Real Estate Market Update
Carlsbad, CA
Single-Family Homes
Kathleen Haber and Theresa Baker
Carlsbad, CA
Sun Feb 23 2025
This week the median list price for Carlsbad, CA is $2,475,000 with the market action index hovering around 47. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 42. Inventory has increased to 75.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Strong Seller's Market
Market Narrative
The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $2,475,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $2,300,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $801 | |
| Average Days on Market | 81 | |
| Median Days on Market | 63 | |
| Price Decreased | 24% | |
| Price Increased | 4% | |
| Relisted | 23% | |
| Inventory | 75 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 47 | |
| Strong Seller's Market | ||
Prices are climbing and we’re nearing the market’s all time high. A persistent drop of the Market Action Index into the Buyer’s zone will be a leading indicator of the price strength subsiding.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,499,000 | 5,606 | 0.5 - 1 acre | 5 | 5.8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 63 |
| $2,895,000 | 4,120 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
| $2,149,500 | 2,887 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| $1,450,000 | 1,804 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 3 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 77 |