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Are buyers active in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 50/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.40
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 46
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 28.6%
- YoY of active listings
Buyer demand in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is **actively shopping** as of May 2026. The pending ratio is 0.40 — that's contracts under negotiation versus the homes available to buy.
Homes take a median of 46 days to go under contract. Inventory is -1.1% year over year — fewer choices means buyers who do show up have to move quickly. Sellers are responding: 28.6% of listings have cut price. Overall, the Primpted Sold Score for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 50/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 50/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.40 · Inventory YoY: -1.1% · Median days on market: 46 · Sellers cutting price: 28.6% · Median listing price: $1,747,250 (-10.4% YoY)
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.75M
- YoY -0.1%
- Active inventory
- 638
- YoY -0.0%
- Median DOM
- 51
- YoY 0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.40
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 14.5%
- YoY -0.0%