Episode 3 · Transaction Data, Bidding Wars & ValuationsUpdated Q3 2026
Parkside Housing Market: Prices, Days on Market
Parkside sells houses, and almost every house that reaches the market finds a buyer, most of them for more than the seller asked. This page shows what homes sold for this quarter and over the past year, and how far bids ran past the ask. It also shows how quickly homes went under contract, how few are for sale now, and which months have favored sellers and which have favored buyers.
Median sale price
$1,814,375
+12.8% vs the prior 52 weeks
All homes, 52 weeks to 30 September 2026, n = 100; the median price per square foot rose 13.9% over the same weeks, so prices moved, not the mix of homes
Median days to contract
12.5 days
+0.5 days vs the prior 52 weeks
From listing to contract, not to closing, all homes, 52 weeks to 30 September 2026, n = 100
Closed above the original ask
93.0%
+15.5 pts vs the prior 52 weeks
93 of 100 closings with an original ask, all homes, 52 weeks to 30 September 2026
Homes for sale now
6
9 a year earlier
All homes for sale, weekly count for the week of 27 September 2026 (small count)
💡 Key Insights & Takeaways
- Over the 52 weeks to 30 September 2026, the median sale price ran 12.8% above the 52 weeks before and the median price per square foot 13.9% above, so prices moved, not just the mix of homes.
- In the week of 27 September 2026, 6 homes were for sale against 9 a year earlier, enough for 3.7 weeks at the recent pace of sales. At this size, one home moves the count about 17%.
- Price cuts are rare, and homes that cut rarely beat their first ask. Over the two years to 30 September 2026, this quarter included, 9 of 190 closings cut the ask, and 8 of those 9 sold below it.
- Of the 10 homes that sold twice in those two years, a directional count, 6 came back with more than 10% more marketed living space, so a quick resale is often a bigger house.
- Across nine complete years, 2017 to 2025, December through February was the best run of months to list, and September through November the best run to buy, with the most homes to choose from.
The share of Parkside homes that sold above their original asking price rose from 82.4% in the third quarter of 2025 to 95.2% in the quarter to 30 September 2026, on fewer than two dozen sales each. The median home still went under contract in 13 days, as a year earlier. The pace held, and the bidding moved.
At a glance
The third quarter of 2026, closings from 30 June to 30 September 2026, against the same weeks of 2025. Both quarters are small samples, 21 sales and 17.
| Measure | Q3 2026 | Same weeks of 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Closings | 21 | 17 |
| Median sale price | $2,150,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Closed above the original ask | 95.2% (20 of 21) | 82.4% (14 of 17) |
| Median days to contract, listing to pending | 13 days | 13 days |
How many homes sell in Parkside in a quarter?
About twenty homes sell in a quarter. In the third quarter of 2026, from 30 June to 30 September, 21 homes closed, against 17 in the same weeks of 2025. Every one of them, in both quarters, was a house, so the figures on this page describe houses. Both counts are small samples, so any slice of either quarter, by price or by size, shows a direction rather than a rule.
What do Parkside homes sell for?
The median Parkside home sold for $2,150,000 in the third quarter of 2026, against $1,750,000 in the same weeks of 2025, on 21 sales and 17. The median price per square foot moved less, to $1,089 from $972. On samples this small, the median price also follows which homes happened to sell, so the price per square foot is the steadier read of the quarter. It covers the 20 of 21 sales with a recorded living area. That area is the size each listing advertised, which differs from the county's recorded size by more than 20% on about a third of the sales of the past two years.
The longer view points the same way. Over the 52 weeks to 30 September 2026, the median sale price ran 12.8% above the 52 weeks before, and the median price per square foot 13.9% above. The two moved together, so prices moved, not just the mix of homes. This describes the past two years and says nothing about where prices go next.
Trailing 52 weeks (1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026) against the 52 weeks before (2 October 2024 to 30 September 2025), all homes, dated by close.
| Measure | Trailing 52 weeks | Prior 52 weeks | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closings | 100 | 89 | — |
| Median sale price | $1,814,375 | $1,608,000 | +12.8% |
| Median price per square foot | $1,110 | $975 | +13.9% |
Sales of the same house point the same way. Take the houses that sold twice with an unchanged recorded size, the second sale falling in the two years to 30 September 2026. Those 17 houses rose a median 4.6% a year between their two sales. A quick resale is a different story. Of the 10 homes that sold twice within those two years, a directional count, 6 came back with more than 10% more marketed living space. The gap between two prices for one of those homes mostly measures the added space.
Do Parkside homes sell above the asking price?
Almost all of them did this quarter. In the third quarter of 2026, 95.2% of Parkside sales closed above their original asking price, 20 of 21 and a small sample. The original ask is the first price on the listing, before any change. The median sale went for 136.2% of the original ask, against 115.8% in the same weeks of 2025. Over the two years to 30 September 2026, this quarter included, 85.8% of sales closed above the original ask, and the median sale ran 25.7% over it.
Only one sale this quarter closed below its original ask, 4.8% of the 21, against 17.6% a year earlier. That single sale was one of the homes that had sold twice within two years. It cut its ask, took 25 days to go under contract, and still closed below the first price it listed at. At the other end, a four-bedroom house built in 1949 went under contract 6 days after it listed and closed at $2,160,000, 176.3% of its original ask. No sale in the two years to 30 September 2026 closed at a higher share of its ask.
Price cuts are rare here. In the third quarter of 2026, 1 of 21 sales had cut the ask before going under contract, against 3 of 17 a year earlier, counts too small to call a trend. Over the two years to 30 September 2026, this quarter included, 9 of 190 closings (4.7%) cut the ask, and 8 of those 9 sold below the original ask. The homes that cut were already the ones drawing the least interest, so this describes them and does not show what a cut does.
How long does it take to sell a home in Parkside?
About two weeks, from listing to contract. Days to contract here means list-to-pending: the days from the day a home is listed to the day a buyer signs a contract, not to the day the sale closes. The median sale in the third quarter of 2026 went under contract in 13 days, the same as in the same weeks of 2025. 66.7% of this quarter's 21 sales went under contract within 14 days, against 52.9% of 17 a year earlier. Over the two years to 30 September 2026, this quarter included, the median was 12 days.
The fastest contract this quarter came 3 days after listing, on a two-bedroom house from the 1930s. A cash buyer paid $1,670,000 for it, 119.3% of the ask.
How many homes are for sale in Parkside right now?
Very few. In the week of 27 September 2026, 6 homes were for sale and 5 more were under contract, and every one was a house. At the recent pace of sales, 6 homes would last 3.7 weeks, against 7.3 weeks a year earlier, when 9 were for sale. At this size, one home moves the count about 17%, so read every figure in this section as a small count.
The count rose by one home over the quarter, from 5 homes 13 weeks earlier, a 20.0% rise. The season alone would have added about 10.1%, so supply ran about one home past its usual path. On counts this small, that is a single listing. In the 13 weeks to 27 September 2026, new listings rose to 24 from 21 in the same weeks of 2025, and new contracts rose to 21 from 17. Listings that left the market without a sale held at 2. Of the 23 listings that left the market this quarter, 91.3% sold, against 88.9% of 18 a year earlier.
Half of the homes for sale, 3 of 6, ask between $1,500,000 and $2,500,000, a price band that made up 27.3% of sales in the past 52 weeks. The 6 homes ask a median $1,496,500, a directional figure on six listings. The highest ask belongs to a house built in 1978, about 3,239 square feet as its listing advertises, asking $2,288,000 after 4 days on the market. It is listed by Coldwell Banker Realty. The longest-listed home had been for sale 121 days by 30 September 2026, asking $2,190,000. It is listed by BQ Realty.
When is the best time to list or buy a home in Parkside?
For a seller, December through February has been the best run of months to list, on nine complete years of sales, 2017 to 2025. December listings sold at a median 126.3% of their original ask, the highest of any listing month. February through April scored almost as well, so treat the run as a lean rather than a rule.
For a buyer, September through November has offered the most homes to choose from and fewer buyers per home than March and April, on the same nine years. September carries more homes for sale than any other month. That means more choice and fewer competing bids, not a lower price.
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