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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.
Where San Jose Homes Sell Over Asking, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
In the 24 months to October 27, 2026, 10,365 San Jose homes sold in the MLS records we can read (houses, condos and townhomes, repeat records removed). The typical one sold for 0.7% over its list price, and 57% sold over asking. For houses alone, the typical sale was 2.0% over and 63% sold over aski
San Jose Neighborhoods Ranked by Price per Square Foot (2026)
San Jose has 114 neighborhood guides on our site. To see how they compare on price, we took the 2,483 San Jose houses, condos and townhomes that sold in the 180 days to October 27, 2026, placed the 2,482 with a map position and a living area on the map, and found the median price per square foot ins
San Jose Neighborhoods by Their Lots: Lot Sizes, Flood Zones and Fire Zones
San Jose’s public GIS data gives an outline for every tax parcel, and its zoning map shows which blocks are zoned for single-family houses. We took the 122,664 tax parcels of 1,500 square feet or more whose center sits in a single-family (R-1) district, measured each lot from its outline, placed it
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