Manhattan Beach home sales continued to outperform recent years through the first four months of 2026, with both total dollar volume and prices rising sharply compared to 2025. 

New data from local real estate blog MB Confidential shows $491.2 million in closed sales from January through April – a 7.5% increase year-over-year – despite only a modest uptick in the number of transactions (114 sales vs. 111 last year).

Higher-priced homes played an outsized role. Twenty-four properties closed at $6 million or more, matching the combined total from the same period in 2024 and 2025. The median sale price for the January-April window reached $3.8 million, up nearly $500,000 from last year.

Cash purchases remain a defining feature of the local market, though the overall share dipped to 36%, down from nearly 50% in each of the past two years. The Tree Section, surprisingly, saw the highest concentration of all‑cash deals, with 48% of sales closing without financing.

While many housing markets nationwide are cooling – with rising days on market, contract cancellations and declining sales totals – Manhattan Beach continues to move in the opposite direction. 

Dave Fratello, a Top 5 local real estate broker with Edge Real Estate Agency and blogger at MB Confidential, said, "As is so often the case, our little hamlet/bubble has its own happy dynamics, and even crises seem to feed our real estate market."

Local activity remains strong across all sub‑markets, with East Manhattan Beach contributing the largest number of sales so far this year.

Inventory remains relatively tight, with 59 active listings citywide as of April 30.

For more charts, context, and analysis, read the full, latest post on MB Confidential.