What is actually happening in Discovery Bay
Local coverage of what is actually moving the Discovery Bay market: recorded sales, policy, and the numbers behind the headlines, written by the agent who works here.
4775 Discovery Pt Went Pending at $1.5M — About Double the City Median
No new listings, no recorded closings. The only move on September 30 was a single-family home at 4775 Discovery Pt going pending at $1,499,990.
New Delta-front home hits Discovery Bay market on September 29
4125 Beacon Pl came on at $1,199,990. The rest of the day was silent — no contracts signed, no sales recorded.
Who Maintains Discovery Bay's Levees — and What Owners Pay Toward Them
Nearly half of Discovery Bay's parcels sit on or beside water held back by levees managed by multiple overlapping agencies. Here is who does what, and how owners fund it.
Your Discovery Bay Dock Has Three Landlords — and None of Them Are You
Nearly half of Discovery Bay's parcels sit on the water. Before you replace a piling or rebuild a float, here is who actually controls what you can do — and what wears out fastest.
What Your Discovery Bay Home Is Missing Behind the Walls
Discovery Bay's housing stock spans six decades, and the gaps in insulation and window performance shift meaningfully by build year. Here is what owners in each era are most likely dealing with, and a practical order for addressing it.
Clear Your Gutters Before the First Rain Hits Discovery Bay
Nearly half of Discovery Bay's homes were built in the 1980s, when gutter systems are now pushing 40 years old. September is the right month to sort them out before the first storm does it for you.
One home hit the Discovery Bay MLS on September 24
A single-family home at 2331 Newport Pl asked $830,000 — the only move in Discovery Bay on a quiet Thursday. No closings, no pendings.
A condo on Schooner Loop closed $25,000 over list — the two new listings landed at opposite ends of the price range
A 1,248-square-foot condominium on Schooner Loop recorded at $475,000 — $25,000 above its list price — while two single-family homes appeared on the MLS at $710,000 and $950,000.
Two single-family homes hit the Discovery Bay MLS on September 26
Both new listings are priced within $50,000 of each other and within shouting distance of the market's current median. Nothing went pending and nothing recorded a closing.
Discovery Bay had one closing on September 22 — and it landed well below the market's median price per square foot
A single closing, a new listing at $849,000, and one home going pending made up the full day in Discovery Bay on September 22. The closing stands out: at $219 per square foot, it came in well below where the local market has been running.
One home went pending in Discovery Bay on September 18 — and it priced 3.5% below the market median
2454 San Simeon Ct went pending at $726,000 on a day with no new listings and no recorded closings. Here is how that price sits against the 102 sales logged in the last 180 days.