Supervisors moved this week to finance a new affordable apartment complex in Eastern Goleta Valley, took up the county's annual federal housing spending plan, and renewed a long list of contracts that keep homeless services and supportive housing running.
Woodland's headline price and price per square foot both slipped this spring, even as sales picked up and buyers competed more aggressively for what's on the market.
The typical home sold for 8% more than a year ago, yet the per-square-foot price fell 11%, pointing to a shift toward larger homes changing hands.
Sales rose sharply year-over-year even as prices eased, with 246 homes changing hands in the three months ending May 2026 versus 207 a year earlier.
The Sacramento suburb's median sale price fell nearly 6% from a year earlier, even as sales picked up and homes continued to move quickly off the market.
Buyers in the affluent Placer County enclave have time to think again, with typical listings now lingering five times longer than they did a year ago.
Homes in the small Placer County town spent just 10 days on the market this spring, down sharply from a year ago as inventory tightened and bidding intensified.
The typical home now spends 20 days on the market, well above last spring's pace, even as sales volume picks up and inventory holds steady.
A shift toward larger homes pulled Auburn's per-square-foot price down nearly 9% year-over-year, even as the headline median rose to $669,599.
Active inventory in the Placer County city rose nearly 6% from a year ago, the latest sign that buyers there are gaining a bit of leverage heading into summer.