Days on Market

How Long Do Homes Stay on the Market in Los Angeles, CA?

Updated November 8, 2026

By Vinura Abeysundara

Head of Growth at TurboHome

Reviewed by:

Vinura Abeysundara

Head of Growth at TurboHome

Kevin Kretzmer

Head Agent, California · CalDRE #01997822

Homes in Los Angeles that closed between August and October 2026 went under contract in a median 24 days, compared with 28 days a year earlier. 33% sold within two weeks and 24% took longer than 60 days. How long a home has been listed changes what buyers pay: homes that sold in their first week closed at a median 100.0% of the asking price, while homes that sat more than 90 days closed at 96.1% ($40,000 below asking). Below: the full timing distribution for Los Angeles, days on market by neighborhood, price range and home type, and what it means for your offer.

TurboHome Market Analysis · Los Angeles, CA · Closings Aug to Oct 2026 · Published November 2026

Key findings

Median days on market: 24 days (average 43.8), down from 28 in August to October 2025.
How fast homes sold: 33% sold within 14 days (14% within 7 and 55% within 30); 24% took more than 60 days and 14% more than 90.
Discount curve: homes that sold in their first week closed at a median 100.0% of asking (at asking, no median discount); homes that sat more than 90 days closed at 96.1% ($40,000 below asking).
Neighborhoods: Westchester was the fastest in our table at a median 15.5 days; Downtown was the slowest at 66 days.
Houses versus condos: single-family homes took a median 21 days (100.0% of asking) and condos 36 days (98.4%).

How fast homes sell in Los Angeles, and what buyers paid at each stage

Los Angeles closings by days on market before the accepted offer, Aug to Oct 2026, data table
Days on market before the accepted offer	Closings	Share of all closings	Median sale price as % of asking	Share sold below asking	Share sold above asking	Median gap between asking and sale price
0 to 7 days	288	14%	100.0%	29%	41%	at asking (no median discount)
8 to 14 days	365	18%	102.0%	28%	64%	$16,000 above asking
15 to 30 days	447	22%	100.0%	47%	42%	at asking (no median discount)
31 to 60 days	406	20%	97.8%	70%	22%	$25,000 below asking
61 to 90 days	209	11%	97.0%	72%	17%	$35,000 below asking
More than 90 days	273	14%	96.1%	80%	12%	$40,000 below asking

How to read it: the share column shows how quickly the market clears, and the sale-to-list column shows what the market actually paid relative to asking at each stage. In Los Angeles, 14% of closings went under contract in the first week and 14% sat more than 90 days.

Days on market by neighborhood in Los Angeles

Westchester was the fastest Los Angeles neighborhood in our table, at a median 15.5 days; Downtown was the slowest, at 66 days.

Median days on market. Every figure is in the table below.

Days on market by Los Angeles neighborhood, Aug to Oct 2026, data table
Neighborhood	Closings	Median days on market	Share sold within 14 days	Share that took more than 60 days	Median sale-to-list	Median sale price
Westchester	64	15.5	45%	17%	100.0%	$1,533,500
Mid-City	45	16	42%	11%	98.8%	$1,400,000
Eagle Rock	47	17	43%	6%	100.4%	$1,310,000
Mar Vista	55	18	42%	18%	99.0%	$2,275,000
Highland Park	54	19.5	32%	20%	100.0%	$1,135,375
Los Feliz	63	20	33%	30%	100.0%	$1,825,000
Silver Lake	49	21	35%	16%	100.3%	$1,700,000
Brentwood	86	26.5	38%	33%	98.1%	$2,460,000
Westwood	76	37	28%	34%	96.2%	$1,239,000
Hollywood Hills	62	46	26%	39%	97.0%	$1,797,500
Hollywood Hills West	52	48	17%	44%	95.0%	$2,237,500
Downtown	52	66	17%	52%	97.0%	$572,500

Neighborhoods with at least 20 closings in the window, sorted by median days on market, fastest first.

Days on market by price range

Days on market by sale price in Los Angeles, Aug to Oct 2026, data table
Sale price	Closings	Median days on market	Share sold within 14 days	Share that took more than 60 days	Median sale-to-list
Under $500,000	126	52.5	21%	40%	98.6%
$500,000 to $750,000	400	25	31%	28%	100.0%
$750,000 to $1,000,000	349	28	31%	24%	99.9%
$1,000,000 to $1,500,000	409	23	32%	20%	99.2%
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000	232	19.5	37%	18%	99.2%
$2,000,000 to $3,000,000	256	21	37%	19%	99.9%
$3,000,000 and up	217	26	37%	30%	96.7%

Homes in the $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 range moved fastest, at a median 19.5 days. Homes in the under $500,000 range sat longest, at 52.5 days, and 40% of them took more than 60 days.

Houses versus condos: days on market by home type

Days on market by home type in Los Angeles, Aug to Oct 2026, data table
Home type	Closings	Median days on market	Share sold within 14 days	Share that took more than 60 days	Median sale-to-list
Single family	1465	21	35%	21%	100.0%
Condo	429	36	26%	34%	98.4%
Duplex	38	39	16%	40%	99.1%
Townhouse	36	30.5	33%	14%	99.6%

In Los Angeles, single-family homes took a median 21 days (100.0% of asking) and condos 36 days (98.4%).

How Los Angeles compares with a year ago

Los Angeles days on market, August to October 2025 vs 2026, data table
Measure	Aug to Oct 2025	Aug to Oct 2026
Closings	2,111	1,989
Median days on market	28	24
Share sold within 14 days	32%	33%
Share that took more than 60 days	25%	24%
Median sale-to-list	99.2%	99.3%
Share sold above asking	32%	35%
Median sale price	$1,117,000	$1,135,000

The market sped up: the median home went under contract in 24 days against 28 a year earlier, and 33% sold within two weeks against 32%. Buyers lost leverage: 35% of homes sold above asking, up from 32%, and the median sale-to-list ratio rose from 99.2% to 99.3%.

What this means for your offer in Los Angeles (local commentary)

Los Angeles homes went under contract in a median 24 days between August and October 2026, down from 28 a year earlier, and the share selling above asking rose from 32% to 35%. The timing effect is large in dollars: homes that sold in days 8 to 14 closed at a median 102.0% of asking (64% above asking, a median $16,000 over), homes at 31 to 60 days closed at 97.8% (a median $25,000 below), and the 273 homes that sat past 90 days closed at 96.1%, a median $40,000 below asking. Single-family homes took 21 days and closed at asking; condos took 36 days and closed at 98.4%, and a third of condos sat longer than 60 days. The fastest price range is $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 at 19.5 days; homes under $500,000, almost all condos, took 52.5 days. Westchester (15.5 days), Mid-City (16) and Eagle Rock (17 days, only 6% past 60 days) are the quickest neighborhoods in the table; Downtown condos took 66 days with 52% sitting past 60 days, and Hollywood Hills West homes took 48 days and closed at 95.0% of asking, the deepest median discount in the table.

Check the days on market first. Before you write the offer, see how long the listing has been active and which row of the table above it falls in.
In the first two weeks, compete on terms. Homes that sold in their first week closed at a median 100.0% of asking in Los Angeles, and those at 8 to 14 days at 102.0%, so make the offer clean rather than low.
After 30 days, anchor on the 31 to 60 day ratio. Homes in that range closed at a median 97.8% of asking ($25,000 below asking); use it as the realistic starting point and ask for repairs or credits.
After 60 or 90 days, start from the median gap. Homes at 61 to 90 days closed at a median 97.0% of asking ($35,000 below asking) and homes past 90 days at 96.1% ($40,000 below asking); check the listing for price cuts and relistings before you offer.
Use the neighborhood and price tables. A fast neighborhood inside a slow city, or the reverse, changes the right strategy: in Los Angeles, Westchester had a median of 15.5 days and Downtown 66.

Methodology

We looked at closings of single family homes, condos, townhouses and, where present, tenancy in common and duplex properties in Los Angeles from our MLS feed, closed August 1 through October 31, 2026 (1,989 closings with a days on market value), compared with closings from August 1 through October 31, 2025 (2,111 closings). Days on market is the days between the listing date and the accepted offer as reported by the MLS; listings with no days on market value or more than 730 days are excluded. Sale-to-list is the closing price divided by the final asking price; figures are medians. "Share sold above asking" is the share of closings where the sale price exceeded the final asking price. Neighborhoods need at least 20 closings in the window to appear. Published November 2026.

FAQ

How long do homes stay on the market in Los Angeles?

Homes in Los Angeles that closed from August through October 2026 went under contract in a median 24 days, down from 28 a year earlier. 33% sold within 14 days and 24% took more than 60 days.

Can I offer below asking on a home that has been on the market 60 days in Los Angeles?

Homes that went under contract after 61 to 90 days closed at a median 97.0% of asking ($35,000 below asking), and homes past 90 days at 96.1% ($40,000 below asking); 80% of homes past 90 days sold below asking. So yes: by 60 days a below-asking offer is normal in Los Angeles, and the median gap is a reasonable starting point.

Which Los Angeles neighborhoods sell fastest?

In our table, the fastest are Westchester (median 15.5 days, 45% sold within 14 days), Mid-City (median 16 days, 42% sold within 14 days) and Eagle Rock (median 17 days, 43% sold within 14 days).

Do condos take longer to sell than houses in Los Angeles?

Yes. In Los Angeles, condos took a median 36 days (26% sold within 14 days, 34% took more than 60 days), against 21 days for single-family homes (35% and 21%). Other home types: duplex, 39 days; townhouse, 30.5 days.

Is a buyer's agent rebate worth it in Los Angeles?

For most buyers, yes: the buyer-side commission grows with the price, so on a $1,135,000 home, the median Los Angeles sale from August through October 2026, the part refunded at closing is a meaningful sum. TurboHome is a flat-fee buyer's brokerage that refunds the rest of the buyer-side commission at closing. Compare the companies that refund the buyer's agent commission.

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