Pasadena, CA 91103 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 19
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Home Value
$1.1M
+1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
19
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
23 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
103.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
80%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,531/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
30%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$336
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 30% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (19/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (103.4% of list); 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 80% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $250k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,702 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,716/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $336 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 −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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