{"id":90,"date":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","slug":"california-housing-market-prices-trends-forecast-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/california-housing-market-prices-trends-forecast-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"California Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over four decades guiding clients through the unique real estate landscape of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and the mid-peninsula, I know just how much market context matters when making big decisions. California\u2019s housing market is currently experiencing modest growth, with the median home price at $901,420 and mortgage rates holding at 7%. While we\u2019ve seen a slight increase in sales, the pace is still below 300,000 units a year\u2014largely because high prices and mortgage costs remain a real hurdle for many buyers. Navigating these challenges calls for a steady hand, an ear to the ground, and a client-first approach\u2014values I\u2019ve always prioritized for both first-time and seasoned buyers and sellers alike.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noradarealestate.com\/blog\/california-housing-market\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over four decades guiding clients through the unique real estate landscape of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and the mid-peninsula, I know just how much market context matters when making big decisions. California\u2019s housing market is currently experiencing modest growth, with the median home price at $901,420 and mortgage rates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynnemercer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}