Burlingame, CA housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 7
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Home Value
$2.8M
+10.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
7
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
26 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
106.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
109%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,903/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$306
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−25% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (7/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (106.8% of list); 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 109% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $633k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $11,924/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $306 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (85% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.2% to +14.1% (80% range; middle estimate +7.1%), chance of a rise 85%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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