Oakland housing inventory tracker: September 2026

Inventory is the number that decides who holds the cards in Oakland. In September 2026 the city had 629 homes actively listed, against 667 a year earlier, a change of -5.7%. Below is the 24-month history, the single family versus condo split, and a neighborhood by neighborhood view.

TurboHome Market Analysis · Oakland, California · Data through September 2026

Key findings

• Oakland had 629 active listings in September 2026, -5.7% versus 667 in September 2025 and +12.5% versus 559 in August 2026.
• Single family homes: 435 active in September 2026 versus 463 a year earlier (-6.0%). Condos: 164 versus 185 (-11.4%).
• Townhouses: 22 active versus 17 a year earlier (+29.4%).
• Condos made up 26% of active inventory and single family homes 69%.
• The 24-month high was 695 in May 2025 and the low was 319 in Dec 2025.
• Adams Point had the most active listings of any tracked neighborhood (23 in September 2026, versus 15 in August).

Chart 1: Oakland active listings by property type, Oct 2024 to September 2026

• All active listings
• Single family
• Condo
• Townhouse

Chart 2: Oakland active listings by neighborhood, September 2026 vs August 2026

• Sep 2026
• Aug 2026

1. Adams Point2315
2. Grand Lake188
3. Produce and Waterfront1513
4. Upper Rockridge157
5. Piedmont Pines124
6. Temescal124
7. Embarcadero1111
8. Prescott1112

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Market context

Across the Bay, the East Bay is tighter than its price trend suggests. Compass described Alameda County as having tightened significantly in September 2026, with condo conditions improving, while Contra Costa County showed mixed conditions (source). The California Association of Realtors reported a September single-family median of $1,265,000 in Alameda County, up 1.2% year over year, with homes selling at 110% of list in 13 days; Contra Costa's median was $870,000, up 0.1%, at 102% of list in 19 days (source).

Nationally, the backdrop is weak demand and slowly building supply. Freddie Mac's survey put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.32% on October 22, 2026, down from 7.40% the week before but well above 6.19% a year earlier (source). Redfin counted 281,749 pending sales in the four weeks ending October 18, down 14.4% from a year ago and the lowest level in its records, while active listings nationwide were up 2.1% (source).

What it means for buyers in Oakland

Buyers in Oakland are working with a thinner menu. Active listings were 629 in September 2026, 5.7% below a year earlier, so well priced homes in the most wanted neighborhoods still draw multiple offers. Get fully underwritten before touring, decide your walk-away number in advance, and widen your search to neighborhoods like Grand Lake and Produce and Waterfront where the listing count is holding up.

What it means for sellers in Oakland

Sellers in Oakland are in a relatively strong position on supply. Fewer competing listings than last September means a well prepared, correctly priced home should attract attention quickly. That does not mean any price works: higher mortgage rates have cut the pool of qualified buyers, so the homes that sit are the ones priced above recent comparable sales. Adams Point has the most competing listings, so sellers there should be the most disciplined on price.

How TurboHome helps

TurboHome is a flat fee brokerage licensed in California and Texas. Our in-house, licensed local agents handle touring, analysis, offers, negotiation, and closing, and we split the buyer side commission with you. You can take your TurboHome Rebate as cash at closing, use it to strengthen your offer, or use it to buy down your mortgage rate, which matters when rates sit above 7%. In a tighter Oakland market, that rebate is money you keep rather than money that goes to a traditional commission. Talk to a TurboHome agent about buying in Oakland or read how the buyer rebate works in California.

Methodology

TurboHome analysis of MLS data via Snowflake. Active listing counts are month-end snapshots of listings with an active status inside Oakland city limits, from Oct 2024 through September 2026, the latest complete month. Deleted or withdrawn records are excluded. Property types shown are single family residences, condominiums, and townhouses; the all listings total also includes other residential types such as duplexes and manufactured homes, so the three columns do not sum to the total. Neighborhood counts cover neighborhoods with at least 5 active listings in September 2026 and are limited to the 8 largest by current count. Neighborhood figures are compared month over month only, because the share of listings assigned to a named neighborhood has grown over the past year and a year over year neighborhood comparison would overstate the change. All figures are aggregates; no individual listing data is published. Counts come from the MLS feeds TurboHome tracks and can differ from county or metro figures published by local Realtor associations, which use different boundaries and definitions.

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Related pages

• Berkeley housing inventory tracker: September 2026
• Fremont housing inventory tracker: September 2026
• Walnut Creek housing inventory tracker: September 2026
• TurboHome buyer rebate in California
• San Francisco housing market
• TurboHome vs Redfin

About the Author

Vinura Abeysundara

Vinura Abeysundara is a real estate and growth professional with experience scaling homebuying platforms across Canada and the United States. Formerly Head of Growth at Zown, he now works with TurboHome and writes about homebuyer savings, flat-fee real estate, commissions, and technology in real estate.

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