Figures reflect 15 closed residential sales in South Beach from June 1 through August 31, 2026. Data obtained 2026-10-01.Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of October 1, 2026 and/or other sources. All data, including all measurements and calculations of area, is obtained from various sources and has not been, and will not be, verified by broker of MLS. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.
South Beach covers the southern Carlsbad coast across the 92011 and 92008 ZIP codes. Closings over the past year were almost entirely detached, on a median 2,033 square feet, with a median year built of 2001.
- 15 closed sales from June through August, 8 of them in August
- Median 14 days on market, against 15 a year earlier
- 40.0% closed at or above the final asking price
The opening price is where the outcome is being decided.
How this is measured, before the numbers
These figures cover the three complete months from June 1 through August 31, 2026 rather than August on its own, and they are compared with the identical three months a year earlier. A single month in a market this size swings on a handful of closings, which makes it a poor guide to where prices actually are. The median is taken from the whole pool of 15 sales in the window, not averaged from three monthly medians. Of those 15 sales, 8 closed in August 2026.
June 1 through August 31, 2026 in numbers
All figures from the October 1, 2026 pull.
| Measure | June to August 2026 | June to August 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 15 | 7 |
| Median price | $2,075,000 | $1,960,000 |
| Median price per square foot | $920 | $1,043 |
| Median days on market | 14 | 15 |
| Sale to list price | 98.5% | 96.5% |
| Percent of original asking price | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| Closed at or above asking | 40.0% | 42.9% |
| Took a price reduction | 26.7% | 42.9% |
The median across the window was $2,075,000 and price per square foot $920. The same three months a year earlier hold only 7 sales, which is too small a base to quote a year over year percentage against. Both figures are printed above so the comparison is visible, but read the direction rather than the size of it.
Homes took a median 14 days on market across the window, against 15 days in the same three months a year earlier. Sellers collected a median 98.5 percent of their final asking price and 96.5 percent of their original.
Over the full twelve months through August 2026, the median across 48 sales was $1,935,000, down 5.0 percent against the twelve months before it. That is a closing pace of 4.0 sales a month. The ninety day window shows where the market has been lately; the twelve month figure shows the longer trend.
A note on sample size. 15 sales across ninety days is a small pool. The figures above are the record of what closed, not a reading of where values are heading, and this market is excluded from any comparison against its neighbors. The twelve month figure is the one to lean on here.
What the numbers say
Sellers collected a median 96.5 percent of their original asking price and 26.7 percent of closings in the window had taken a reduction first. The opening price is where the outcome is being decided. Homes that start above the market are still selling, but later and for less than they would have.
The national rate backdrop
Nationally, the Freddie Mac thirty year fixed average barely moved through August, reading 6.69 percent on the sixth, 6.67 on the thirteenth, 6.65 on the twentieth and 6.66 on the twenty seventh. That is a four basis point range across the whole month. It is national context and not a reading of this market, and nothing above should be attributed to it.
Rate figures: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Sales figures: CRMLS.
Looking closer
Neighborhood pages for this market: South Carlsbad beach homes, Carlsbad real estate, Aviara.
The wider market: What Sold in Carlsbad, August 2026.
Same month, other markets: Ocean Hills Country Club.
How these figures are put together
Every figure above is calculated from closed residential sales reported to the multiple listing service in South Beach, from the pull dated October 1, 2026. The window is the three complete calendar months from June 1 through August 31, 2026, compared with June 1 through August 31, 2025. Medians are pooled from the individual sales in the window rather than averaged from monthly figures, because an average of medians is not a median and one unusual sale moves an average. Where the same home closed twice on two listings, it is counted once. Sale to list price is against the final asking price; percent of original asking price is shown separately. This first edition reports closed sales only. Active listings, pending sales and months of supply are a point in time reading, and they appear, dated to their own pull, from the next report onward.
These are recently closed sales in the area and are not represented as transactions of The Lund Team. This is not an appraisal, a valuation, or financial advice.
Tyson Lund · Broker · DRE #01385039
The Lund Team, Inc. · DRE #01394870
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