Sacramento Real Estate Market

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Sacramento, CA asks $629,500 — down 0.5% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 43 days to go under contract, and 20% of the 5,067 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a seller-leaning market. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Sacramento scores 55/100 on our composite Investor Score (#351 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 29% over five years and +80% over ten, leaving prices 47% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $2,241/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.3%; active inventory sits at 91% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Sacramento's housing market in 2026 shows increasing inventory, with questions raised about home sales, and discussions on demographic impacts. — AI-generated summary of the headlines above; read the linked coverage before relying on it.