Chris Iverson's Market Report
Portola Valley, CA
Single-Family Homes
Market data for your neighborhood, updated weekly.
Portola Valley, CA
Thu Apr 03 2025
This week the median list price for Portola Valley, CA is $4,500,000 with the market action index hovering around 29. This is less than last month's market action index of 35. Inventory has increased to 21.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Buyer's Advantage
Market Narrative
The market has been consistently cool for several weeks. Demand level are low relative to the available inventory. It's a Buyer's market and prices continue to fall. Look for a persistent shift in Market Action before prices plateau or begin to rise again.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $4,500,000 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $7,000,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $1,360 | |
| Average Days on Market | 158 | |
| Median Days on Market | 42 | |
| Price Decreased | 33% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 5% | |
| Inventory | 21 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 29 | |
| Slight Buyer's Advantage | ||
The market has been on a downward trend recently and this week, while essentially flat, doesn’t break us out of that cycle.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,248,000 | 3,225 | 2.5 - 5 acres | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| $6,750,000 | 4,420 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| $3,895,000 | 2,930 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 4 | 3.5 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| $2,312,500 | 1,738 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 3 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 87 |