Desert Hot Springs, CA 92258 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 17
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Home Value
$248,412
−3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
17
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
14 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-54%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$433
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 54% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 22% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 40% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−50% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (17/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.5% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $62k 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 $433 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: −7.3% to +9.0% (80% range; middle estimate +2.0%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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