Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®

Looking for homes with a home office in Daly City? Of the 636 houses that sold in Daly City in the two years to October 27, 2026, 132 (21%) were described in their listings as having a home office; across Silicon Valley it’s 15%. Here’s what they sold for, by size, price and neighborhood, and a one-

Price per square foot is Silicon Valley’s favorite number, and it changes with the size of the house as much as with the city. Here are seven cities’ house sales from the last 24 months, sorted by living area, with the price per foot for each size and what the next 100 square feet adds on each city’

What does $3 million buy in Silicon Valley? It depends on the city more than you’d think. We took every house that sold for $2.75M to $3.25M in the last 24 months in seven cities. In Los Gatos, that budget bought a median 2,210 square feet; in Palo Alto, 1,450. The short answerLos Gatos: 2,210 sq ft