Los Angeles, CA 91040 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 47
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Home Value
$909,953
+1.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
47
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
65%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,247/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
53%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$356
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 53% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 4% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (47/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.7% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 65% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $212k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,688 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,056/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $356 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% 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: −7.2% to +9.2% (80% range; middle estimate +2.1%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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