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Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
What It Costs to Own a Home in the South Bay, City by City (2026)
What does it cost each month to own a home in the South Bay? We took the median house and the median condo or townhome sold in the last 12 months in six Santa Clara County cities, San Jose, Mountain View, Campbell, Milpitas, Morgan Hill and Gilroy, and ran each with 20% down at 7.24%, Freddie Mac’s
Gilroy Property Tax Rate: What You’ll Pay on a Gilroy Home (2026)
Gilroy’s typical property tax rate for 2025–26 is 1.2186%, between Morgan Hill’s 1.1297% and San Jose’s 1.2197%, the lowest and highest of the six cities in this comparison. On the median Gilroy house, which sold for $1.16M in the last 12 months, that’s about $14,100 a year. Here’s where the rate co
Where Gilroy Homes Sell Over Asking: By Price Range and Size (2026)
Do Gilroy homes still sell over asking? In the last 12 months, the typical Gilroy house closed at asking, and 44% sold for more than their list price. The year before, the typical house also closed at asking, and 45% sold over. It also depends on the price and the size: over the last 24 months, hous
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