Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 86
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Home Value
$399,446
+2.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
86
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
16.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
101 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
64%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
81%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$391
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 81% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 5% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (86/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price; 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 64% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $100k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $391 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 −7% 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: −6.6% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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