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Is now a good time to sell in Santa Cruz-Watsonville?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 43/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.30
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 39.4%
- YoY of active listings
It's a fair time, not a clearly favorable one. Santa Cruz-Watsonville has a Sold Score of 43/100 in September 2026 (Fair Chance of Selling) — pricing realistically is doing most of the work.
Pending ratio is 0.30 — the higher this is, the faster contracts come in relative to standing inventory. Active inventory is down +7.2% year over year, tightening the pool you're competing in. Median days on market sit at 53. 39.4% of active listings have already reduced asking price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 43/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.30 · Inventory YoY: -7.2% · Median days on market: 53 · Sellers cutting price: 39.4% · Median listing price: $1,249,750 (+0.1% YoY)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $1.25M
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 513
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.30
- YoY +0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 23.6%
- YoY +0.0%