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Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Redding is about $450,000 as of Sep 2026, down 0.7% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in Redding right now. Redding is close to its 2017–2019 normal for this time of year. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
Redding asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 83% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 6.1%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in Redding's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
Across 9 full years, Redding asking prices ran lowest in January, about 3.1% below the year's average. They peaked in May. The most homes for sale show up in October, about 12% above the yearly average. Shop in October for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in January.
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The median asking price is 9.3% below its Mar 2022 peak. Per square foot, asking prices are at their high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Redding prices have risen in 92 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.
Pending-sale counts for Redding were thinly reported until recently, so this page reads demand from how long listings sit, how many sellers cut, and how much is for sale. About 1 in 4 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start your offer below their new price.
The typical Redding listing has been on the market 49 days. That is 22% shorter than a year ago. There are 335 homes for sale in Redding. That is 2.2 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 487. Supply is shrinking against last year.
Read how rent-to-price works and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Redding is about $450,000 as of Sep 2026, down 0.7% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Redding figures cover the 5 ZIP codes with a Redding mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in Redding right now. We compare Redding with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 18% fewer homes for sale; 25% of sellers have cut their price, against 24% then; the typical listing has been up 1% fewer days.
The median asking price is 9.3% below its Mar 2022 peak. Per square foot, asking prices are at their high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
Assume +1.3% a year. Redding grew 4.7% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, Redding grows about 1.3% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices rose 1.4% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Shasta County is $1,590 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,211 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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