Sacramento Metro Counties

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The 3 Sac Metro Counties are tangent to each other and represent different demand and supply levels.

Intro

Using raw and monthly MLS data from 3 Counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer) for New, Active, Pended, and Sold listings, the average Cumulative Days on Market, and the average Median Price. The data for the Composite Average is for the 52 zip codes, not these 3 Counties.

From this “raw data”, my calculations result in the momentum of each Median Price, the ’12Yr Mmm Average’ for each data item, ‘Supply’ (New+Active), ‘Demand’ (Pend+Sold), ‘Lean Score’ (long and short-term averages indexed for each data item), ‘Consumption’ (Demand/Supply), ‘Appetite’ (Pend/New), and ‘Activity’ (proprietary calculation).

3 Sac Metro Counties - Metric Summary

Sac Metro Counties Metric Summary

Sacramento County

🏠 SACRAMENTO COUNTY: BUYER COMPETITION IS STABILIZING—BUT MARKET TIME IS RISING

The number of offers a home receives helps measure buyer competition. Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) tells us how long it takes the market to produce a sale. Together, they tell a more complete story.

In 2021, Sacramento County experienced extraordinary competition: 73% of sold homes received 2+ offers, the average sale attracted 4.8 offers, and Avg CDOM was just 14 days.

By 2025, only 48% of sales received 2+ offers, average offers had fallen to 2.2, and Avg CDOM had increased to 37 days.

Through September 14, 2026, competition has edged higher: 49% of sales received 2+ offers and average offers increased slightly to 2.3. But Avg CDOM has also increased to 39 days—the longest in this nine-year comparison.

There is another important change: 7,754 homes have sold so far in 2026, up from 7,484 during the same period in 2025, while total offers increased from 16,637 to 18,045.

The signals therefore aren’t all moving in the same direction. Sales and buyer competition have improved modestly, while the time required to sell has increased.

That distinction matters when deciding how to price, prepare, negotiate and buy in today’s Sacramento County market.

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El Dorado County

🏠 EL DORADO COUNTY: OFFERS AND MARKET TIME TELL THE STORY

Buyer demand in El Dorado County looks very different from the extraordinary market of 2021.

In 2021, 60% of sold homes received 2+ offers, averaging 2.9 offers per sale. At the same time, Avg Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) was just 22 days.

By 2025, only 34% of sales received 2+ offers, the average fell to 1.6 offers per sale, and Avg CDOM increased to 54 days.

Through September 14, 2026, there is a modest improvement in buyer competition: 38% of sales received 2+ offers and the average increased to 1.7 offers per sale.

But CDOM moved in the opposite direction, reaching 60 days—the longest average in this nine-year comparison.

That combination matters. More homes are attracting competing buyers than last year, but the overall market is taking longer to produce a sale.

Offers tell us how strongly buyers compete for a home. CDOM tells us how long the market takes to get there.

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Placer County

🏠 PLACER COUNTY: BUYER COMPETITION IS IMPROVING—BUT MARKET TIME CONTINUES TO RISE

Offers and Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM) measure two different aspects of demand: how strongly buyers compete for an individual home and how long the market takes to produce a sale.

The contrast with 2021 is significant. That year, 66% of Placer County sales received 2+ offers, the average sale generated 3.4 offers, and Avg CDOM was only 16 days.

By 2025, multiple-offer sales had fallen to 37%, average offers declined to 1.7, and Avg CDOM increased to 43 days.

Through September 14, 2026, some demand measures have improved. 40% of sales received 2+ offers, average offers increased to 1.8, and 3,451 homes sold—up from 3,270 during the same period last year. Total offers also increased from 5,707 to 6,311.

But Avg CDOM increased again, reaching 46 days—the longest in this nine-year comparison.

So Placer County is sending mixed signals: more sales, more offers and slightly more multiple-offer competition—but a longer time required to sell.

Offers tell us about competition. CDOM tells us about time. Looking at both gives us a better measure of the market than either one alone.

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