Union City
Union City saw three sales in the month of July. One was an off-market sale and two others were listed on the MLS. The average sales price was $1.175M and the average days on the market was 18 days.
There are currently three pending properties in Union City that have stayed in the market between eight and 15 days. In July, there were three active properties in the market sitting anywhere between twelve days and 64 days.
Well positioned properties with proper staging and curb appeal tend to sell faster; however, Union City tends to have a listing problem despite being gateway to Silicon Valley.
There are three offers on average per sale.
Walnut Creek
We are going to go through three zip codes in Walnut Creek. The market is much slower in Walnut Creek relative to its size and the reason for that is the school district. People in Walnut Creek tend to live in their homes longer although there are homeowners that are moving right now because they either have to move now or are downsizing or moving to other states.
94595
There were two sales in July 2026 in 94595 with days in the market between four and 10. The average sales price was $2.265M, primarily skewed by a bigger home that sold at $2.7M. The average days on the market for these two homes were seven.
In July, there are four active listings that are in the market between seven and 30 days. In addition, three properties went pending in the month of July.
This zip code is covers part of Lafayette as well, which is not included in this analysis. Also, this zip code has more senior lifestyle-oriented properties that are appealing to the affluent demographics. Overall, the market is stable but not as active.
There are four offers on average per sale.
94596
The zip code 94596 saw one sale in the month of July. This was an off-market sale. A 2.4k square foot, four bed, three bath home sold for $1.55M. The average sold price comes to be $1.55M.
There are currently three pending properties in 94596 zip code in Walnut Creek that have stayed in the market between one and 63 days. In July, there were four active properties in the market sitting anywhere between five days and 41 days.
Well positioned properties with proper staging and curb appeal tend to sell faster. This is a family friendly zip code with a great school district.
There are four offers on average per sale.
94598
The average sales price in the month of July 2026 was $2.2M primarily driven by a large 3.8k square foot home that sold for $3.5M. Three homes sold in July and one was off-market.
In June, there are three active listings that have stayed in the market between six days and 121 days. In addition, there are three listings that went pending in July 2026.
The market is slow and properties are sitting 23 days on average. Average offers per sale is two.
Other Markets including Alamo, Danville, San Ramon and Greater Bay Area
Other markets are seeing a similar trend. In general, the following delineates current market situation.
For Buyers:
1. It is a buyer’s market. This has been further strengthened due to the ongoing Iran conflict.
2. Sellers are cautious in their pricing. There have been lots of price adjustments in homes to match the current market environment.
3. Buyers are more cautious than ever. This is because of the current uncertainty in the market and the ever-increasing interest rates.
4. Buyers who can look past the conflict and the interest rates environment are set to win big in the next few years.
For Sellers:
1. For well positioned properties with proper staging, curb appeal, and in prime locations with good school districts, buyers are willing to pay a premium.
2. There are need based buyers who have to move to a certain area during summer time that are keeping demand stable for well positioned properties.
