Half Moon Bay Q3 2026: 24 Closings, $44.6M in Volume, and a 1,120-Square-Foot Home That Fetched $2,232 per Foot
The period at a glance
| Metric | Q3 2026 |
|---|---|
| Total closings | 24 |
| Total volume | $44,588,999 |
| Median sale price | $1,750,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $885 |
| Median square footage | 1,940 |
| Median lot size | 5,723 sq ft |
| Price range | $853,000 – $3,935,000 |
| List prices available | Yes |
| Days-on-market data | Limited — see note |
With 24 closings, this is a small sample. Every median here carries that caveat, and patterns in sub-segments deserve more caution than certainty.
The quarter's median sale price landed at $1,750,000 across all 24 transactions, driven almost entirely by single-family homes, which accounted for 21 of the 24 closings and $42.3 million of the $44.6 million in total volume. Median price per square foot across all segments was $885, but that figure conceals a wide band: the $1M–$1.5M price tier produced a median of $966 per square foot from six closings, while the $1.5M–$2M tier — five closings — came in at $738 per foot, a spread that reflects how sharply square footage scales with price in this market. The $3M–$5M tier, two closings, posted the highest median at $1,011 per square foot.
Days-on-market figures were recorded for only one of the 24 closings — 11 Fairway Place, at 52 days — so no speed analysis is possible for the quarter as a whole. List prices are available through the MLS source but versus-list figures were not supplied for this period, so no over-asking or under-asking section appears here.
The sales
The table below shows all 24 closings, ranked by sale price. Because the period total is 24, this roster is complete.
| Address | Segment | Beds | Sq Ft | Year Built | $/Sq Ft | Sale Price | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Spyglass Lane | Single Family | 5 | 4,452 | 2005 | $884 | $3,935,000 | Aug 28 |
| 201 Miramontes Avenue | Single Family | 5 | 3,244 | 1989 | $1,139 | $3,695,000 | Jul 31 |
| 311 Bayhill Road | Single Family | 4 | 3,110 | 2012 | $886 | $2,755,000 | Aug 4 |
| 568 Creekside Court | Single Family | 5 | 2,470 | 2026 | $1,053 | $2,600,000 | Sep 18 |
| 817 Railroad Avenue | Single Family | 3 | 1,120 | 1960 | $2,232 | $2,500,000 | Sep 21 |
| 211 Washington Boulevard | Single Family | 4 | 2,590 | 1988 | $927 | $2,400,000 | Aug 20 |
| 11 Fairway Place | Single Family | 4 | 3,450 | — | $680 | $2,345,000 | Sep 17 |
| 116 Eagle Trace Drive | Single Family | 5 | 3,430 | 1992 | $647 | $2,220,000 | Aug 13 |
| 535 Creekside Court | Single Family | 4 | 2,468 | 2026 | $857 | $2,115,000 | Aug 24 |
| 656 Terrace Avenue | Single Family | 4 | 2,397 | 2002 | $809 | $1,940,000 | Sep 14 |
| 2329 Burning Tree Road | Single Family | 4 | 3,470 | 1978 | $532 | $1,845,000 | Aug 13 |
| 412 Lee Avenue | Single Family | 3 | 1,819 | 2016 | $990 | $1,799,999 | Aug 27 |
| 443 Burning Tree Court | Single Family | 3 | 2,540 | 1979 | $669 | $1,700,000 | Aug 9 |
| 400 Miramar Drive | Single Family | 3 | 2,061 | 1969 | $738 | $1,521,000 | Aug 27 |
| 200 Filbert Street | Single Family | 3 | 1,460 | 1963 | $959 | $1,400,000 | Aug 18 |
| 432 Granelli Avenue | Single Family | 3 | 1,190 | 1964 | $1,172 | $1,395,000 | Jul 23 |
| 548 Miramar Drive | Single Family | 3 | 1,190 | 1971 | $1,092 | $1,300,000 | Sep 16 |
| 413 Kehoe Avenue | Single Family | 3 | 1,310 | 1967 | $973 | $1,275,000 | Sep 8 |
| 181 Shelter Cove Drive | Single Family | 3 | 1,780 | 1969 | $674 | $1,200,000 | Aug 3 |
| 435 Dolores Avenue | Single Family | 2 | 1,100 | 1963 | $909 | $1,000,000 | Sep 20 |
| 408 Belleville Boulevard | Single Family | 2 | 630 | 2013 | $1,508 | $950,000 | Aug 24 |
| 12 Patrick Way | Townhouse | 2 | 1,320 | 1992 | $705 | $930,000 | Aug 5 |
| 13 Erin Lane | Townhouse | 2 | 1,400 | 1996 | $654 | $915,000 | Sep 3 |
| 130 Troon | Condominium | 3 | 1,360 | 1990 | $627 | $853,000 | Aug 14 |
Four transactions are worth slowing down on.
101 Spyglass Lane was the quarter's top close at $3,935,000 — a 4,452-square-foot, five-bedroom home on a 14,564-square-foot lot built in 2005, at $884 per square foot. It is the largest home by footprint in this roster and one of only two closings above $3 million.
817 Railroad Avenue produced the quarter's most arresting per-foot figure: $2,232 on a 1,120-square-foot, three-bedroom home built in 1960, closing at $2,500,000. The lot is 6,083 square feet. That per-foot rate is more than double the quarter's overall median of $885 and more than three times what the largest homes in the $2M–$3M tier achieved. No days-on-market figure was recorded for this transaction.
568 Creekside Court and 535 Creekside Court were the quarter's two new-construction closings, both built in 2026. They closed at $2,600,000 (2,470 sq ft, $1,053/sq ft) and $2,115,000 (2,468 sq ft, $857/sq ft) respectively — nearly identical footprints, a $485,000 price difference, and a $196-per-foot spread. Both carried no DOM figure.
11 Fairway Place is the only transaction with a recorded days-on-market figure: 52 days, closing at $2,345,000 on a 3,450-square-foot, four-bedroom home. At $680 per square foot, it was among the lower per-foot outcomes in the $2M–$3M band. Year built was not recorded in the MLS source.
Where the market split
By segment
| Segment | Closings | Price Range | Median Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Median Sq Ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | 21 | $950,000 – $3,935,000 | $1,845,000 | $909 | 2,397 |
| Townhouse | 2 | $915,000 – $930,000 | $922,500 | $679 | 1,360 |
| Condominium | 1 | $853,000 | — | $627 | 1,360 |
Single-family homes drove the quarter. With 21 closings, they are the only segment with a statistically meaningful median; the single-family median price of $1,845,000 and median of $909 per square foot rest on a sample large enough to read with reasonable confidence.
The two townhouse closings — 12 Patrick Way at $930,000 and 13 Erin Lane at $915,000 — are too few to support a median as a trend indicator. Their range, $915,000 to $930,000, is noted as a reference point only. The sole condominium closing, 130 Troon at $853,000, has no median by definition.
By price band
| Price Band | Closings | Median $/Sq Ft |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | 4 | $679 |
| $1M – $1.5M | 6 | $966 |
| $1.5M – $2M | 5 | $738 |
| $2M – $3M | 7 | $886 |
| $3M – $5M | 2 | $1,011 |
The $1M–$1.5M band's median of $966 per square foot outpaced the $1.5M–$2M band's $738 — a $228-per-foot inversion that reflects the predominance of smaller, older homes in the lower band. The six closings in the $1M–$1.5M tier included several sub-1,400-square-foot homes from the 1960s and 1970s, where the land and location carry more of the close price relative to finished square footage. The $1.5M–$2M band's five closings included homes ranging from 1,819 to 3,470 square feet, pulling the per-foot rate down even as the nominal price climbed.
The $3M–$5M band's $1,011 per-foot median rests on two closings and should be read as a range marker rather than a trend.
Across the quarter
| Month | Closings | Median Price | Median $/Sq Ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 2 | $2,545,000 | $1,156 |
| August 2026 | 14 | $1,750,000 | $797 |
| September 2026 | 8 | $941 | $1,620,000 |
Note: The September median price is $1,620,000 and median $/sq ft is $941.
July's two closings — 201 Miramontes Avenue at $3,695,000 and 432 Granelli Avenue at $1,395,000 — produced a median of $2,545,000 and $1,156 per square foot. With only two transactions, these figures describe those two sales, not the month as a market condition.
August was the quarter's working month: 14 of the 24 closings landed between August 1 and August 31, with a median price of $1,750,000 and $797 per square foot across that group. The volume and variety of August closings — spanning $950,000 to $3,935,000 — make it the quarter's most representative cross-section.
September's eight closings produced a median price of $1,620,000 and a median of $941 per square foot. The higher per-foot figure relative to August, despite a lower median price, reflects the presence of several small-footprint homes in September's closing roster: 817 Railroad Avenue (1,120 sq ft, $2,232/sq ft), 548 Miramar Drive (1,190 sq ft, $1,092/sq ft), and 435 Dolores Avenue (1,100 sq ft, $909/sq ft) each contributed to that rate.
What it means
For sellers: Twenty-one of 24 closings were single-family homes, and the segment's $1,845,000 median held across a broad range of sizes and vintages. The per-foot spread within the single-family segment ran from $532 (2329 Burning Tree Road, 3,470 sq ft, 1978) to $2,232 (817 Railroad Avenue, 1,120 sq ft, 1960) — a ratio of more than four to one. Larger square footage did not consistently produce higher per-foot returns this quarter; in several cases the opposite held.
For buyers: The $1.5M–$2M band carried five closings and the widest per-foot range of any active tier, from $532 to $990 per square foot across homes ranging from 1,819 to 3,470 square feet. The two new-construction Creekside Court closings — similar footprints, different prices — illustrate that within-neighborhood variation was present even on comparable product. Days-on-market data was recorded for only one of the 24 closings, so absorption-rate conclusions are not available from this quarter's MLS record.
For owners not transacting: Total volume for the quarter was $44,588,999 across 24 closings — an average of roughly $1.86 million per transaction. The quarter's activity was concentrated in August (14 closings), with the highest individual close at $3,935,000 and the lowest at $853,000. This is the recorded transaction record for Q3 2026; it does not represent all properties that were listed or listed and withdrawn.
Tim McMullen · CA DRE #02016832
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