Oakland, CA metro area: housing market report

Updated 10/26/2026

Verified monthly housing data for Oakland, CA metro area. The national median sale price for the same period was $393,895; neither median describes a specific home.

  • Median sale price: $907,915 (+0.6% year over year)
  • Closed sales: 1,624 (-5.2% year over year)
  • Inventory: 3,867 (-3.6% year over year)
  • Median days on market: 21 (-5 days year over year)

For buyers: Inventory is down 3.6% and homes are taking 5 fewer days to sell. Prepare financing and compare recent sales before making an offer.

For sellers: Fewer available homes and shorter marketing times suggest tighter conditions. Use nearby comparable sales to price your specific property.

Six-month trend

Monthly observations; price is the median sale price in dollars.
MonthPriceSalesDays
2026-04$940,0001,65622
2026-05$999,5001,67122
2026-06$980,0001,68222
2026-07$925,0001,63922
2026-08$915,0001,62422
2026-09$907,9151,62421

Reporting period: 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30. Source revised: 2026-10-07. Retrieved: 2026-10-26. Source geography: Oakland, CA metro area (ID 36084).

Source: Redfin Data Center monthly download. Source methodology.

How to read these figures

Redfin monthly All Residential, all construction; seasonally adjusted where available, except median sale price (not seasonally adjusted). Redfin Metro boundaries can be metro divisions or smaller statistical areas; these are not city limits. Census region follows the first state in the source label for cross-state areas. Monthly data can be revised; weekly publication does not imply weekly measurements.

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About the Author

Written by Jim Gruler, Arizona Licensed Real Estate Broker and Co-Founder of Seeking Agents®. Jim has more than 18 years of real estate experience and helps create educational resources for buyers and sellers navigating the home buying and selling process.

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Last updated: 10/26/2026