilot.io Source: Redfin housing market data For agents only
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