{"id":293448,"date":"2026-04-30T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293448\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:20:22","slug":"whats-happening-with-house-prices-in-san-francisco-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/293448\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happening with house prices in San Francisco in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:Stacker California;\" href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Stacker California\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"162\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/07437060-a01d-11ee-a6af-9732118b6d10.png\"\/><\/a>Thu, April 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC<img alt=\" - \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"827\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3a2508e246b1171a4b320d254b378911.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s happening with house prices in San Francisco in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>Home prices across the U.S. have remained at record highs for years, driven by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/blog\/why-are-houses-so-expensive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:limited supply;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">limited supply<\/a> and a persistent homebuilding shortage. More recently, economic uncertainty has kept more homebuyers on the sidelines, but it&#8217;s also discouraged home sellers, further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/stale-housing-inventory-february-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:limiting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">limiting<\/a> new listings and putting upward pressure on prices. Sellers who are in the market often have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-price-cuts-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:offer incentives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">offer incentives<\/a> to attract offers from buyers\u2014many of whom are wary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmortgage.com\/calculators\/home-affordability-calculator\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:how much they can afford;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">how much they can afford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, prices have begun to grow more slowly, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-predictions-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Redfin predicts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Redfin predicts<\/a> that housing will become more affordable as wages outpace prices. But so far this year, the housing market has remained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homebuyers-taking-their-time-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:very slow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">very slow<\/a>, leaving buyers and sellers trying to time their next move.<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s been happening with home prices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17151\/CA\/San-Francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco, CA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">San Francisco, CA<\/a>, in 2026, and how do they compare to previous years? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Redfin Real Estate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Redfin Real Estate<\/a> analyzed the city&#8217;s January-March average median sale price over the last four years to find out. All data represents the three-month average median from January-March 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>How have house prices changed in: San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n<p>2026<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $1,550,333<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +5.9%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: +1.8%<\/p>\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $1,463,833<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +0.2%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: -3.9%<\/p>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $1,461,667<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +6.1%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: -4.0%<\/p>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $1,377,667<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: -9.5%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: -9.5%<\/p>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $1,522,667<\/p>\n<p>How have house prices changed nationwide?<\/p>\n<p>2026<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $429,526<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +1.0%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: +9.3%<\/p>\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $425,170<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +3.3%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: +8.2%<\/p>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $411,608<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: +5.6%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: +4.7%<\/p>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $389,707<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year change: -0.8%<\/p>\n<p>Percent change from 2022: -0.8%<\/p>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<p>Median sale price: $393,018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17151\/CA\/San-Francisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">This story<\/a> was produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Redfin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> Redfin<\/a> and reviewed and distributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.la\/Q03klgSR0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stacker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thu, April 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC &#8211; What&#8217;s happening with house prices in San Francisco in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[7929,124896,124897,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-293448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-house-prices","tag-median-sale-price","tag-percent-change","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}