10/16/2026
📊 October 2026 Bay Area Market: THE SQUEEZE is real.
Prism's October report just dropped and the numbers are wild:
🔥 85% of SF single-family homes sold ABOVE asking (up 18 points from last year)
📉 Inventory down 35% — only 570 active listings in the whole city
💰 Median single-family: $1.855M (+24% year over year)
✈️ Bay Area migration turned POSITIVE for the first time in years (Seattle, Austin & NYC arrivals)
But here's the honest part nobody's posting: rates are at 6.8%, the Bay Area shed jobs 5 months straight, and sales volume is actually DOWN. It's not a boom — it's a thin, fierce market.
I broke down what it all means for buyers AND sellers (no hype, just numbers):
https://janukarealtor.com/blog/bay-area-october-2026-market-squeeze.html
Thinking of making a move before year-end? Let's talk strategy first. 💛
— Januka Shrestha, Realtor® | S & R Homes Realty | CA DRE #02110360 | 📞 (925) 202-4123