{"id":175234,"date":"2026-02-12T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/175234\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:10:17","slug":"super-bowl-2026-sacramento-appraisal-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/175234\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 2026 – Sacramento Appraisal Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

The housing market starts to heat up more after the Super Bowl. It\u2019s just that time of year where we start to feel the spring real estate season emerge a little more. Let me show you what I mean. I also have some new recap visuals, and I really want your feedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS:<\/p>\n

2\/12\/26 Answer Home Loans Event at PCAR (register<\/a>)
2\/20\/26 PCAR\u00a0
2\/26\/26 NAPRM Luncheon
3\/4\/26 Nick Sadek Sotheby\u2019s International Realty (private)
3\/12\/26 Made 4 More\u00a0
3\/18\/26 Derek Sandoval Office (EXP)
3\/19\/26 Yolo YPN event
3\/25\/26 Coldwell Banker EDH
4\/9\/26 Realtist Association of Sacramento
4\/14\/26 Culbertson & Gray
6\/3\/26 Wisdom Wednesday in Elk Grove
10\/2\/26 PCAR\u00a0<\/p>\n

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HIGHEST DAY OF PENDINGS AFTER THE SUPER BOWL<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the number of daily pending contracts in the Sacramento region so far in 2026, and check out the progression of growing demand from January. We had the highest Monday of pending contracts the day after the Super Bowl too.<\/p>\n

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25% MORE PENDINGS BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really March where we notice a bigger change with the spring season really waking up, but we do get a little more demand in February. We historically see 25% more pending contracts in the Sacramento region between February and March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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HIGHEST WEDNESDAY OF NEW LISTINGS AFTER THE SUPER BOWL<\/p>\n

The number of new listings is starting to pick up. Things will really pick up in March, but we are seeing expected movement in February so far. Check out how the highest Tuesday and Wednesday of new listings took place just after the Super Bowl. The hope this month is to see sellers continue to come back to the market after so many backed off last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This is pretty much what it feels like to work in real estate right now. The market is still waking up, but real estate pros are ready to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A BIG INCREASE IS COMING IN MARCH<\/p>\n

The housing market will hit more of its stride in March, but we are seeing signs of waking up already (as expected). Between February and March, we typically see a 31% increase in the number of new listings in the Sacramento region. This makes sense, right? The weather improves, summer is getting closer, and plans start to unfold more for the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s an image to share on social media if you want. This one went viral for me on my socials<\/a> this week. I think many real estate pros want to share stuff like this to get their clients ready for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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MY SPREADSHEET UPDATE (PRETTY MUCH READY)<\/p>\n

A few months back, I talked about doing some training on a new spreadsheet, and I\u2019m ready to do that. I thought I might be launching this by Thanksgiving, but life has been too full. Anyway, I\u2019ll share more details soon about what the spreadsheet does and what it looks like. I\u2019m actually training someone tomorrow. The goal is to put stats in people\u2019s hands and empower people to learn how to export data from MLS to make instant charts. This is something I will charge for, and we can spend a couple of hours together to help you advance as a stats Jedi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Now, for anyone interested, let\u2019s look at the latest stats.<\/p>\n

IT WAS A PRETTY TAME JANUARY<\/p>\n

There is so much excitement about housing right now, but January was pretty tame with the number of sales being down nine percent in the region. Keep in mind, closed sales in January tell us about what got into contract in December, so we\u2019re not looking at January stats to say much about the spring. We\u2019ll start to see 2026 spring vibes much more in March numbers. Still though, the housing narrative has felt a little hotter than the market so far in 2026, whether we\u2019re looking at closed sales in January or the number of pendings so far this year. I do think the market has gotten tighter though<\/a> as I wrote about last week. It just hasn\u2019t been an explosive liftoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NOTE: This is a brand-new format. What works? What doesn\u2019t? Is there anything else you\u2019d like to see? Get your red pen out and please critique anything to help these images improve.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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CRAZY STATS (PLEASE READ): Smaller counties have wonky stats. I don\u2019t normally share year-over-year stats for some of these areas, and I might change that ahead. Remember, the numbers can be all over the place if there aren\u2019t that many sales. AND sometimes a big change has to do with the size of properties selling (Stanislaus County is a perfect example).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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El Dorado is truly wonky this month. The wrong narrative is to say, \u201cThe market is up by 20%.\u201d This is the problem with having about one hundred sales that can vary from acreage to super high end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Check out the 10% size difference this year in Stanislaus. Can that make a difference in the price stats when larger and more expensive homes sell? Yes, it can. This is why I include square footage on my visuals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nevada County is another example of not enough sales. I usually compare this county in sixty-day chunks, and I\u2019ll likely go back to that. Month to month is just too wonky. The wrong narrative is that prices are up 9%.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Anyway, I have so much stuff to share in coming weeks. Let\u2019s stay in touch, and please keep me posted with what you\u2019re seeing out there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thanks for being here.<\/p>\n

Questions:\u00a0What stands out to you above? What are you seeing out there in the trenches right now? I\u2019d love to hear your take.<\/p>\n

If you liked this post,\u00a0subscribe by email\u00a0<\/a>(or\u00a0RSS).<\/a>\u00a0Thanks for being here.<\/p>\n