Alameda, CA 94502 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+7% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are down 0.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 40% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−77% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (1/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (106.8% of list); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 45% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $272k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $395 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. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.

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