Walnut Creek housing inventory tracker: September 2026

This is the September 2026 edition of our Walnut Creek housing inventory tracker. The headline: 292 active listings, up 14 listings month over month and +12.7% year over year. Single family homes made up 28% of what was listed, condos 61%.

TurboHome Market Analysis · Walnut Creek, California · Data through September 2026

Key findings

• Walnut Creek had 292 active listings in September 2026, +12.7% versus 259 in September 2025 and +5.0% versus 278 in August 2026.
• Single family homes: 83 active in September 2026 versus 70 a year earlier (+18.6%). Condos: 178 versus 151 (+17.9%).
• Townhouses: 28 active versus 36 a year earlier (-22.2%).
• Condos made up 61% of active inventory and single family homes 28%.
• The 24-month high was 314 in May 2026 and the low was 122 in Dec 2025.
• North Civic had the most active listings of any tracked neighborhood (16 in September 2026, versus 11 in August).

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

• All active listings
• Single family
• Condo
• Townhouse

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

• Sep 2026
• Aug 2026

1. North Civic1611
2. Downtown Walnut Creek118
3. Lower Lakewood103
4. Saranap810
5. Larkey Park66

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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 Walnut Creek

Buyers in Walnut Creek have more to choose from than a year ago. With 292 active listings, +12.7% above September 2025, you can afford to be selective, ask for repairs or credits, and walk away from a home that is priced for last year's market. Condo shoppers have the most leverage: 178 condos were listed versus 151 a year earlier. Start with North Civic, which had the deepest pool of listings in the city.

What it means for sellers in Walnut Creek

Sellers face more competition. Every listing in Walnut Creek is up against 291 others, and the count has been elevated through the second half of 2026. Price to the most recent comparable sales rather than to spring asking prices, make the home show-ready before the first weekend, and expect buyers to negotiate on inspection items. Listings in Lower Lakewood saw the sharpest one month increase in nearby competition.

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 looser Walnut Creek market, that rebate is money you keep rather than money that goes to a traditional commission. Talk to a TurboHome agent about buying in Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek 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
• Oakland housing inventory tracker: September 2026
• TurboHome buyer rebate in California
• San Francisco housing market
• TurboHome vs Redfin

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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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