why so many listings in this area of the Zillow map?
Been lurking and searching on this sub for months as we prepare ourselves for our inevitable move to the East Bay. The consensus seems to be that as long as you use common sense, Oakland isn’t a particularly unsafe area. It seems that at most your highest crime risk is a car break-in. And yet, for some reason, this area of the Zillow map is always FULL of listings under $600k. Looking around on google street view, it honestly reminds me of parts of Oak Cliff in Dallas (iykyk), but I lived there for years and never felt threatened. The houses are in need of some love, sure, but not dilapidated or anything like that. Google street view doesn’t seem to have much in the way of “oh no’s” as far as I can tell, either. No shifty people loitering on street corners, no encampments that I’ve found.
What’s going on over here? Why are the list prices so affordable compared to the rest of East Bay? Am I right to be skeptical?