Palm Desert, CA 92260 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 73
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Home Value
$573,321
−1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
73
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
69 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
60%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,509/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
38%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$494
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 38% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 5% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (73/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.3% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 60% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $140k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,541 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $978/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $494 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 (66% 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: −6.8% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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