Los Angeles, CA metro area Housing Market Brief
metro · CA · score computed October 2026
What is Los Angeles, CA metro area’s Alpha Score?
The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.
Where is Los Angeles, CA metro area in its market cycle?
Los Angeles, CA metro area is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.
What’s the forecast for Los Angeles, CA metro area?
Metro-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.
Los Angeles, CA metro area housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $913K | ▼ -0.2% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 49 days | ▼ -3.9% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 4.5 | ▲ +12.5% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 17,359 | ▲ +1.1% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 3,901 | ▼ -8.9% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $587 | ▼ -1.6% | Redfin |
How has Los Angeles, CA metro area’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Los Angeles, CA metro area a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Los Angeles, CA metro area is classified as a Deep Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 24 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.
Are home prices rising or falling in Los Angeles, CA metro area?
The median sale price in Los Angeles, CA metro area is $913K, having held roughly steady over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Los Angeles, CA metro area?
Los Angeles, CA metro area scores 1 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other metros.
What's driving Los Angeles, CA metro area's Alpha Score?
Los Angeles, CA metro area's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (51/100) and its weakest is Affordability (1/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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