Hayward, CA

A central East Bay city in Alameda County with broad commuter access across the Bay Area

Buying in Hayward

Hayward is known for its central East Bay location and for California State University, East Bay, which brings a steady educational and professional presence to the city. It is one of the most connected hubs between Silicon Valley, Oakland, and the inland East Bay.

Because Hayward spans hillside neighborhoods, flatland areas, and transit-oriented pockets, demand patterns can differ a lot across the city. Buyer strategy is strongest when it is tailored to the specific neighborhood, not just the ZIP code.

Hayward Real Estate Trends

Price Index (Historical)

 7.0%
YoY Price Change
 14.1%
5-Year Price Change
 61.3%
10-Year Price Change
 201.0%
25-Year Price Change
$843,494
Median Sale Price
35
Median Days on Market

Hayward
Neighborhood Ranking

Which Hayward neighborhoods have appreciated the most over the last few years? We cover the top 18 neighborhoods by population over the last 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 25 years. All data has been taken from Zillow for single family homes, and the interactive table allows sorting by any column so you can compare total return and CAGR side by side across different periods.

Click any column header to sort — or visit our Appreciation Rankings Hub to explore more regions of California and the US.
(SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year 20 Year 25 Year Price Index
(SIZE RANK) NEIGHBORHOOD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year 20 Year 25 Year Price Index

Frequently Asked Questions

We serve all neighborhoods in Hayward including Harder-Tennyson, Cherryland, Tennyson-Alquire, Glen Eden, Jackson Triangle, Fairview, Fairway Park, Mission-Foothill, Mt Eden, Mission-Garin, Santa Clara, Burbank, Hayward Highland, Southgate, Longwood-Winton Grove, Upper B Street, Whitman-Mocine, North Hayward.

Yes, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and exceptional advice! A majority of our clients are first-time homebuyers. Many of our past clients who switched to us from full commission realtors told us that our service and insights were actually significantly better than what they got before. We operate less like a sales team and more like a tech and data team.

We do more transactions than a typical real estate agent. We typically write multiple offers per week, are deeply plugged into how the real estate market is doing, and can give you accurate advice on how to play the game.

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." Our past clients have left about 50 or so public reviews on Google and Zillow. Every single one of these reviews has been 5-star! We do very little advertising and we get significant repeat and referral business.

Yes, we invest significant effort in sourcing off-market properties. We have a special off-market property program for Hayward and we charge percentage based commission for our off-market properties. Please call us for more details.

See Our Process for more details on our fee and service, Closed Properties for our past sales, Reviews for some reviews from past clients (ask us for more), and simply call/whatsapp/text us for anything.