Scott Ward's Market Update
Berkeley, CA 94702
Single-Family Homes
Scott Ward Real Estate | www.scottward.me | scott@scottward.me
Berkeley, CA 94702
Thu Aug 06 2026
This week the median list price for Berkeley, CA 94702 is $961,500 with the market action index hovering around 76. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 75. Inventory has decreased to 6.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Strong Seller's Market
Market Narrative
Home sales have been exceeding new inventory for several weeks. However prices have not yet stopped falling. Since the market is already in the Seller’s zone, expect prices to level off very soon. Should the sales trend continue expect that prices could climb from there.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $961,500 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $925,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $832 | |
| Average Days on Market | 36 | |
| Median Days on Market | 14 | |
| Price Decreased | 17% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 17% | |
| Inventory | 6 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 76 | |
| Strong Seller's Market | ||
This week prices in this zip code bumped up a bit but the trend of recent weeks is generally downward. A pickup in demand will be reflected in the Market Action Index, so watch that chart to try to identify a trough in the market.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,449,500 | 1,989 | 0 - 4,500 sqft | 3 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| $998,000 | 1,071 | 0 - 4,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| $912,000 | 1,155 | 0 - 4,500 sqft | 2 | 2 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| $899,000 | 1,158 | 0 - 4,500 sqft | 3 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 |