October 2026 | Detached + Attached Homes
Del Mar Market Report
Del Mar is one of the smallest markets we track, a seaside city of a few thousand residents where only a few homes close in a typical month. A single condo or a single estate can swing the median sharply. Here is what September's closed sales tell us.
Each month, we review the latest closed sales for Del Mar and explain what those numbers mean for buyers and sellers. A citywide median is a starting point, not the whole story. Recent sales of homes like yours give the more specific picture, and we're always glad to pull them.
Del Mar · Detached + Attached Homes
October 2026 Market Update
Based on September 2026 closed sales · Published October 2026
Team Ratcliffe's Take
A one-month drop to $1,800,000 that says more about which homes sold than about values.
The September median was $1,800,000, down 27.9% from $2,495,000 a year ago and down from $3,635,000 in August. We read this as a swing in the mix of sales, not a change in what Del Mar homes are worth.
September 2026 Closed Sales
Median Sales Price
September Median Price
$1,800,000
↓ 27.9% vs. September 2025
Change From August
↓ 50.5%
August median $3,635,000
12-Month High
$3,635,000
August 2026
12-Month Low
$1,800,000
September 2026
2026 Average to Date
about $2,774,000
↑ 10.2% vs. same months of 2025
September 2025
$2,495,000
Same month last year
Since September 2021
↓ 12.9%
From $2,067,500
Highest Since 2021
$4,160,000
August 2023
September was the lowest month of the past year. Every other month in 2026 landed between $2.3 million and $3.64 million, and August's $3,635,000 was one of the highest months in this data.
Across the first nine months of 2026 the monthly median averages about $2,774,000, up 10.2% from the same months of 2025. That year-to-date figure is a better read on Del Mar than any single month.
For Buyers
Don't read September as a price drop. In a market this small, ask for recent sales of homes like the one you want, by size, location and ocean view.
For Sellers
One low month does not change what your home is worth, but buyers do see these numbers. Be ready to show them the recent sales that support your price.
Since 2021
Price Trend
Looking Ahead
Next update: November 2026
Each month's report covers the month before it, because closed sales take a few weeks to be recorded. The November 2026 update will cover October's closed sales and show how Del Mar heads into the slower holiday stretch.
Have a Question About Your Home?
Find out where your home fits.
A median covers every kind of home in Del Mar at once. If you'd like to see the recent sales that apply to your home, or to a home you're thinking about buying, we're glad to pull them for you.
Pamela Ratcliffe · Team Ratcliffe · Coldwell Banker West
DRE #01152227 · 619.981.5606 · pam@teamratcliffe.com
Data source: California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (CRMLS) via InfoSparks, © 2026 ShowingTime Plus, LLC. This October 2026 report is based on September 2026 closed sales, pulled October 29, 2026 for Del Mar, property type Residential, so detached and attached homes are counted together. Median sales price is based on closed sales. The year-to-date average is a simple average of monthly medians, not the median of every sale. Monthly medians can move sharply when few homes sell. This report is provided for information only and is not financial, legal or tax advice. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.