Is Now a Good Time to Sell in Chatsworth? What the Fall 2026 Numbers Say

Chatsworth owners keep asking me the same thing this fall: with mortgage rates above 7% and the holidays coming, should I list now or wait for spring?

Is now a good time to sell in Chatsworth? For a home priced in line with recent sales, yes. Over the three months ending September 2026, the median Chatsworth sale price was $894,749, up 3.7% from a year earlier, and homes sold in a median of 50 days at 98.5% of list price. The catch is that a third of homes took a price cut. In this market, your starting price matters more than the month you pick.

The median sale price rose 3.7% from a year earlier, but the median price per square foot slipped 1.2% to $462. When those move in opposite directions, the mix of homes sold usually changed. Read it as a flat market, not a rising one.

Redfin counted 66 Chatsworth sales in September 2026, down 15% from 78 a year earlier. The sale-to-list ratio rose half a point to 98.5%, and about one home in four still sold above list.

Redfin rates Chatsworth 60 out of 100, “somewhat competitive.” The average home sells for about 2% below list and goes pending in about 50 days. Hot homes sell for around list price and go pending in about 26 days. For a longer look at prices, see my Chatsworth market update.

The gap that matters is inside Chatsworth: a hot home goes pending about 24 days sooner than the average one. That comes down to price, condition and presentation, which a seller controls. My guide to how long it takes to sell in Chatsworth walks through each step.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.24% on October 29, 2026, down from 7.32% the week before but up from 6.17% a year earlier. By my math, a buyer borrowing 80% of the Chatsworth median, about $715,800, would pay about $4,878 a month in principal and interest at 7.24%, versus about $4,370 at 6.17%. That is about $508 more every month.

Buyers paying that much more compare every listing and wait out homes that look overpriced. That is why price drops are up 3.6 points from a year ago.

More on seasons: is spring still the best time to sell in the Valley? and the best time of year to sell.

Chatsworth is part of the City of Los Angeles, and that adds paperwork. Under LAMC Section 96.300, the seller must apply for a Residential Property Report from LADBS, the 9A, and give it to the buyer before signing a sale agreement or before close of escrow. It costs $70.85.

City of LA sales also pay a city transfer tax on top of the county one: $0.55 per $500 for the county plus $2.25 per $500 for the city. By my math, on a $894,749 sale that is about $5,012. If your parcel sits outside city limits, only the county rate applies, so confirm it on the city’s ZIMAS map.

Fire risk is the other big one here. Redfin’s Fire Factor rates 75% of Chatsworth properties at severe wildfire risk over 30 years. If your home is in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone, Civil Code 1102.19 calls for defensible space documentation, or a written agreement for the buyer to get it after closing.