As we enter 2026, the East Bay real estate market is doing something it hasn’t done in years: it’s starting to look and feel like a normal housing market again. After two years of rate shock and a full year of recalibration in 2025, buyers and sellers are no longer frozen. Instead, we’re seeing something healthier, measured demand, rising inventory, and more rational pricing. December showed us where we’ve been. January shows us where we’re headed. Here’s what today’s data says about the East Bay housing market as we begin 2026.