Union City, CA housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 32% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 2.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 8% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.7% of list); 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 63% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $281k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,444 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $4,085/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $334 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. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.1% to +9.2% (80% range; middle estimate +2.2%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.

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