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Published November 11, 2026 in Market Update

Pleasanton sales slowed, but listings slowed too

By Robin Young
Real estate, Pleasanton

Here's the headline: Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 139 homes sold across Pleasanton in the three months ending August 31, 2026, down 22.3% from a year earlier.

For buyers and sellers, that means less competition overall. But it does not mean sellers lost leverage, because new listings dropped too.

New listings across Pleasanton fell 12.4% over the same period, per Real Estate Data Aggregator. So the pool of buyers shrank, but so did the pool of homes.

Pleasanton, the three months ending August 31, 2026
Homes sold
down 22.3% year over year
New listings
down 12.4% year over year
Pending sales
down 13.5% year over year
Homes for sale
down 9.6% year over year
Source: Real Estate Data Aggregator, the three months ending August 31, 2026

This fits a bigger pattern. Realtor.com reported pending home sales down 10.5% year over year nationally in October, the steepest drop since October 2023.

Mortgage rates are part of the story. CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.30% on Tuesday, per Mortgage News Daily.

The two ZIPs tell slightly different stories

94588 vs 94566, the three months ending August 31, 2026
9458894566
Median sale price$1,475,000$1,689,000
Homes sold5584
Median days on market33 days29 days
Sold above list21.8%33.3%
Source: Real Estate Data Aggregator

In 94588, homes sold dropped 9.8% and days on market stretched 13 days longer, per Real Estate Data Aggregator. Things are cooling there a bit more.

In 94566, homes sold fell 28.8%, a bigger swing, yet sale prices held closer to list at 99.2% of asking, per Real Estate Data Aggregator.

Homes going under contract within two weeks also slowed. In 94588, that share dropped 12.4 points, per Real Estate Data Aggregator.

In short
  1. Fewer homes sold, but fewer homes were listed too.
  2. That kept the market roughly in balance instead of tipping hard toward buyers.

One street can look nothing like these ZIP numbers. A quiet block near downtown might still move fast while others slow down.

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