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The Union City housing market just posted its June 2026 numbers, and the headline is easy to misread: the median sold price fell 7.7% in a single month, yet homes sold faster and still closed above asking. Here is where things stand for single family homes, from Bay East Association of REALTORS and RPR market trends data.

• Median sold price: $1,327,500, down 7.7% from last month.
• Days on market: a median of just 15 days.
• Sold to list: 102.1% of list price, so the typical home still closed above asking.
• Supply: only 1.76 months of inventory, far under the 6 month balanced line.

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The Milpitas housing market just posted its June 2026 numbers, and the short version is this: it is firmly a seller's market, and supply actually got tighter. Here is where things stand for single family homes.

• Median sold price: $1,800,000, up 20% from last month.
• Days on market: a median of 12 days, a touch slower than last month but still quick.
• Sold to list: 104.1% of list price, so the typical home closed above asking.
• Supply: just 1.31 months of inventory, far under the 6 month balanced line.

Prefer to watch? I walk through the whole month on video, including why...

The Newark housing market just posted its June 2026 numbers, and the short version is this: it is still a seller's market, but buyers finally have more to choose from. Here is where things stand for single family homes.

• Median sold price: $1,388,500, up 5.59% from last month.
• Days on market: a median of 14 days, still exceptionally fast.
• Sold to list: 102.3% of list price, buyers are still paying over ask.
• Supply: 2.48 months of inventory, up 43.4% in a year yet still well under the 6 month balanced line.

I broke the whole picture down, the price pipeline, the five year...