Concord CA Real Estate & Homes For Sale

Types of property for sale in Concord

Concord’s Development Code, Chapter 18.30, sets out five families of residential districts. For the rural and single-family districts, the suffix gives the minimum lot size in thousands of square feet (Concord Development Code ch. 18.30):

• RR, Rural Residential (RR-40, RR-20, RR-15): rural single-family homes or clustered development, at up to 2.5 units per net acre, on lots of at least 40,000, 20,000 or 15,000 square feet.
• RS, Single-Family Residential (RS-12, RS-10, RS-8, RS-7.5, RS-7, RS-6): lot minimums from 12,000 down to 6,000 square feet.
• RL, Low Density (2.5–10 units per net acre): small-lot homes, duplexes and townhomes.
• RM, Medium Density(11–32 units per net acre in the City’s posted handout) and RH, High Density (33–100 units per net acre): condominiums and apartments.

The district is one input alongside current state housing/ADU pathways, legal-lot status, overlays and site conditions, so look it up in the city’s land use and zoning information before you price in an ADU, a lot split or a large addition. For attached homes, see the Contra Costa condo and townhome reserve analysis. For newer subdivisions, see Contra Costa County new construction homes.

Luxury homes and estates in Concord

In planning terms, Concord’s estate property is the RR-40, RR-20 and RR-15 rural residential lots and larger RS-12 lots (ch. 18.30). The Development Code has its own Hillside Protection chapter (18.300) and a Hillside Development Use Permit (18.445). Building or grading on a qualifying slope can therefore need a discretionary permit, not just a building permit. Animal keeping is governed separately by Chapter 6.10.

For a high-value Concord purchase, the checks that matter most:

• Slope and site work. Ask whether past grading, retaining walls or additions went through hillside review, and pull the permit records (permit records requests).
• Fire and insurance. Check the address on the state’s fire hazard severity zone maps and get quotes early (insuring a high-value home; FAIR Plan guide).
• Private roads and easements. Rural-residential lots sometimes share a private drive. Read the road agreement and the title report (preliminary title report).
• Guest quarters. Confirm that any second unit has a permit (guest-house guide).

A seller seeking privacy should discuss the applicable options and written disclosures before choosing a marketing route. Ask Diamond Real Estate Group which permitted private-marketing options fit your property, goals and the applicable MLS rules. Availability of any particular listing is not guaranteed. Related reading: private sales. We don’t promise that any particular home is available. See Contra Costa County luxury homes.

Getting around Concord

Concord has two BART stations on the Antioch line: Concord and North Concord/Martinez. Local buses are run by the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority as County Connection. Test the walk or drive from the home to the station you’d use at your usual hour.

Concord real estate: questions people ask

Is Clyde part of Concord?

No. Clyde is a separate unincorporated community, so county agencies, not the City of Concord, handle a Clyde parcel. Confirm the address in the county’s city and community directory.

What lot sizes are allowed in Concord’s rural residential zones?

The ordinary RR40/RR20/RR15 standards refer to 40,000/20,000/15,000-square-foot lots. Confirm current code, legal-lot status, exceptions and the actual housing/ADU pathway with Planning before treating those figures as buildability or unit-count limits (Concord Development Code §18.30.010–.030).

Who can help me buy or sell a Concord home?

Diamond Real Estate Group (broker Matthew Martinez, DRE #01869679). Ask for a Concord home valuation or read our Concord realtors guide.

Does Concord have a hillside ordinance?

Yes. The Development Code has a Hillside Protection chapter (18.300) and a Hillside Development Use Permit (18.445) (Concord Development Code). Ask the Planning Division whether a sloped lot triggers them before you plan grading, a pool or an addition.

Is there a transfer tax when buying a home in Concord?

County documentary transfer tax is generally $0.55 per $500 or fraction of taxable consideration/value over $100, subject to lien deductions and exemptions (Rev. & Tax. Code §11911). See California transfer tax for who customarily pays.

Can I keep animals on a Concord rural residential lot?

Animal keeping isn’t set by the zoning district alone. Concord regulates noncommercial animals in Chapter 6.10 and bees in Chapter 6.15 (Concord code contents). Read both, and any HOA rules, before you buy an RR lot with animals in mind.

Sources for this section

1. Concord Development Code, Chapter 18.30, Residential districts: https://cityofconcord.org/167/Land-Use-Zoning-Information
2. City of Concord, Land use and zoning information: https://cityofconcord.org/167/Land-Use-Zoning-Information
3. City of Concord, Permit records requests: https://www.cityofconcord.org/187/Permit-Records-Requests
4. CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal, Fire hazard severity zones: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones
5. BART, Concord station: https://www.bart.gov/stations/conc
6. BART, North Concord/Martinez station: https://www.bart.gov/stations/ncon
7. County Connection: https://countyconnection.com/
8. Contra Costa County, Cities and communities: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1243/View-Cities-Communities-of-Contra-Costa
9. California Revenue and Taxation Code §11911: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=RTC&sectionNum=11911
10. Concord Development Code, Title 18 contents (chs. 18.300, 18.445, 6.10): https://cityofconcord.org/167/Land-Use-Zoning-Information