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October 2026 • Single-family homes • MLS area 13101
Alta Sierra at a glance
Twelve homes closed, matching both comparison months. The median sale price remained close to its year-ago level.
Median sale price
Closed sales
Alta Sierra’s October housing market kept a steady closing pace. Twelve single-family homes sold, matching both September and October 2025. The median sale price moved up from September, while the homes that closed had a much shorter median marketing time.
That combination deserves a closer look, especially in a market where a handful of sales can change the monthly numbers.
The quick answer
October’s median sale price was $508,750. There were 12 closed sales, 36 active listings at month-end and 3.0 months of supply. The median days on market for the homes that sold was 6.
Prices rose from September and stayed close to last October
The median sale price increased 5.3% from September’s $483,000. Compared with October 2025’s $513,500, it was down 0.9%.
That is a change in the midpoint of the homes that sold, not a finding that every Alta Sierra home rose or fell by the same amount. There were only 12 sales in each comparison month. Different home sizes, conditions and locations can change the median even when an individual property’s value has not changed much.
The median sold price per square foot was $277.50, compared with $274.50 in September and $261 a year earlier. It is another useful reference, but it still needs to be considered alongside the details of each home.
The homes that sold had shorter marketing times
October’s closed sales had a median of 6 days on market, compared with 60.5 in September and 40.5 in October 2025.
This measures the MLS marketing time for the homes that closed. It is not the time spent in escrow, and it does not describe how long every active listing has been waiting for a buyer. A few quickly marketed homes can make a large difference in a month with 12 closings.
Buyers had more inventory to consider
Alta Sierra finished October with 36 active listings, up from 35 in September and 32 a year earlier. Months of supply was 3.0, using October’s active inventory and closed-sales pace.
There were 16 new listings and 11 newly pending sales during October, compared with 17 new listings and 14 newly pending sales in September. That makes it worth watching new contracts alongside completed sales as we move into the next month.
What sellers received
The homes that closed averaged 100.2% of final list price and 97.4% of original list price. The averages do not tell us how many sellers changed their price or how any one offer was negotiated. They do reinforce the value of comparing your starting price with the homes buyers can choose from today.
If you are selling
Use the current competition and the most relevant recent sales to set your price. Pay attention to condition and presentation, and make it easy for buyers to understand what is included. One strong monthly statistic is not a substitute for a property-specific pricing plan.
More on selling in Alta Sierra
If you are buying
There are more active listings than there were a year ago, but the best fit for your needs still deserves a close look. Consider insurance, inspection findings and ongoing maintenance costs along with price. Use comparable sales to evaluate the property rather than assuming every seller has the same negotiating position.
For the latest monthly numbers, visit the Alta Sierra market trends page.
If you would like help interpreting these numbers for a particular home, call Mike Faulkenberry at 530-270-9219 or contact me.
| Metric | Oct 2025 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $513,500 | $483,000 | $508,750 |
| Closed sales | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Median days on market (sold homes) | 40.5 | 60.5 | 6 |
| Active listings (end of period) | 32 | 35 | 36 |
| Months of supply | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| New listings | 11 | 17 | 16 |
| New pending contracts | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Average sold / final list price | 99.9% | 98.6% | 100.2% |
| Average sold / original list price | 99.3% | 95.5% | 97.4% |
| Median sold price / sq. ft. | $261 | $274.50 | $277.50 |
Dollar amounts and counts are shown as reported. Months of supply and price ratios are rounded to one decimal for display. Charts use the same scales across all three areas.
Scope, source and definitions
Nevada County MLS major area 13101 (Alta Sierra); Residential > Single Family Residence. MLS area boundaries do not necessarily match city limits or ZIP codes. Source data updated November 8, 2026; XLSX exports rechecked November 9, 2026.
Median sale price is the midpoint of sold prices. Median days on market is the MLS field for homes closed during the period, not escrow time. Sold price per square foot is a median. Sale-to-list percentages are averages of individual sold-to-final-list or sold-to-original-list price ratios.
Active inventory is the end-period count using contract-date methodology. Months of supply equals that count divided by the month’s closed sales. New listings are counted regardless of current status; new pending means contracts entered during the period.
This series uses medians for days on market and sold price per square foot, with comparison periods re-extracted on the same basis. Older website reports used averages for those measures and are not directly comparable. No legacy TrendVision or county-PDF figures are blended here. Information is considered reliable, not guaranteed, and may be revised.
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