San Leandro, CA 94579 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 20
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Home Value
$842,483
−1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
20
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
35 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
105.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
61%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,600/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$463
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 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 12% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 38% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−8% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (20/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (105.1% of list); 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 61% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $200k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,398/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $463 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. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +4.0%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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