In December 2024, the median sale price of a home in Alameda County rose by $21,500 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 4.6%, according to BlockShopper.com.
There were 707 homes sold in December 2024, with a median sale price of $960,000 — a 2.3% increase over the $938,500 median sale price during the same period of the previous year. In comparison, 676 homes were sold in Alameda County in December 2023.
Based on the latest available data from 2021, the median sales tax in Alameda County was $6,683, which stands at 0.7% of December 2024’s median home sale price.
The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market’s value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Alameda County from December 2023 to December 2024.
