Foster City Home Prices
· Single-family homes · MLS sold data
Foster City's average sold price for single-family homes was $2,220,579 over the last three months, down 5.5% compared with three months ago and down 0.6% over six months. Homes sold 3.4% over asking on average, at $1,118 per square foot, across 19 sales. That's the 13th highest average price of the 29 Bay Area cities on the map. Homes that sold here averaged 2,045 sq ft on lots averaging 6,031 sq ft over the last six months. With 19 sales in three months, a few large or luxury homes can move the average a lot, so the 3 and 6 month changes are a steadier read.
Avg sold price · 3 mo
$2,220,579
13th highest of 29 cities
Price change · 3 mo
−5.5%
1 mo −1.6% · 6 mo −0.6%
Over asking · 3 mo
+3.4%
29-city average +6.2%
$ / sq ft · 3 mo
$1,118
29-city average $1,064
Homes sold · 3 mo
19
single-family sales
Avg home size · 6 mo
2,045 sf
on 6,031 sf lots
3-month price changeBeyond -5%-3 to -5%-1 to -3%Within 1%+1 to +3%+3 to +5%Beyond +5%Not in the table
Foster City vs. Nearby Cities
| City | Avg sold price | 3-mo | $ / sq ft | Over asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster City | $2,220,579 | −5.5% | $1,118 | +3.4% |
| San Mateo | $2,483,092 | +2.7% | $1,350 | +8.8% |
| Hillsborough | $10,379,867 | +45.0% | $1,726 | −2.1% |
| Atherton | $14,745,000 | +17.0% | $2,705 | +6.1% |
| South San Francisco | $1,389,758 | +1.2% | $934 | +11.7% |
Questions About Foster City Home Prices
What is the average home price in Foster City?
$2,220,579 for a single-family home, or $1,118 per square foot, averaged over 19 sales in the last three months. That ranks 13th of the 29 cities on the map, right in the middle of the pack. Over the last six months, the average home that sold had 2,045 sq ft of living space.
Are prices going up or down?
Down lately. The average sold price fell 1.6% from last month and is 5.5% below where it was three months ago. Over six months it's roughly flat. With only 19 sales in three months, one big sale can swing these numbers a lot.
Are homes selling over asking?
Yes, but less than the Bay Area overall. Homes sold 3.4% over asking on average, compared with 6.2% across all 29 cities, so buyers have a little more room to negotiate here.
Where does this data come from?
These numbers come from MLS sold data for detached single-family homes, so condos and townhomes aren't included. Josh Uy, a Bay Area Realtor with Everhome Real Estate (DRE 01952401), compiles them every month for his Bay Area Market Snapshot.
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Avg sold price, % over asking, $/sq ft and homes sold cover the last 3 months. Avg home and lot size cover the last 6 months. Price changes compare the 3-month avg sold price with the same figure 1, 3 and 6 months earlier. Single-family homes only.
Source: MLS sold data via Josh's Bay Area Market Snapshot. Updated monthly by Josh Uy. See Bay Area home prices by city on the heat map