September 2026 | 8 Markets at a Glance
What Are Home Buyers Choosing Right Now?
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 numbers are one part of the eight local markets I track each month to understand what home buyers are actually choosing. I’m Robbyn Battles, and rather than simply reporting whether prices went up or down, I look at the decisions buyers are making. Which homes are they choosing? How quickly are they choosing them? Are they concentrating at a particular price point, or are higher-priced homes moving too?
September gives us some interesting answers across La Crescenta-Montrose, Glendale 91208, La Cañada Flintridge, Lake View Terrace, Pasadena 91103, Pasadena 91104, Shadow Hills, and Sunland-Tujunga. For homeowners thinking about selling this fall or in 2027, those buyer decisions can tell us far more than a single market statistic.
One thing is already clear. Homes are still selling, including homes at higher price points. The most active price range may tell us where the largest pool of buyers is shopping. However, it does not mean more expensive homes cannot sell. In several of our markets, buyers paid well above $1.5 million, $2 million, and even $4 million when they chose the property.
Another pattern deserves attention. Price reductions continued to appear among properties with longer market times. Still, a price reduction does not automatically mean a home was overpriced, nor does it automatically mean home values are declining. Condition, location, competition, presentation, price range, insurance considerations, and changing buyer demand can all influence how long a property takes to sell.
The better question for a future seller is this: What are buyers choosing instead?
That is where pending sales become particularly useful. If you are thinking about selling this fall or sometime in 2027, start following pending homes similar to yours in location, size, and price range. Compare their condition, improvements, lot, floor plan, and time on the market. Then watch what happens when they close.
September’s report compares what changed from August to September. We will also look beyond a single month when an earlier pattern helps explain what buyers are doing now.
What Should Homeowners Thinking About Selling This Fall or in 2027 Be Watching?
Start with the homes going pending, not simply the homes being listed. An active listing tells you what another seller hopes to receive. By comparison, a pending sale tells you a buyer has decided.
Then narrow the comparison. A homeowner with a $1.8 million property should not use the speed of a $950,000 sale to decide whether buyers are active. Instead, follow homes within your own likely price range and compare what buyers are receiving for the money.
Look at market time too. If comparable homes are consistently going pending in two or three weeks while another similar property remains available for two months, the difference deserves attention. Price may be part of the answer. However, condition, location, improvements, floor plan, lot, and presentation may be contributing as well.
The question I would keep asking over the next several months is: Has the profile of the homes buyers are choosing changed since spring?
La Crescenta Housing Market September 2026
La Crescenta-Montrose | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did Robbyn Battles See in the La Crescenta Housing Market September 2026?
Buyers became more active in La Crescenta-Montrose in September. Pending sales increased from seven to 11, while pending market time dropped from 74 days to 32. Meanwhile, the median pending price fell to $1,079,000, showing strong activity in the more affordable part of the market.
However, buyers were not only purchasing lower-priced homes. September’s closed sales included higher-priced properties that sold without a price reduction. At 2725 Brierhaven, for example, the home listed at $1,685,000 and sold for $1.7 million.
Market time gives us another clue. Ten September closings sold without reducing and averaged just 14 days on the market. By comparison, seven homes that reduced averaged 86 days.
Looking back to spring adds perspective. May’s median pending price was $1,310,000. September’s $1,079,000 median tells us the center of pending activity has shifted lower. Still, the higher-priced sales tell us something equally important: buyers have not abandoned the upper portion of the La Crescenta-Montrose market.
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 results show why both price range and buyer response matter. Lower-priced pending activity increased, but buyers also acted at $1.7 million when the property made sense compared with the available alternatives.
What Should La Crescenta-Montrose Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
If your home is likely to sell below $1.5 million, watch the newest pendings closely. That is where September showed considerable buyer activity.
If your home is likely to compete between $1.5 million and $2 million, use a different comparison. Follow homes within your own price range and study their size, street, condition, lot, improvements, and market time. September showed buyers will still pay well into this range. However, they have more to compare, and the property needs to support the additional price.
Don’t ask only what another La Crescenta home sold for. Instead, ask why a buyer chose one property over the alternatives available at the same time. That is one of the most useful lessons from the La Crescenta housing market September 2026 data.
Glendale 91208
Glendale 91208 | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Glendale 91208 Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Glendale 91208 buyers made decisions considerably faster in September. Pending market time dropped from 53 days to only 11, while closed sales increased from four to seven.
At the same time, the median pending price fell to $1,099,888, compared with $1,490,000 in August and $1,580,000 in May. That suggests the most recent pending activity shifted toward a lower price point.
Higher-priced buyers were still very much in the market. A home on Ayars Canyon listed at $2,749,000 and sold for $2.9 million. In addition, other September sales between roughly $1.5 million and $1.8 million closed at or above asking.
The most active price point may have shifted, but higher price alone was not preventing buyers from acting.
What Should Glendale 91208 Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
Follow buyer behavior within your own price range. A homeowner with a $2 million property should not use a $1.1 million pending sale to decide whether buyers are active.
At the higher end, study properties selling without reductions and ask what the buyer got for the extra money. Size, condition, location, views, lot, architecture, and improvements can all separate one property from another.
September’s 11-day pending market time tells us buyers were watching. Therefore, the important question for a future seller is what they were choosing at your particular price point.
La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the La Cañada Flintridge Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
La Cañada buyers were willing to pay a premium in September. All 11 closed sales sold without a price reduction, seven sold above asking, and the group averaged only 13 days on the market.
Those were not simply lower-priced La Cañada homes. For example, buyers paid $3.65 million for Encinas, $4.395 million for Earlmont, $4.9 million for Hampstead, and more than $4.2 million for Solliden.
Meanwhile, 16 of the 47 active listings had reduced, and those properties averaged approximately 153 days on the market. Only one of the eight pending properties had reduced.
September’s pending median of $2,019,000 was considerably below May’s $3,222,000 and August’s $2,995,000. Yet the closed sales show strong buyer participation at much higher prices.
La Cañada is an excellent example of why the most popular pending price range should never be mistaken for the only price range buyers will pursue.
What Should La Cañada Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
If you own a higher-end La Cañada home, don’t assume increased inventory or more price reductions mean you automatically need to price lower. September closings don’t support that conclusion.
Instead, study the successful homes within your price range. What justified $3 million, $4 million, or more to those buyers? Compare location, architecture, lot, condition, improvements, size, and features that would be difficult to duplicate.
Then compare those properties with the older inventory that has reduced. The difference between those groups may tell you far more about your future pricing strategy than the overall La Cañada median.
Lake View Terrace
Lake View Terrace | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Lake View Terrace Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Lake View Terrace did not have enough September transactions to identify a reliable popular price range. Only five properties were active, two sold, and two were pending.
Even the pending numbers require context. One of the two pending properties had entered escrow back in June. By comparison, the property that actually went pending during September did so after 32 days at $919,500.
The two September closings tell a different story about price range. One sold for $1.08 million and another for $1.75 million. Neither required a reduction.
In addition, September’s $1,037 active price per square foot is distorted by one unusually high-priced listing. As a result, the individual properties are more informative than the market average.
Lake View Terrace is a market where a handful of unusual properties can dramatically move the monthly statistics.
What Should Lake View Terrace Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
Build your comparison property by property. Follow homes most similar to yours as they become available and continue following them through pending and closing.
Compare usable lot, privacy, views, condition, improvements, location, and equestrian characteristics where applicable, along with size and price.
If your property is larger, more improved, or offers something unusual, the most active price range may have very little to do with your eventual buyer. Therefore, in a smaller market like Lake View Terrace, understanding the individual property can be far more useful than relying on a monthly average.
Pasadena 91103
Pasadena 91103 | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Pasadena 91103 Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Pasadena 91103 showed more pricing pressure among September’s closed sales. Four of seven closings had reduced before selling, averaged approximately 70 days on the market, and ultimately sold about 8.9% below their original asking prices.
However, the newest buyer activity looked different. Only three of the eight pending properties actually entered escrow during September. Those three found buyers in 10, 17, and 22 days, and none had reduced first.
Current pending activity was concentrated at a lower price point, but higher-priced properties continued to sell. For example, September included sales above $1.4 million and above $2 million without reductions.
Back in May, the median pending price was $1.53 million. By August, it had fallen to $987,000, followed by $949,450 in September. The concentration of pending activity has clearly shifted lower since spring, but buyers have not stopped purchasing more expensive homes.
What Should Pasadena 91103 Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
If your home falls within the most active lower price range, watch how quickly comparable new listings move. September’s newest pendings show buyers can still decide relatively quickly.
If your property is likely to sell for $1.5 million, $2 million, or more, build a separate comparison set. Don’t let lower-priced pendings convince you there is no market for your home. At the same time, don’t let one exceptional higher-end sale set your value either.
Instead, follow comparable higher-priced homes from listing through closing. Market time, reductions, and the final sale price will tell you whether buyers in your segment are supporting seller expectations.
Pasadena 91104
Pasadena 91104 | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Pasadena 91104 Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Pasadena 91104 gives us particularly useful evidence of current buyer behavior. All five September pendings actually entered escrow during the month, averaged only 15 days on the market, and none were reduced first.
Buyers weren’t only choosing inexpensive homes. For example, September closings included 1190 Wilson at $2.275 million and 1472 Michigan at $2.257 million. Both sold without reductions, and both found buyers in 10 days or less.
The difference in market time is difficult to ignore. Twelve reduced active listings averaged approximately 125 days on the market. Among September’s closings, the three properties that had reduced averaged 135 days. By comparison, the nine that never reduced averaged approximately 22 days.
May’s median pending price was $1.45 million. By August, it was $1,187,500, and September was $1.1 million. The center of pending activity has moved lower since spring. Yet September’s $2 million-plus sales demonstrate continued demand above the most active price range.
Buyers moved quickly at very different price points when they found a property they wanted.
What Should Pasadena 91104 Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
Pay close attention to the first few weeks of comparable new listings. September shows that buyers across more than one price range are watching fresh inventory.
For a higher-priced seller, the $2 million-plus sales are particularly useful. Study what those homes offered and how they compared with the competition available at the same time.
Most importantly, don’t judge your home’s prospects by the busiest price range alone. Judge them by buyer response to the homes most similar to yours.
Shadow Hills
Shadow Hills | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Shadow Hills Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Shadow Hills did not produce enough fresh September pending activity to tell us what buyers were actively chasing during the month. Three properties were pending at month’s end, but none actually entered escrow in September.
That distinction matters. The published pending statistics show what was in escrow at month-end, but they don’t reflect three new September buyer decisions.
Meanwhile, eight of 15 active listings were reduced, and those properties averaged about 140 days on the market. September’s four closings ranged from $790,000 to $1.53 million, with three selling without a reduction.
May had six pending sales at a median price of $1,325,000. August had four at $1,032,000. September’s three carryover pendings had a $1,239,000 median. However, without a fresh September pending sale, there isn’t enough current evidence to claim buyers have shifted toward a particular price range.
Sometimes the absence of new buyer activity is part of what the market is telling us.
What Should Shadow Hills Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
For a future Shadow Hills seller, the next comparable property that goes pending may be more informative than September’s market average.
Look well beyond square footage. Acreage, usable land, horse facilities, access, privacy, views, condition, and improvements can dramatically affect the buyer pool.
If you own a higher-end Shadow Hills property, don’t compare your expected market time with an entry-level sale. Instead, follow the other higher-end properties. How long are they taking? Are they reducing? When one goes pending, what appears to separate it from the competing homes still available?
Sunland-Tujunga
Sunland-Tujunga | September 2026 Market at a Glance
What Did the Sunland-Tujunga Real Estate Market Reveal in September 2026?
Sunland-Tujunga’s strongest concentration of pending activity continued to be toward the more affordable portion of the market. September’s median pending price was $810,000, compared with $849,000 in August and $860,000 in May.
However, the lower pending median does not mean buyers were only purchasing inexpensive homes. September closings included 8126 Cora at $1.28 million without a reduction, along with other higher-priced properties that found buyers.
The September pending group was also mixed. Nine of the 13 pending properties actually entered escrow during September. Some found buyers in only seven or eight days, while others required 42, 52, 69 days, or longer.
Closed sales show a similar divide. Five of the 18 September closings had reduced and averaged approximately 57 days on the market. By comparison, the 13 that did not reduce averaged approximately 33 days and, collectively, sold slightly above their original asking prices.
Affordability is clearly influencing where much of the activity is concentrated. However, buyers are still willing to move above that range when a property gives them a reason to spend more.
What Should Sunland-Tujunga Homeowners Considering Selling Be Watching?
If your home falls around the market’s most active price range, watch those pendings closely. They show where affordability and buyer demand are intersecting right now.
If your property is likely to sell for $1 million or more, don’t assume the lower pending median means buyers aren’t available. Instead, study the successful higher-priced sales. What did those properties provide that gave buyers a reason to spend more?
Condition, location, lot, views, improvements, and usable space become increasingly important when buyers have less expensive alternatives. A higher-priced home doesn’t need to compete by being cheaper. The extra price needs to make sense when buyers compare what else is available.
What Did Robbyn Battles See Home Buyers Choosing in September?
September did not produce one buyer profile across all eight markets. La Crescenta-Montrose, Glendale 91208, Pasadena 91103, Pasadena 91104, and Sunland-Tujunga all showed meaningful activity toward lower pending price points.
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 data is a good example. Pending activity shifted toward a lower median price, yet La Crescenta also produced a $1.7 million sale without a reduction.
The same broader pattern appeared elsewhere. Higher-priced buyers did not disappear. Glendale had a $2.9 million sale. Pasadena 91104 had two sales above $2.25 million that found buyers in 10 days or less. Meanwhile, La Cañada buyers purchased several properties above $4 million.
The most popular price range tells us where the largest concentration of buyer activity may be. It doesn’t mean homes outside that range cannot sell.
For a future seller, the more useful comparison is the one within your own market segment.
Does a Price Reduction Mean a Home Was Overpriced?
Not automatically. Condition, location, competition, presentation, accessibility, insurance considerations, price range, seller timing, and changing buyer demand can all affect how long a property remains on the market.
However, September does show a relationship worth watching. In several communities, properties that eventually reduced had substantially longer market times than homes that sold without reducing.
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 results provide a good example. The 10 September closings that never reduced averaged 14 days on the market. By comparison, the seven that reduced averaged 86 days.
Pasadena 91104 showed an even larger divide. Nine non-reduced closings averaged approximately 22 days, while the three reduced closings averaged 135.
A reduction doesn’t tell the whole story. Extended market time, combined with comparable homes going pending, can still provide important information about how buyers are responding.
What Should Homeowners Planning to Sell in 2027 Start Doing Now?
Start by finding properties similar to yours in location, size, and likely price range. Pay attention when they are listed, but don’t stop there. Watch how long they take to go pending and note whether the seller reduces.
Next, compare condition, improvements, lot, floor plan, and other characteristics that may have influenced the buyer’s decision. Then follow those same properties through closing.
Over several months, you will begin to see something a single comparable sale cannot show you. You will see which homes buyers choose quickly, which take more time, which require price adjustments, and which characteristics buyers appear willing to pay more for.
If your home is above the most active price range, this becomes even more important. Don’t compare your property with the least expensive homes simply because they sell quickly. Instead, find the homes competing for the same buyer yours will need to attract.
Questions I’d Be Asking About the September Real Estate Market
What Is Robbyn Battles Seeing in the La Crescenta Housing Market September 2026?
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 showed more pending activity and much faster pending market time than August. Pending sales increased from seven to 11, while average pending market time dropped from 74 days to 32.
The median pending price also moved from $1,299,000 in August to $1,079,000 in September. However, buyers have not abandoned the upper portion of the market. September also produced a $1.7 million sale without a reduction.
Has the Profile of the Homes Buyers Are Choosing Changed Since Spring?
In several markets, yes. La Crescenta-Montrose had a median pending price of $1,310,000 in May compared with $1,079,000 in September. Glendale 91208 moved from $1,580,000 to $1,099,888. Pasadena 91103 moved from $1,530,000 to $949,450, while Pasadena 91104 moved from $1,450,000 to $1.1 million.
However, those numbers shouldn’t be interpreted as meaning higher-priced buyers disappeared. September also produced strong sales at considerably higher price points. The shift tells us where current pending activity is concentrated, not the maximum buyers are willing to spend.
Are Only Lower-Priced Homes Selling?
No. September provides several clear examples. La Crescenta-Montrose had a $1.7 million sale without a reduction. Glendale 91208 had a $2.9 million sale. Pasadena 91104 had two sales above $2.25 million that found buyers quickly. La Cañada had multiple sales above $4 million.
Lower-priced homes often have a larger potential buyer pool and can generate more activity. Therefore, higher-priced sellers should compare their properties with other homes competing for the same buyer rather than using entry-level activity as their benchmark.
Why Are Pending Sales So Important for Someone Thinking About Selling?
Closed sales tell us what buyers decided several weeks earlier. Pending sales, on the other hand, give us a more current look at what buyers are choosing.
For a future seller, the most useful pending sale is not necessarily the one closest to your house. Instead, look for similarities in location, size, price range, condition, and property type. Then compare market time and follow the property through closing.
Should a Seller Be Worried if Their Price Range Is Not the Most Active?
Not necessarily. The most active price range usually has a larger buyer pool, but September shows buyers participating at multiple price points.
A higher-priced property may naturally require a different marketing period. Therefore, the better comparison is how long similar homes within the same price range are taking. If comparable higher-priced homes are going pending while yours is not, the market is giving you useful information.
Does a Price Reduction Automatically Mean Home Values Are Falling?
No. A price reduction tells us the seller changed the asking price. The reason may involve the original pricing strategy, competition, condition, market time, property characteristics, changes in buyer demand, or several factors working together.
Instead of treating one reduction as evidence of a broader decline, look at groups of comparable properties over time. That comparison provides much better context for determining whether values are actually changing.
What Should I Compare Besides Price per Square Foot?
Price per square foot is one reference point, but homes are not interchangeable. Location, lot, condition, improvements, floor plan, usable space, views, privacy, and other property characteristics can influence what a buyer is willing to pay.
Therefore, the better comparison asks what the buyer received for the total price and what alternatives were available when the decision was made.
What Does Robbyn Battles Recommend La Crescenta Homeowners Watch Before Selling in 2027?
Start with the buyer decisions visible in the La Crescenta housing market September 2026 report, but don’t stop with one month. Follow comparable pending sales through the rest of the year rather than waiting until a few weeks before you list.
Watch their original price, market time, reductions, condition, and eventual sale price. Over several months, those buyer decisions can help you understand where your property may fit before you have to make a pricing decision of your own.
It Starts With a Conversation
September reinforces why I don’t believe there is one Foothill housing market. Buyers in La Cañada behaved differently from buyers in Sunland-Tujunga. Pasadena 91103 told a different story from Pasadena 91104. Shadow Hills had no new September pending, while buyers in several other markets acted within days.
The La Crescenta housing market September 2026 results also reinforce why looking at one statistic is rarely enough. Pending activity, price range, market time, reductions, condition, and the alternatives buyers have available all add context.
The more interesting question is no longer simply whether prices are going up or down. For a homeowner thinking about selling, I would ask something more useful: What are buyers choosing in my market, in my price range, and what do those properties have that buyers are responding to?
A neighbor’s asking price tells you what another seller wants. A pending sale tells you a buyer chose something. Finally, the eventual closing tells you where the two sides agreed.
Put those pieces together over several months, and the market starts giving you clues about your own home before you ever put a sign in the yard.
If you’re starting to wonder what those clues mean for your home, let’s talk. No agenda. Just a conversation.
Robbyn Battles, The House Agent
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