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6 price cuts and 16 new listings in Berkeley this week.

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This week

  • Price cuts6 in Berkeley
  • New listings16 in Berkeley
  • Status changes25+ in Berkeley

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Berkeley this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Berkeley, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Listing photo of 2522 Hilgard Ave
Biggest price cut

2522 Hilgard Ave

-$500,000 · was $2,750,000, now $2,250,000

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As of November 8. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

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Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Berkeley boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Berkeley

How local buyers financed recent purchases, alongside the homes whose listing status changed this week.

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ConventionalAn appraiser and an inspector both price condition.
CashNo lender, so condition lands as a discount, not a repair list.
VAThe home has to pass, not just appraise.
FHAThe appraiser flags the same condition items.
OtherTerms decide it more than the loan type does.
Berkeley
Berkeley and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of November 8, 2026. Addresses as of November 8; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in Berkeley. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of November 8. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in Berkeley

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of the city is moving, not what your house is worth.

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94702$1,225,000Median sale price$1036Median $/sq ft$1,341,500Median a year ago90Closed salesDown vs last year
94703$1,275,000Median sale price$876Median $/sq ft$1,350,000Median a year ago81Closed salesDown vs last year
94704$1,050,000Median sale price$829Median $/sq ft$730,000Median a year ago34Closed salesUp vs last year
94705$2,122,500Median sale price$919Median $/sq ft$2,100,000Median a year ago96Closed salesFlat vs last year
94707$1,930,000Median sale price$1044Median $/sq ft$1,826,500Median a year ago77Closed salesUp vs last year
94708$1,797,500Median sale price$905Median $/sq ft$1,600,000Median a year ago114Closed salesUp vs last year

Nov 2025–Nov 2026 against Nov 2024–Nov 2025, as of November 8, 2026.

Auctions & what's moving

No agency publishes one authoritative trustee-sale calendar, so we never print one — here is what actually exists, next to this week's real Berkeley headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • Alameda County tax-defaulted salesRun from the county’s own tax-sale page — every source we check is listed on /auctions/.
  • Trustee salesPrivate aggregators carry the actual lender foreclosures; no central California calendar exists. We watch four of them and bid for you.
  • Came off the market unsoldListings leave without selling every month. Registered members see those addresses.
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