Homes.com Shares Most Expensive Home Sales Across Major U.S. Markets in September

October 29, 2026
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Top sales averaged below asking price nationwide, while San Francisco buyers paid a premium

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2026-- Homes.com, a leading online residential marketplace and part of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), today published an analysis of the most expensive publicly marketed home sales across major U.S. metropolitan areas for the month of September. The full analysis is available here.

The list highlights the top closed sales in leading markets nationwide, based on publicly marketed transactions recorded in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data. September’s most expensive publicly marketed home sale was in Miami-Dade County where a newly built oceanfront estate in Golden Beach sold for $69.5 million, $19 million below its $88.5 million asking price. At the other end of the markets analyzed, Cleveland’s top sale reached $2.7 million for a restored 1929 estate in Chagrin Falls. The gap shows just how much the top of the housing market varies across the country.

The full roundup of the most expensive publicly marketed home sales includes:

  • Miami-Dade County: $69.5 million
  • Los Angeles: $28.1 million
  • New York City: $27.5 million
  • Tampa: $26 million
  • San Francisco: $14.7 million
  • Phoenix: $14 million
  • Las Vegas: $11.3 million
  • Seattle: $11 million
  • Atlanta: $10.3 million
  • Nashville: $8.5 million
  • Chicago: $8 million
  • San Diego: $7.6 million
  • Boston: $7.6 million
  • Minneapolis: $6.8 million
  • Washington, D.C.: $6.3 million
  • Denver: $4.7 million
  • Philadelphia: $4.3 million
  • Charlotte: $4 million
  • Cleveland: $2.7 million

Most luxury buyers continued to negotiate below asking in September. Across the markets with available list prices, the top transactions sold for an average of 6.2%, or about $1.25 million, below their original asking prices. All five leading sales in Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Boston and Denver closed below asking. In Los Angeles, four of the five top sales closed 6% to 29% below their original list prices. One of them was the historic former Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz, which sold for $24.75 million, about 17% under asking.

On the other hand, San Francisco continued to stand apart. Its five priciest sales averaged about 20%, or nearly $1.8 million, above their original asking prices, making it the only market analyzed with an average premium. Four of the five sold above asking and the fifth sold at full list price. The top sale was a restored Edwardian in Presidio Heights that closed for $14.7 million, about $3.7 million above its $11 million list price. The results demonstrate the continued competition for luxury homes as AI-driven wealth supports demand.

The analysis is based on entries in the nation’s Multiple Listing Service platforms and therefore often excludes private and off-market transactions, which are common at the highest tier of the housing market. Because Texas and Utah are nondisclosure states, Homes.com News evaluated the priciest properties in Houston, Dallas and Salt Lake City based on listing price.

For more information and insights on the latest homebuying and selling market trends, visit Homes.com.

About Homes.com

Homes.com is the fastest-growing residential real estate marketplace and a leading destination for homebuyers, sellers, and real estate professionals. A brand of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), Homes.com is redefining online real estate by putting agents and homeowners first through a more transparent, agent-friendly marketplace.

Unlike traditional real estate portals, Homes.com is built around a simple principle: Your Listing, Your Lead™. By connecting consumers directly with the listing agent, Homes.com helps agents win more listings, generate more leads and deliver greater value to their clients. Millions of buyers use Homes.com’s powerful search tools, rich property content, and AI-driven experiences to discover homes and connect with local real estate experts.

Backed by the largest marketing investment in residential real estate, Homes.com has invested $1.25 billion to build nationwide brand awareness, generating more than 100 billion impressions and establishing Homes.com as a household name among consumers. The platform continues to experience rapid growth, with 83 million average monthly unique visitors*, 115% year-over-year growth in organic search traffic, and more than 36,000 Member Agents joining in just two years.

Homes.com Membership gives agents exclusive marketing advantages and unmatched exposure to help grow their businesses. Based on an internal analysis of approximately 11,000 Member Agents, Members earned an average of $36,400 more in commission during their first year of membership. Members win 60% more listings and received five times more leads than non-member agents**.

For more information, visit Homes.com.

*The Homes.com Network, which includes Homes.com, the Apartments Network, and the Land Network, averaged 83 million monthly unique visitors through July 2026, according to Google Analytics.

** This figure represents an average of 11,000 agents who completed one full year of membership and is not a guarantee of future results. Individual results may vary based on market conditions, geographic location, agent activity, and other factors.

About CoStar Group

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, analytics, and digital twins in the property markets. Founded in 1986, CoStar Group is dedicated to digitizing the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

CoStar Group’s major brands include CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate data, analytics, and news; LoopNet, the most trafficked commercial real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the leading platform for apartment rentals; Homes.com, the fastest-growing residential real estate marketplace; and Domain, one of Australia’s leading property marketplaces.

CoStar Group’s industry-leading brands also include Matterport, a leading spatial data company whose platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible; STR, a global leader in hospitality data and benchmarking; Zonda, a leading provider of data, analytics, software, and marketplace solutions for the residential construction industry; Ten-X, an online platform for commercial real estate auctions and negotiated bids; and OnTheMarket, a leading residential property portal in the United Kingdom.

CoStar Group’s websites attracted 121 million average monthly unique visitors in the third quarter of 2026, serving clients around the world. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, CoStar Group is committed to transforming the real estate industry through innovative technology and comprehensive market intelligence. From time to time, we plan to utilize our corporate website as a channel of distribution for material company information. For more information, visit CoStarGroup.com.

Media Contact:
Matthew Blocher
CoStar Group
(202) 346-6775
mblocher@costar.com

Source: CoStar Group