Episode 3 · Transaction Data, Bidding Wars & ValuationsUpdated 2026
Sea Cliff Housing Market: Prices, Speed and Supply
Only a handful of homes change hands in Sea Cliff in a given month, and most are large houses, so a single sale can swing a number. This page lays out what houses closed for, how each compared with the price it first listed at, how quickly buyers committed, and how thin the supply is. It closes with the months that have worked best for listing and for buying.
Median sale price
$5,700,000
+23.5% vs the prior 52 weeks
Median days to contract
7.5 days
-7 days vs the prior 52 weeks
Closed above the original ask
80.0%
-7.5 pts vs the prior 52 weeks
Homes for sale now
0
1 a year earlier
💡 Key Insights & Takeaways
- Sea Cliff's median house price was $7,250,000 for sales in the latest three months, ending 27 October 2026, against $4,952,715 in the 21 months before, on 7 closings.
- The median house went under contract in 11 days in the latest three months, against 10 days before, while sales came at 2.29 a month against 1.00 a month.
- The median sale price climbed 23.5% over the 52 weeks ending 27 October 2026, while the median price per square foot gained 47.1%, partly because smaller houses made up more of what sold.
- No Sea Cliff home was for sale on the week of 25 October 2026, against 3 homes 13 weeks earlier and 1 home a year earlier.
- Looking at nine complete years, 2017 to 2025, April through June has been the best stretch for listing and November through January the best for buying, on thin monthly counts.
Key metrics
Here are four key numbers for Sea Cliff as of 27 October 2026. The first three cover every house sale between 28 October 2025 and 27 October 2026, compared with the year before. The last counts homes for sale in the latest week.
All three sale cards cover houses, because every sale in these 52 weeks was a house. The year before holds just 8 sales, so each change shows a direction and not a firm gap. These three cards span 52 weeks, so their share and speed differ from the latest-three-month figures further down. Days to contract runs from the day a home is listed to the day a contract starts, not to closing. Here the original ask means the starting price from a home's first day on the market. The last card counts houses and condos for sale, leaves out one record marked as a duplicate, and rests on a stock of 0 to 3 homes. The sections that follow look at 27 July through 27 October 2026 on its own, then at the 21 months before it.
Before you make an offer in Sea Cliff, weigh this: every one of the 7 houses sold between 27 July and 27 October 2026 went for more than its original ask, against 76.2% of sales in the 21 months before. No home was for sale on 27 October 2026. Seven sales show a direction, not a rule.
At a glance
This table shows house sales in the latest three months and how many homes are for sale in the latest week, as of 27 October 2026.
| Measure | Value | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Closings | 7 houses (small sample) | 27 July to 27 October 2026 |
| Median sale price | $7,250,000 (7 closings) | 27 July to 27 October 2026 |
| Closed above the original ask | 100.0% (7 closings) | 27 July to 27 October 2026 |
| Median days to contract | 11 days (7 closings) | 27 July to 27 October 2026 |
| Homes for sale | 0 (read as a direction) | Week of 25 October 2026 |
What have Sea Cliff houses sold for?
Sea Cliff's median house sold for $7,250,000 between 27 July and 27 October 2026, up from $4,952,715 across the 21 months before. Both numbers are medians of house sales. The recent one rests on 7 closings, a small sample, so treat it as an early signal rather than a settled trend. The comparison period starts on 27 October 2024 and ends on 26 July 2026, which is 21 months rather than the usual 24, so its gaps should not be set beside other neighborhoods.
This table shows the median price and the median price per square foot of Sea Cliff houses in each period, as of 27 October 2026.
| Window | Closings | Median sale price | Median price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July to 27 October 2026 | 7 | $7,250,000 | $1,939 (7 closings, small sample) |
| 27 October 2024 to 26 July 2026 (21 months) | 21 | $4,952,715 | $1,655 (20 closings with a recorded area) |
Price per square foot is calculated from the living area stated in the listing. The median sale price was $5,700,000 across the 52 weeks ending 27 October 2026, against $4,613,750 in the 52 weeks before, a rise of 23.5%. The median price per square foot climbed more, 47.1%, from $1,319 to $1,939. The gap exists because smaller houses made up more of the sales: the median house sold had 3,002 square feet, against 3,528 a year before. So some of the rise reflects which houses sold, and neither measure is a clean price move by itself. The latest 52 weeks hold 20 closings and the 52 before hold 8, so the percentages are a direction. These comparisons describe the past only, and they are not a forecast.
Do Sea Cliff houses sell above or below the asking price?
All 7 Sea Cliff houses that sold between 27 July and 27 October 2026 closed above their original ask, so the share is 100.0%, and none closed below it. Across the 21 months before, 76.2% closed above and 14.3% closed below. Among sales above the original ask, the median overage was 19.4% on 7 sales, a small sample, against 7.7% on 16 sales before. Original ask means the starting price a home had when it first came to market.
This table compares sale price with the original ask for Sea Cliff houses in each period, as of 27 October 2026.
| Measure | 27 July to 27 October 2026 | 27 October 2024 to 26 July 2026 (21 months) |
|---|---|---|
| Closings with an original ask | 7 | 21 |
| Closed above the original ask | 100.0% | 76.2% |
| Closed below the original ask | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| Median margin over the ask, among sales above it | 19.4% (7 closings, small sample) | 7.7% (16 closings) |
Cutting the ask while a home sat on the market was rare. Of 45 house closings between 1 January 2024 and 27 October 2026, 3 cut the ask before a contract, and none of the 7 recent sales did.
Two recent sales show the spread. One house went under contract on the day it was listed and closed at 138.4% of its original ask. Another closed at 101.0% of its original ask. Each is one sale, so it tells you what happened in that case and nothing about what comes next.
How quickly does a Sea Cliff house go under contract?
Days on market here means list-to-pending: the days between the listing date and the day a contract begins. It does not run to closing. The median Sea Cliff house went under contract in 11 days between 27 July and 27 October 2026, against 10 days across the 21 months before. Those medians rest on 7 closings, a small sample, and 21 closings. Speed held steady while sales picked up, from 1.00 a month before to 2.29 a month.
Four of the 45 house closings between 1 January 2024 and 27 October 2026 went under contract on the day they were listed, which counts as zero days. Those sales stay in every figure.
This table shows time to contract and the pace of sales for Sea Cliff houses in each period, as of 27 October 2026.
| Measure | 27 July to 27 October 2026 | 27 October 2024 to 26 July 2026 (21 months) |
|---|---|---|
| Closings | 7 | 21 |
| Median days to contract, list-to-pending | 11 days | 10 days |
| Closings per month | 2.29 | 1.00 |
How many Sea Cliff homes are for sale now?
None were on the week of 25 October 2026. The count fell from 3 homes 13 weeks earlier to 0, down 100.0%, where the usual pattern for this time of year would bring a rise of 137.2%. A year earlier, in the same week, 1 home was for sale. One home was under contract that week, and it closed the next day, so none is under contract now. The count leaves out one record marked as a duplicate. Because the stock is this small, a single listing moves the count by 33% to 100%, so read the counts as homes and as a direction.
Over the 13 weeks to 25 October 2026, 6 homes came on the market, 7 went under contract and 2 listings ended without a sale, a net drop of 3 homes. Of the 8 listings that ended, 6 sold, which is 75.0%.
This table compares the 13 weeks to 25 October 2026 with the same 13 weeks a year before for listings, contracts and closings in Sea Cliff.
| Measure | 13 weeks to 25 October 2026 | Same 13 weeks a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 6 | 2 |
| New contracts | 7 | 1 |
| Closings | 6 | 1 |
| Listings that ended without a sale | 2 | 0 |
| Homes for sale when the period ends | 0 | 1 |
The table ends on 25 October 2026, which is 2 days before the sales periods above end, so it counts 6 closings where those periods count 7. The two counts span different dates, so this page keeps them apart and never merges them. The year-earlier base is 1 or 2 listings, so those comparisons are single cases.
What changed in Sea Cliff, and what stayed the same?
Prices and the margin over ask changed, while speed and the type of house did not. Every sale in the latest three months was a house, and the median house that sold was built in 1921. Days to contract stayed at 11 against 10, and none of the recent sales cut its ask.
Size depends on the period you pick. The median house sold had 3,740 square feet in the latest three months, against 3,010 in the 21 months before, so the higher price per square foot in that period is not a smaller-house effect. The 52-week comparison above runs the other way, with smaller houses than a year earlier. Every size here comes from the living area given in the listing.
Which months have worked best for listing and for buying in Sea Cliff?
Looking at nine complete years, 2017 to 2025, April through June has been the best stretch for listing a Sea Cliff home, and November through January the best for buying one. Behind the listing ranking sit 33 listings, and behind the buying ranking sit 23 sales that went under contract in those months. Buying months are ranked on choice and competition, and the ranking does not claim lower prices. Pooling nine years leaves each month with only 4 to 31 listings or 5 to 18 closings, and October 2026, a partial month, is left out, so both rankings show a direction. They describe what happened and are neither a forecast nor advice on when to act.
The months with the fewest homes for sale are not the best months to list. That gap is why the ranking tracks what happened to listings rather than the size of the stock.
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