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Hayward Real Estate Market Report, September 2026

Hayward single-family homes sold for a median $860,000 in September 2026, down 8%, at 102.75% of list on average, as months of supply fell to 2.0.

Hayward · By Harv Balu · October 12, 2026

AI illustration of a single-story mid-century ranch home in Hayward at dusk, its front window lit warm, a red Japanese maple in the front yard and the Hayward Hills behind — AI illustration, not a photograph of any specific home or a listing.

Hayward's median sale slipped in September, but price per foot rose, homes kept closing over asking on average, and months of supply fell for a second straight month.

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Fremont 47 dispatches
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Newark 35 dispatches
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Gilroy 19 dispatches

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60 market reports across nine cities, measured by hand, month after month.

Not syndicated feeds. Each report is pulled from MLS and RPR data for the streets I actually work, from Fremont’s Mission San Jose to Union City.