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Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
Los Gatos Home Appreciation: What the Same Houses Resold For (2026)
What did Los Gatos houses actually gain? Not a city average, but the same house, sold twice. We matched 240 Los Gatos houses that sold in the last 24 months to their previous sale since 2012. Of those, 188 were about the same size both times, so the gain isn’t from an addition. The median one sold f
Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos it depends heavily on the size of the house. Over the last 24 months, houses under 1,500 sq ft sold for a median $1,379 a square foot, and houses of 4,000 sq ft and up for $986. Here’s the full ladder, why bigger houses cost less
Downsizing in Los Gatos: Trading a House for a Condo or Townhome, by the Numbers (2026)
Trading a Los Gatos house for a condo or townhome is one of the biggest money moves a longtime owner makes. In the last 12 months the median Los Gatos house sold for $2.67M at about 2,300 square feet, and the median condo or townhome sold for $1.45M at about 1,450 square feet. That’s a gap of about

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