Alameda County Housing Affordability Nudges Up

Housing affordability inched up in Alameda County in the third quarter. (East Bay Real Estate Directory)

The association’s traditional housing affordability index increased from 18 in the second quarter to 19 in the third quarter, a slight nudge in the direction of greater affordability, but down from 21 in the third quarter of last year.

But still, for a home buyer in Alameda County to afford a property at the median price of $710,220, they would need a minimum qualifing income of $144,210 to meet monthly payments including taxes and insurance of $3,610.

Within the Bay area, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties were among the state’s least affordable with an index of 15.