Harv Balu's blog

The Hayward housing market just posted its September 2026 numbers. The median sale slipped, price per foot rose, homes kept closing over asking on average, and months of supply fell for a second straight month. Here is where things stand for single family homes, citywide.

• Median sold price: $860,000, down 8% from August.
• But price per square foot rose 2.3% to $622. The lower median most likely reflects smaller homes trading (an inference; the report has no home-size data), not an 8% drop in value. RPR's model value of the typical home slipped only 0.3%.
• Homes still closed over asking on...