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Silicon Valley real estate, explained by the Property Nerds®
Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
What Eichler Buyers Actually Pay For: Architecture, Originality, Condition, and Neighborhood Scarcity
Walk through an Eichler neighborhood during an open house weekend and you'll inevitably hear the same question: Why did that one sell for hundreds of thousands more than this one? At first glance, the answer can be difficult to see. Two homes may share the same floor plan, occupy similar-sized lots,
Four Eichler Markets, Four Ownership Equations: How Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and San Mateo Deliver Different Long-Term Value
The enduring appeal of an Eichler home is often described through architecture. Buyers talk about atriums, post-and-beam construction, floor-to-ceiling glass, and the effortless connection between indoor and outdoor living. Those features are undeniably central to the Eichler experience, but they te
A Field Guide to Silicon Valley Modernism: Eichler, Mackay, Streng, and Custom Post-and-Beam Homes
Silicon Valley is celebrated for changing how the world works, but long before it became synonymous with technology, it quietly reshaped how people lived. In the decades following World War II, a generation of visionary architects and developers rejected the conventions of suburban housing and embra
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