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$56M is a Nice Start -- Manhattan Beach Market Update for 1/15/26

We enter 2026 with a cautious attitude, for sure, but let's give this market its due. 

An inventory-constrained market does not seem to lack for buyers.

811 6th Street, Manhattan Beach, Within just the first 2 weeks of the year, new escrows opened on $56 million worth of listings in Manhattan Beach – with the trend continuing past the 15th into recent days. (One was 811 6th, picture here, and listed by Jennifer Caskey, Compass.)

And somehow, we've buried the lead!

Because this period's figure exceeds last year's fire-impacted sales totals for the first two weeks of January by $4.6 million.

That's right – with no tragedy driving buyers here, and a relative lack of "buzz" in the market, 2026 has somehow outstripped any other year for dollar volume in the first 2 weeks of the year. 

Here are the receipts:  

Manhattan Beach Pending Sales, Jan. 1-15, 2026

ADDRESSBD/BASQFTLOTPRICE$PSFDOMSTART $START
2904 Palm Avenue 5/6 3,254 4,637 $5,699,000 $1,751 127 $5,699,000 09/11/25
229 El Porto Street 4/2 1,115 1,538 $2,279,000 $2,044 94 $2,279,000 10/14/25
724 13th Street 6/7 4,844 2,999 $5,999,000 $1,238 289 $6,495,000 02/21/25
2208 The Strand 9/8 5,193 3,512 $11,995,000 $2,310 141 $11,995,000 08/15/25
3216 Highland Avenue 6/4 2,768 3,510 $3,300,000 $1,192 144 $3,642,999 08/21/25
811 6th Street 5/5 4,656 8,322 $9,750,000 $2,094 8 $9,750,000 01/08/26
711 N Dianthus Street 6/8 6,175 6,500 $8,795,000 $1,424 292 $9,295,000 03/20/25
1826 10th Street 3/2 1,712 7,882 $2,499,000 $1,460 58 $2,499,000 11/19/25
1431 10th Street 5/5 4,431 7,504 $5,595,000 $1,263 47 $5,595,000 11/06/25

That's just 9 properties!

2208 The Strand, Manhattan Beach, But they average out to $6.2M in asking prices, with 6 priced over $5M and 3 over $8M. (Pictured is 2208 The Strand, listed by Shawn Dugan.)

(Remember how last year saw more sales over $8M than ever before in MB? Here we go again?)

Now, even as sales roll forward throughout January, and the market gets a great boost to start out, there's no chance that it's going to keep pace with 2025. 

The second half of January last year saw a blistering 30 sales in 2 weeks, worth $130M. Those were special circumstances. The month ended with $181M in new escrows, blowing the lid off any prior records.

But don't compare to the impossible. Compare with all the rest. 

2026 has already beaten 2023's total for all of January ($43.9M), and is past 2024's $56.7M already here by Jan. 20. 

Get to $72M for the month, and we've beaten 2022. Seems possible. 

Could 2026 challenge January 2021's total of $81.3M in new deals? Not expecting it, but watch out.

We'll always point out that the Spring market is an optimistic time, almost regardless of prevailing market conditions. 

This year, it's more than optimistic here early in the year – it's a rush among pricey properties.

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Here's the rest of our local real estate market update report for the period ending 1/15/26:

> 39 active listings as of 1/15/26 (+6 from 12/31/25) 

> 30 SFRs (+9)

> 9 THs (-3)

See the Inventory list as of 1/15/26 here, or see the MB Dashboard for up-to-the-minute data.

Active listings by region of Manhattan Beach in this report:

> Tree Section: 9 actives (+4)

> Sand Section: 11 actives (-3)

> Hill Section: 2 actives (flat)

> East MB: 17 actives (+5)

We're also providing a report on closed sales by region of MB.

Sales data, including PPSF for all properties, are organized by sub-region of Manhattan Beach.

Here's a link to the spreadsheet: "MB Pending/Sold as of 1/15/26".

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