A three-month read on price, pace, and product differences—built from 190 closed SFR and condo/townhouse sales, with practical implications for buyers and sellers.
Jul 1–Sep 302026 close dates · Yorba Linda · SFR + condo/townhouse
Single-family residences149 closed sales · all Yorba Linda · Q3 2026
The quarter at a glance
Near-full asking on a $1.62M median
149 detached sales at a $1.62M median — the priciest of any city outside Irvine — closing at 99.6% of list in a 19-day median.
Yorba Linda buyers paid up for the right house.
149 SFR sales make this the largest detached sample outside Irvine, at a $1.62M median and $633 per square foot — second only to Irvine on both. The 99.6% median sale-to-list ratio was the firmest of any city this quarter, with 48% closing at or above final asking. September ran hottest on price at a $1.85M median but slowest on pace at 26 days. A documented 32% took a list-price reduction before closing; once final negotiation is included, 61% closed below their original asking price.
39%sold at or above original list price.
61%sold below original list price.
65%closed within 30 days; 16% needed more than 60 days.
Market explorer
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Price distribution
Closed sales by band
Time-to-market mix
Closed sales by DOM bucket
Month by month
September cost more and took longer
The median price climbed every month to $1.85M in September; market time stretched from 16 to 26 days.
July 2026
$1.45M
Sales46
Median $/sf$639
Median DOM16
Sale / list99.8%
August 2026
$1.57M
Sales50
Median $/sf$622
Median DOM18
Sale / list100.0%
September 2026
$1.85M
Sales53
Median $/sf$640
Median DOM26
Sale / list98.9%
Median sold price
September set the high.
Median price per square foot
Essentially flat across the quarter.
Median days on market
September took ten days longer than July.
Median sale-to-list ratio
August cleared at par on median.
+27.6%median price, July to September
+0.1%median $/sf, July to September
+10 daysmedian market time, July to September
Price ladder
The $1.5M–$2M band carried the quarter
Thirty-eight of 149 sales fell in one band; the two entry tiers cleared at or above asking on median.
Under $1.25M
Sales29
Median $/sf$669
Median DOM19
Median 100.0% of list. The entry tier — full asking was the median outcome.
$1.25M–$1.5M
Sales32
Median $/sf$643
Median DOM15
Median 100.0% of list. The fastest tier at a 15-day median.
$1.5M–$2M
Sales38
Median $/sf$608
Median DOM16
Median 99.7% of list. The deepest pool — one in four SFR sales.
$2M–$2.5M
Sales25
Median $/sf$588
Median DOM20
Median 97.8% of list. The softest ratio — negotiation room opened up here.
$2.5M+
Sales25
Median $/sf$704
Median DOM29
Median 98.6% of list. Highest $/sf of any tier — larger homes held per-foot value.
Bedroom-count breakdown
Four bedrooms were the market’s engine
No meaningful subarea splits exist for Yorba Linda — so bedroom count is the useful cut. Per-foot value eased as homes got bigger.
Median price per square foot by bedroom count
Bigger homes, lower per-foot cost — Yorba Linda prices space at a discount. Small samples: read as direction.
3 bedrooms
Sales25
Median price$1.18M
Median $/sf$656
Median DOM20
Sale / list98.5%
The entry tier — highest $/sf of the three.
Range: $0.78M–$2.60M · 15 of 25 closed within 30 DOM
4 bedrooms
Sales74
Median price$1.59M
Median $/sf$632
Median DOM14
Sale / list100.0%
The market’s core — half of all SFR sales at the fastest pace.
Range: $0.82M–$5.50M · 53 of 74 closed within 30 DOM
5 bedrooms
Sales41
Median price$2.27M
Median $/sf$620
Median DOM20
Sale / list99.0%
The step-up tier — most space per dollar at $620 per foot.
Range: $1.32M–$4.79M · 26 of 41 closed within 30 DOM
Decision lens
Turn the statistics into leverage
Market averages are context. A decision should be based on the smallest credible set of genuinely comparable homes.
For buyers
Four bedrooms are the battlefield.74 of 149 sales at a 100.0% median sale-to-list ratio — this is where competition concentrates.
Under $1.5M means full asking.The two entry tiers both cleared at 100% of list on median — come prepared, not hopeful.
Above $2M, negotiate.A 97.8% ratio in the $2M–$2.5M tier — the one place buyers found real room.
September rewarded patience selectively.Prices peaked at $1.85M while DOM stretched to 26 days — late buyers paid more but faced less rush.
For sellers
Price to the 99.6% line.Near-full asking was the median outcome — accurate launches get rewarded; testing high burns the fast first weeks.
Two weeks is the window.A 19-day median DOM and 65% closing within 30 days — price for the opening fortnight.
Four-bed is the sweet spot.Half of all SFR sales; price and present for that buyer.
Watch September’s signal.The $1.85M median came with the slowest pace — premium pricing needs premium presentation.
41 condo and townhouse sales at a $665K median — 99.4% of list, with nearly half closing at or above asking.
Closed sales
41
32 condominiums and 9 townhouses
Median price
$665K
reported closed price
Median $ / sf
$570
unadjusted median
Median DOM
27
clean DaysOnMarket
Sale / list
99.4%
median vs. final list
At / above list
46%
19 of 41 sales
Smaller pool, same discipline.
Forty-one attached sales at a $665K median and $570 per square foot — roughly 60% below the SFR median. The 99.4% sale-to-list ratio nearly matched detached, with 46% closing at or above final asking. August tested patience at a 44-day median; September recovered to 22 days.
34%sold at or above original list price.
66%sold below original list price.
51%closed within 30 days; 22% needed more than 60 days.
Condo month by month
August tested patience; September recovered
August’s median slipped to $615K at a 44-day pace; September bounced back to 22 days.
July 2026
$685K
Sales15
Median $/sf$546
Median DOM27
Sale / list100.0%
August 2026
$614K
Sales14
Median $/sf$578
Median DOM44
Sale / list99.1%
September 2026
$636K
Sales12
Median $/sf$580
Median DOM22
Sale / list99.6%
Median sold price
July led; August dipped.
Median price per square foot
Per-foot value climbed into September.
Median days on market
August was the slowest month.
Median sale-to-list ratio
July cleared at par on median.
−7.2%median price, July to September
+6.2%median $/sf, July to September
−4 daysmedian market time, July to September
Condo price ladder
The $550K–$700K band was the sweet spot
Fifteen of 41 sales fell in one band at a perfect 100% of list.
Under $550K
Sales8
Median $/sf$584
Median DOM44
Median 98.7% of list. Slowest band at a 44-day median — condition and carrying costs matter most.
$550K–$700K
Sales15
Median $/sf$570
Median DOM23
Median 100.0% of list. The deepest and fastest core of the condo market.
$700K–$900K
Sales9
Median $/sf$553
Median DOM23
Median 99.4% of list. Steady middle with firm pricing.
$900K–$1.1M
Sales4
Median $/sf$431
Median DOM20
Median 99.2% of list. Lowest $/sf — larger units, more space per dollar.
$1.1M+
Sales5
Median $/sf$602
Median DOM25
Median 98.4% of list. The top tier — small sample, read as direction.
Two products, one market
Townhouses cost more; condos held firmer
Townhouses ran about $89K higher on median; condos closed at a perfect 100% of list.
Unadjusted medians; differences in age, size, HOA, condition and product type are not controlled.
Condo decision lens
Price the product, not just the ZIP code
Attached-home value depends heavily on the immediate competing set: community, floor plan, HOA economics, condition, parking and view.
For condo buyers
The $550K–$700K band is the benchmark.15 of 41 sales at 100% of list — the deepest comp pool for calibrating value.
Condos reward the decisive.A 100.0% median sale-to-list ratio on condos — well-priced units don’t wait.
August’s slowdown was the opening.A 44-day median in August — the one month buyers held leverage.
Underwrite the monthly, not just the price.Dues, reserves, and special assessments swing the true cost; compare them alongside price.
For condo sellers
Price to the 99.4% line.Near-full asking was the median outcome; accurate launches get rewarded.
Four weeks is the window.A 27-day median DOM — price and present for the opening month.
Townhouses: know your premium.$715K versus $626K medians — price against townhouses, not condos.
September proved the floor.The ratio recovered to 99.6% — demand is steady under the right price.
Property-type comparison
Detached dollars, attached value
These medians describe different housing products. The comparison is useful for budget and pace—not as a substitute for like-for-like valuation.
Single-family residences
Closed sales149
Median price$1.62M
Median $ / sf$633
Median DOM19 days
Sale / list99.6%
Condos & townhouses
Closed sales41
Median price$665K
Median $ / sf$570
Median DOM27 days
Sale / list99.4%
−958Klower median purchase price
−$63lower median price per square foot
+8 dayslonger median market time
−0.1 ptlower median sale-to-list ratio
Methodology
Read both samples correctly
Universe: 149 records marked sold in Yorba Linda, with close/status-change dates from July 1 through September 30, 2026.
Property mix in the supplied file: all 149 records are Single Family Residence (detached).
“Closed price” uses ClosePrice. Days on market uses the clean DaysOnMarket field for all 149 records—not cumulative DOM.
Sale-to-list ratio is ClosePrice ÷ ListPrice. A documented list-price reduction means ListPrice < OriginalListPrice (32% of records). Separately, 61% closed below original ask after including final negotiation.
Median is favored over average because a small number of high-end closings (maximum $5.50M) can skew the average.
This is a closed-sales snapshot, not a forecast or appraisal. It does not include active inventory or pending contracts, and it does not adjust for concessions, HOA, Mello-Roos, lot, condition or financing terms.
Condo/townhouse universe: 41 Yorba Linda records—32 condominiums and 9 townhouses—with close dates from July 1 through September 30, 2026.
Price-band calculations use closed price, clean DaysOnMarket and final list price from the supplied row-level export. No subarea breakdown is published because the MLS-area field does not meaningfully split Yorba Linda (141 of 149 SFR records fall in “85 - Yorba Linda”); bedroom count is used instead.
A property-specific CMA should narrow by true competitive set before making a pricing or offer decision.
Sources: Yorba_Linda-SFR.csv (149 SFR records) and Yorba_Linda-Condo_Townhome.csv (41 condo/townhouse records), supplied for analysis on October 19, 2026. Calculations recomputed from 190 row-level closings.