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Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®
Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
What Each Home Style Sells For in Silicon Valley (2026)
Does a Craftsman sell for more than a ranch house? Do Eichlers really carry a premium? We read the listing descriptions of every house that sold in 31 Silicon Valley cities in the two years to October 27, 2026, 21,632 sales in all, and sorted them by the style the listing names, using the same rules
Silicon Valley Housing Market, October 2026: The Hottest and Coolest Cities Right Now
The Property Nerds® Silicon Valley Housing Market Index™ read 64.0 on October 28, 2026: warm, so sellers have the edge, +0.9 points from the October 18, 2026 reading. It scores how competitive the market is from 0 (buyers have the upper hand) to 100 (sellers do), from four MLS measures across 31 cit
Silicon Valley Condos and Townhomes: What They Cost, Neighborhood by Neighborhood (2026)
What do condos and townhomes sell for, neighborhood by neighborhood? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 8,416 condos and townhomes sold in the 27 cities and towns of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties where we have neighborhood guides and a full city data series (MLS records we can read, repeat r
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