Fremont, CA 94538 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 30
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Home Value
$1.3M
−2.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
30
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
37 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
60%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,242/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$355
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 32% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+28% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (30/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.9% of list); 21% 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 $295k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,505 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $4,133/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $355 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. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% 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: −8.2% to +8.2% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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