Perhaps best described as diverse, culturally balanced, and conveniently located, the East Bay represents the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is also where you’ll find the noteworthy cities of Oakland, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Berkeley, which of course is home to the flagship campus of the University of California. In recent years, Hayward, San Leandro, Concord, and Fremont have also seen substantial growth, which can largely be attributed to increasing home prices in San Francisco that still seem to be on the rise, even today. The median price for a home in the east by is $798,444 and most homes stay on the market for an average of 47 days.