Selling Your Home in Montara
July 2026: median $1,465,000 · 98% of list received · 107 days to sell. What that means for your sale, and the number that matters for your home.
Montara single-family market, July 2026
What this market means for Montara sellers
In July 2026, 1 single-family home closed in Montara at a median of $1,465,000, or $675 per square foot. Sellers collected 98% of their list price, and the average sale took 107 days.
Buyers in Montara are negotiating, which makes pricing and preparation the difference between a strong sale and a listing that sits. In this kind of market, the first two weeks decide the outcome.
For context, the July 2026 median sits 2% below the full-year 2025 median of $1,501,000.
A note on sample size: with only 1 closing in the month, Montara's figures swing more than larger markets. Lisa reads these numbers against the surrounding cities and the year's trend before drawing conclusions for any one home.
A 2,150 sq ft single-family home, the Montara average, typically sold between $1,350,000 and $1,553,000 in July 2026.
Computed from the month's median price per square foot. Your home's condition, upgrades, lot, and street move the real number. Lisa's free valuation pins it down within 24 hours.
Run your own numbers first
Every tool below uses current San Mateo County figures. Start with the net sheet; it answers the question every seller asks first.
Seller Net Sheet
What you walk away with after commissions, taxes, and fees at your sale price.
CalculateCapital Gains Estimator
Your taxable gain after the $250K/$500K exclusion, at Montara price levels.
CalculateListing Timing
How list month has historically moved sale price and speed on the Peninsula.
CalculatePricing Strategy
How Lisa prices to create competition instead of chasing the market down.
ReadHome Refresh
Pre-market preparation managed end to end: design, vendors, timeline.
ExploreMontara Community Guide
Neighborhoods, schools, and the full market picture buyers are reading.
VisitThe market sets the range. Preparation decides where you land in it.
Lisa manages the whole arc of a Montara sale: pricing built from street-level comparables, pre-market preparation through the Home Refresh program, and negotiation when the offers arrive. One person, accountable for the result, from the first walkthrough to the wire transfer.
Watch: why some Peninsula homes sell in 13 days while others sit for 51
The preparation and pricing decisions behind the spread, from Lisa's Silicon Valley market films.
More Peninsula market films on Lisa’s YouTube channel.
Selling in Montara: common questions
Straight answers from the current data. For anything specific to your property, call Lisa at (650) 668-1868.