Oakland, CA 94603 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 31
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Home Value
$504,492
−2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
31
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
45 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
104.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
48%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,557/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-1.1%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$430
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 21% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 12% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (31/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (104.0% of list); 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 48% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $123k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,470 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $516/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $430 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 −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% 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: −7.2% to +9.1% (80% range; middle estimate +2.1%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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