Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®

Micro Differences. Major Impact. Walk two streets over in Silicon Valley and the homes may look nearly identical. They may have been built during the same decade, offer similar square footage, and even share comparable lot sizes. Yet one neighborhood consistently commands higher prices, receives str

Silicon Valley buyers have long understood that school assignments influence home values. What many don't appreciate is how that influence actually works. A common assumption is that school assignment produces a predictable pricing ladder. In reality, the relationship is rarely linear. A home assign

Walk through an Eichler neighborhood during an open house weekend and you'll inevitably hear the same question: Why did that one sell for hundreds of thousands more than this one? At first glance, the answer can be difficult to see. Two homes may share the same floor plan, occupy similar-sized lots,