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Where Burlingame Homes Sell Over Asking: By Price Range and Size (2026)

by Eric & Janelle Boyenga

Do Burlingame homes still sell over asking? In the last 12 months, the typical Burlingame house closed 5.4% over asking, and 66% sold for more than their list price. That’s against 2.7% over asking the year before. But it depends on the price and the size: over the last 24 months, houses at $3M–$3.5M were bid up the most (7.6% over asking), and houses at $4.5M–$5M the least (at asking). Here’s every range. We’re the Property Nerds, so the numbers come from real sales.

The short answer

Houses, last 12 months: typical sale 5.4% over asking; 66% sold over asking. The year before: 2.7% over asking, 63% over.
Hottest price range, by the typical sale: $3M–$3.5M, typical sale 7.6% over asking, 74% over asking.
Hottest size, by the typical sale: houses under 1,500 sq ft, typical sale 6.3% over asking.
Coolest price range, by the typical sale: $4.5M–$5M, typical sale at asking, 48% over asking.

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By price range

House sales in the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026). “Typical sale” is the median of sale price against list price.

Price range	Sales	Typical sale	Sold over asking	Median price	Living area
Under $2M	31	1.6% over asking	52%	$1.83M	1,230 sq ft
$2M–$2.5M	42	3% over asking	64%	$2.29M	1,420 sq ft
$2.5M–$3M	80	4.1% over asking	66%	$2.77M	1,920 sq ft
$3M–$3.5M	66	7.6% over asking	74%	$3.2M	2,170 sq ft
$3.5M–$4M	48	6.2% over asking	69%	$3.75M	2,430 sq ft
$4M–$4.5M	38	1.6% over asking	61%	$4.22M	3,020 sq ft
$4.5M–$5M	23	at asking	48%	$4.65M	2,970 sq ft
$5M and up	19	6.4% over asking	63%	$5.7M	3,700 sq ft

By house size

House sales in the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026):

Living area	Sales	Typical sale	Sold over asking	Median price
Under 1,500 sq ft	61	6.3% over asking	66%	$2.17M
1,500–2,000 sq ft	81	6% over asking	70%	$2.83M
2,000–2,500 sq ft	78	4.2% over asking	71%	$3.16M
2,500–3,000 sq ft	57	2.7% over asking	68%	$3.85M
3,000–4,000 sq ft	57	at asking	44%	$4.28M
4,000 sq ft and up	13	2.7% over asking	62%	$6.01M

This year against last year

	Last 12 months	The 12 months before
Houses: typical sale	5.4% over asking	2.7% over asking
Houses: sold over asking	66%	63%
Houses: median price	$3.21M	$3M

What it means for pricing

Over asking isn’t the same as overpaying. With 66% of Burlingame houses selling over asking, a sale over asking can still be at market value: what matters is how the price compares with recent sales of similar homes nearby.
Read the range you’re in. Houses at $3M–$3.5M and houses at $4.5M–$5M face different buyers and different competition.
Buyers: use the “typical sale” for your range and size as a starting point, then look at the last few sales on the street.
Sellers: strategy matters as much as the number. See how much over asking homes sell for and our over-asking tool.

Burlingame against eight other San Mateo County cities

The last 12 months (October 28, 2025 to October 27, 2026), against the 12 months before. Condos and townhomes are shown where a city had at least 50 sales in each year.

City	Typical house sale	Houses over asking	Year before	Condos and townhomes
San Mateo	9.1% over asking	75%	4.7% over asking	0.9% under asking
Redwood City	4.3% over asking	70%	1.5% over asking	1.5% under asking
Daly City	10% over asking	78%	7% over asking	0.2% over asking
Menlo Park	2.4% over asking	60%	0.5% over asking	at asking
San Carlos	3.5% over asking	64%	3.4% over asking	at asking
South San Francisco	8.6% over asking	83%	7% over asking	0.2% over asking
San Bruno	7.3% over asking	78%	3.6% over asking	0.9% under asking
Burlingame	5.4% over asking	66%	2.7% over asking	too few sales
Belmont	3.4% over asking	67%	5.8% over asking	too few sales

Questions we get

Do Burlingame homes sell over asking?

Yes, most houses do: 66% sold over list price in the last 12 months, and the typical one closed 5.4% over asking.

Which Burlingame homes sell furthest over asking?

By price, houses at $3M–$3.5M (7.6% over asking typical). By size, houses under 1,500 sq ft (6.3% over asking).

Is the Burlingame market hotter or cooler than last year?

Hotter, by the bidding: for Burlingame houses, the typical sale went from 2.7% over asking to 5.4% over asking, the share sold over asking from 63% to 66%, and the median price from $3M to $3.21M.

How we counted

Closed sales reported to the MLS and read through the IDX feeds that power our home search, one record per sale with a usable living area and map position, the same rules as our city price posts. Houses are MLS property type “single family home”; condos include townhomes. Sale price is compared with the final list price, so a home that was cut before selling is measured against its last price. Price and size ranges use the last 24 months (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2026) and leave out ranges with fewer than 12 sales; the city figures use the last 12 months (October 28, 2025 to October 27, 2026) and the 12 months before. Past sales aren’t a forecast or the value of any one home, and nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice.

Go deeper

where Burlingame homes sell over asking, neighborhood by neighborhood, the best month to sell in Burlingame and the home features that start bidding wars.

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