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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.
Los Altos & Los Altos Hills Luxury Homes: Where $7.5 Million+ Houses Sold, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
Where do top-of-market single-family houses sell in Los Altos & Los Altos Hills? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 92 of the 721 single-family houses that sold in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills (13%) closed at $7.5 million or more, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. In 20
Palo Alto Luxury Homes: Where $5 Million+ Houses Sold, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
Where do top-of-market single-family houses sell in Palo Alto? In the two years to October 27, 2026, 208 of the 744 single-family houses that sold in Palo Alto (28%) closed at $5 million or more, by the MLS records we can read with repeat records removed. In 2012, 6 did all year; in 2025, 105 did. H
Best Month to Sell a House in Sunnyvale: 14 Years of Sales, Month by Month
When do Sunnyvale homes sell best? We sorted the 12,110 Sunnyvale sales that closed from January 2012 through December 2025, as reported to the MLS with repeat records removed, by the month they closed. April closings sold over asking most often: in an average year, 82.8% of them went over, against
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