Descanso, CA 91916 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$666,907
+0.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
63 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
50%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
46%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
27%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$1,653
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 27% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+22% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.2% below their final list price; 50% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 46% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $158k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,523 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $1653 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from wildfire. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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