East Bay Housing Market Deep Dives | November 2026

The short version: Prices are holding steady compared to last year, inventory has dropped sharply, and single-family homes are selling faster. Condos are slower but moving toward a more balanced market.

💰 Prices Hold Steady Year-Over-Year

• Alameda County single-family: $1,250,000. That's up 0.8% from last September and just slightly below August's $1,260,000.
• Contra Costa County single-family: $850,500. Essentially flat compared to $850,000 a year ago, and down 1.7% from August.
• A gentle fall cooldown. Alameda prices have eased for four straight months since the May peak of $1,390,000, which is typical seasonal behavior.

🏢 Condos Are a Mixed Bag

• Alameda County condos are up. The median hit $560,000, a 2.3% gain from last year, holding onto most of the growth since January's low of $515,000.
• Contra Costa condos are down year-over-year. The median of $480,000 is 5.4% below last September's $507,500.
• But Contra Costa bounced back this month. Prices jumped 7.9% from August's $444,950, which was the lowest reading of the year.

🏠 Inventory Drops Sharply

• Single-family listings are down nearly 19%. There were 2,648 homes for sale, compared with 3,259 last September.
• Condo listings fell by a similar amount. There were 894 condos for sale, down 18.4% from 1,095 a year ago.
• Fewer sellers are listing. New listings dropped about 12% for both single-family homes and condos.
• Demand is holding up better than supply. Single-family sales were down only 6.7% and condo sales just 5.7%, so available homes are getting snapped up faster.

⚡ Single-Family Homes Speed Up, Condos Slow Down

• Alameda single-family homes sell in 13 days. That's 4 days faster than last September's 17 days.
• Contra Costa single-family homes sell in 19 days. Faster than last year's 23 days, though creeping up from the 13-day lows this spring.
• Condos are taking longer. Alameda condos averaged 37 days (up from 33) and Contra Costa condos averaged 36 days (also up from 33).
• Condo buyers have breathing room. Marketing times have been getting longer since summer, giving buyers more time to decide.

📊 Is It a Buyer's or Seller's Market?

• How it's measured: Months of Supply Inventory (MSI) shows how long current inventory would last at today's sales pace. Around 3 months is balanced, below 3 favors sellers, and above 3 favors buyers.
• Single-family homes: firmly a seller's market. Alameda sits at 2.0 months (down from 2.3) and Contra Costa at 2.3 months (down from 2.9).
• Condos: still buyer-leaning, but shifting. Both counties are at 3.9 months, a big improvement from a year ago.
• Alameda condos have come a long way. Supply has dropped from 5.5 months last September and is approaching balanced territory for the first time in over a year.

🎯 The Bottom Line

• Single-family sellers are in a strong position. Tight inventory and fast sales mean buyers should be ready to move quickly.
• Condo buyers still have some leverage. Longer marketing times and higher supply give more room to negotiate, but that window is gradually closing.