Oakland, CA 94621 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 50
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Home Value
$453,340
−4.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
50
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
104.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
65%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,691/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
8.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$477
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+8% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 24% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 21% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (50/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (104.2% of list); 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 65% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $112k 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 $120/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $477 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 −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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