Josh McEwen Real Estate — market notes https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog Sourced Central Coast market notes from Josh McEwen, Invision Real Estate. California DRE# 02178333. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:34:49 GMT County list eased to $1.159M. Inventory is up. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/county-list-1159-inventory-up-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/county-list-1159-inventory-up-september-2026 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos Monday: SLO County sitting list $1,159,000 on 583 actives, 48% cuts, new lists $885,000. Inventory up versus Friday. Three columns. Rates jumped to 6.95%. August solds still say $955k. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rates-695-august-solds-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rates-695-august-solds-september-2026 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Freddie 6.95%. C.A.R. August SLO sold $955,000. Altos list still $1,200,000 / 49% cuts, new lists $812,000. Three columns. Atascadero is a strong seller market. Six in ten listings already cut. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/atascadero-cuts-strong-seller-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/atascadero-cuts-strong-seller-september-2026 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos Tuesday: Atascadero $849,000 on 31 actives, 61% with a cut, MAI 45. New-list median $619,000. Small sample. Loud cut share. County list hit $1.2M. New lists are coming in at $812k. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/county-list-12m-new-lists-812k-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/county-list-12m-new-lists-812k-september-2026 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos Monday: SLO County sitting list $1,200,000 on 553 actives, 49% cuts. New-list median $812,000. Two columns. Rates third week higher. More homes in escrow than listed. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rates-third-week-pending-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rates-third-week-pending-september-2026 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Freddie 6.76%. Schwaegerle August: 214 pending vs 177 active. Altos Friday county still $1,175,000 / 45% cuts. Two columns. Arroyo Grande’s list median jumped. Almost half still cut. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/arroyo-grande-list-up-cuts-half-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/arroyo-grande-list-up-cuts-half-september-2026 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Arroyo Grande Altos Thursday: list median $1,649,450 on 60 actives, 48% with a cut. New lists $1,159,000. Two columns. Labor Day week: rates at 6.71%. Paso closed 46 in August. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/labor-day-rates-paso-august-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/labor-day-rates-paso-august-2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Labor Day is a quiet inventory week on the Central Coast. Buyers still tour. Sellers still answer. Morro Bay has 23 listings. Two-thirds already cut the price. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/morro-bay-cuts-labor-day-weekend-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/morro-bay-cuts-labor-day-weekend-2026 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos Friday: Morro Bay 23 actives, 65% with a cut. Thin sample. Loudest cut share on the stamp. Walk the house, read the prior asks. The rate ticked up. The cut share did not go away. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rate-ticked-buyer-tip-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/rate-ticked-buyer-tip-september-2026 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Freddie Mac’s 30-year is 6.71%. SLO County’s Altos cut share is still 45%. Shop the street, not the headline. New listings are coming in cheaper than what's sitting https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/new-lists-cheaper-september-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/new-lists-cheaper-september-2026 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos county list median is $1,177,000. The new-list median is $1,073,877. Price to what just hit, not to what's been sitting. The county list just came down $15,000. The cut share did not. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/list-came-down-august-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/list-came-down-august-2026 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos Monday: SLO County list median $1,177,000. Friday it was $1,192,000. The cut share is still 45%. Paso’s list price slipped. More than half the listings still have a cut. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/paso-list-slipped-august-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/paso-list-slipped-august-2026 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Paso Robles list median slipped to $918,495. The cut share is still 51%. Do not turn one city into the whole coast. Price it once: half the listings on the Central Coast are already cutting https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/price-it-once-august-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/price-it-once-august-2026 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) Altos has 45% of SLO County listings showing a cut. A second price is expensive. Price it once. Two markets, one county: July closed near ask. August listings are getting cut. https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/central-coast-market-note-august-2026 https://joshmcewenrealestate.com/blog/central-coast-market-note-august-2026 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT josh@invision-real-estate.com (Josh McEwen) July closed sales in San Luis Obispo County still sold close to list. August listings are getting trimmed. Do not mash those series together.