Blog Archives: October 2022

Color. It’s one of the most fun, affordable and impactful inspirations that homeowners use to make their home their own. Paint has the power to calm, to energize, to differentiate and to reflect and every year all the major paint brands tell you which shades are going to accomplish this best! Below we have outlined the 2023 Colors of the Year from 9 major color players; there will no doubt be more to come. In their summary, Better Homes and Gardens states that “the hues of 2022 centered around back-to-nature shades of green, [while] 2023 is ...

October is more than halfway behind us – and Homes of Silicon Valley hopes you have some exciting happenings ahead! As we continue to follow the market and revisit what ‘normalcy’ looks like, we wanted to share the latest Santa Clara County housing market data. While the trends continue to change, you might be surprised to learn that the median and average SFR home prices have risen month over-month. Median year-over-year gains are still holding at 6% from September 2021 to September 2022. Sales vs. List Price Ratio: 100.4% (still ...

Much can happen in 10 years – including record equity growth! A recent article from Bankrate revealed the 5 metro areas with the highest levels of home price appreciation in the last decade. No surprise here that San Jose and San Francisco ranked #1 and #2 based on data compiled from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). While this vast amount of price appreciation is great news for existing homeowners… what does it mean for buyers? Bankrate asserts that “[The] price gains in those places over the past decade illustrate that ...