Del Monte Forest, CA 93953 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 55
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Home Value
$2.8M
+6.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
55
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
61 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
14%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
134%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
67%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$105
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 67% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 46% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (55/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.0% below their final list price; 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 134% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $636k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,892 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $105 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.9% to +12.5% (80% range; middle estimate +5.4%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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| ZIP 93943 | – | – | – |