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Redwood City Home Appreciation: What the Same Houses Resold For (2026)
What did Redwood City houses actually gain? Not a city average, but the same house, sold twice. We matched 352 Redwood City house resales from the last 24 months to the previous sale of the same house since 2012. Of those, 263 were about the same size both times, so the gain isn’t from an addition.
Redwood City Price per Square Foot by House Size: Why Bigger Homes Cost Less per Foot (2026)
Price per square foot is the number everyone quotes, and in Redwood City it depends on the size of the house. Over the last 24 months, houses under 1,500 sq ft sold for a median $1,377 a square foot, and houses of 4,000 sq ft and up for $900. Here’s the full ladder, why bigger houses usually cost le
Where San Mateo Homes Sell Over Asking: By Price Range and Size (2026)
Do San Mateo homes still sell over asking? In the last 12 months, the typical San Mateo house closed 9.1% over asking, and 75% sold for more than their list price. That’s against 4.7% over asking the year before. But it depends on the price and the size: over the last 24 months, houses at $3M–$3.5M
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