Blog Archives: December 2021

Homes of Silicon Valley would like to sincerely thank all of the readers who have been following our blog in 2021! Year end is always a bittersweet season to count our wins, mourn our losses and balance enjoying the present with planning for the future. We sincerely hope that the last 12 months have been gentle to you and those around you, and that the comforts of home have been your solace throughout the roller coaster of another pandemic year and all that goes with it. We also hope that our exclusive, weekly Homes of Silicon Valley ...

December is halfway through, and we sincerely hope that you are preparing for some well-deserved time to reflect & relax in the weeks to come. Before we (attempt!) to turn off our analytical engines and turn on our holiday cheer, we wanted to provide a glimpse of Santa Clara County real estate here at year-end. Below you will find a snapshot of the Homes of Silicon Valley Real Estate Report compiling real data from November 2021 (the most recent completed month for which all statistics are available). As you will see, the median home price ...

Happy December! While some colder weather is upon us, we are fortunate to live in a climate where shoveling snow and worrying about freezing pipes is not the norm for the season.  That does not mean however that we can ignore winter home maintenance entirely, and this week’s list is a quick & useful one of what you can do to help secure your comfort & safety this season!   CHECK THOSE SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR BATTERIES Yes – we know you are supposed to do it when the time change happened, but if that moment has come and gone ...

A new month is here… but last month ended with some great news that we will carry with us into this dynamic season. Homes of Silicon Valley is pleased to announce that 255 Burning Tree Drive in San Jose (95119) has closed! You may remember that this Santa Teresa listing featured 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a distinctive floorplan with 2 ground-level bedrooms and an upstairs bedroom/bonus space. Listed at $1,197,000, this property closed $179,000 over-asking at $1,376,000. WOW! We are more than thrilled for our sellers and also honored that ...