Housing market data, trends, mortgage rates, and news affecting the local housing market. Focused on the East Bay, California and micro-markets within the East Bay.
Did you fall in love with Napa this weekend at BottleRock, and decide you just might want to move there? Here’s what’s happening in the housing market in Napa County. Good news for buyers: there’s lots of inventory! But take that with a grain of salt, because as with elsewhere in the greater bay area,…
This week I wanted to look a little bit closer at what’s happening in the different neighborhoods in Richmond. Based on what I’ve seen recently at broker tour, Richmond Annex and North and East seem to be pretty hot neighborhoods, while condo-heavy Marina Bay seems to have more listings sitting. I was curious what the…
Several recent posts on social media caught my eye recently, highlighting what a typical home costs in each of the counties considered part of the Bay Area. The most affordable county on the list was Solano County, which is part of the East Bay. Vallejo, located just across the Carquinez Bridge from Contra Costa County,…
Every Monday, I review data from the East Bay housing market, and today I’m sharing some sales data from April 2026 for Alameda County and Contra Costa County. If there is a specific statistic or city that you want to know more about, send me an email. I’ll reply as soon as I can, and…
This week I toured some beautiful homes in the Lamorinda area (Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda in case you’re not from the bay area and don’t know what Lamorinda means) so I decided to take a closer look at what is currently available in the area. A lot of people want to live in this area,…
Crockett, CA: Active Listings Snapshot Mar 30, 2026 94525 | All active single-family homes currently on MLS | Data as of March 30, 2026 Active Listings 9 8 ACTV | 1 Active-Contingent Median List Price $849K Range: $559K – $1.45M Median Days on Market 38 Range: 10 – 257 days Median Home Size 1,960 sq…
Here is a quick summary of home sales in Contra Costa County during the month of February 2026. One thing that might stand out when looking at the charts is the HUGE difference in the sale price to list price ratio of El Cerrito compared with other cities in Contra Costa County. While El Cerrito…
Martinez is the County Seat of Contra Costa County, but it’s also a great place to live. There are a lot of thriving local businesses in the downtown area, hiking/biking trails, an Amtrak station for commuters heading to SF or Sacramento, and homes in Martinez aren’t quite as expensive as in some other parts of…
