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Are buyers active in Santa Cruz-Watsonville?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 43/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 40.7%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is **cautious** as of August 2026. The pending ratio is 0.28 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 53 days to go under contract. Inventory is -14.2% year over year — fewer choices means buyers who do show up have to move quickly. Sellers are responding: 40.7% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.28 · Inventory YoY: -14.2% · Median days on market: 53 · Sellers cutting price: 40.7% · Median listing price: $1,268,000 (+1.5% YoY)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.27M
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 501
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY -0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 23.9%
- YoY +0.1%