San Clemente's Detached 3-Bedroom Homes Are Still Selling in Under Two Weeks

Detached 3-bedroom single-family homes, August 2026

San Clemente's detached 3-bedroom market remains one of the tightest in the entire region. Months of supply held under 2, homes sold in a median of just 9 days, and median sale price climbed nearly 10% — a continuation of the extreme seller-favorable conditions we flagged in this same segment last month.

Inventory Stayed Extremely Limited

New listings ticked up slightly, up 8.3% to 13, while active listings fell sharply, down 41.4% to just 17 detached homes. Pending sales dropped dramatically, down 82.4% to only 3 — likely a sign that many of last month's contracts already closed rather than demand disappearing, since closed sales held up reasonably well, down only 12.5% to 14. Months of supply came in at 1.8, down 30.8% — still deep in seller-favorable territory for detached homes in this segment.

Prices Climbed at the Median, Even as Per-Square-Foot Value Eased

Average days on market fell 66.7% to 17, tracking closely with the median of 9 — a consistent, broad speedup across detached listings in this segment. Price-to-list ratios were strong: median sale-to-last-list rose to 99.1% (+3.1%), while average eased slightly to 97.7% (-0.5%). Against original list price, sellers closed at 98.3% median (+3.6%) and 97.2% average (+1.6%) — both meaningful improvements from prior months.

Price per square foot moved in different directions: median fell 5.8% to $918, while average rose 3.3% to $1,054. Median sale price climbed to $1,785,000, up 9.8%, while average sale price eased slightly to $1,902,068, down 3.8%. With 14 closings, this is a reasonably solid sample, so the median price gain looks like a real trend for detached homes in this segment, even with some normal variance between median and average.

What This Means for You