Local guides

The Bay Area, one market at a time.

I work the South Bay and the Peninsula: Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and the south end of Alameda County. Each market below opens into my read on it: the architecture, the points of interest, and how it actually behaves.

Where I work

My read on each market.

15 Bay Area markets I work and know in depth, from Los Gatos and Saratoga down to Fremont and up the Peninsula to Belmont.

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Los Gatos

A walkable downtown, oak-shaded residential streets, and a mix of historic Victorians and modern builds. Easy reach to Highway 17 and Lexington Reservoir.

Photo Ramkumar Menon (Wikimedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Saratoga

Foothill estates and creekside lots, known for mature landscaping and quiet evenings within easy reach of Highway 9 and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Campbell

Historic downtown, leafy residential streets, and a steady local feel adjacent to Los Gatos and the western edge of San Jose.

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San Jose

Silicon Valley's anchor city. Architecture spanning postwar ranches to modern townhomes, with active demand across nearly every neighborhood and price point.

Photo Adam Schultz · CC BY 2.0

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Cupertino

Compact, well-planned, and steady. A market shaped by tech-corridor proximity with consistent year-over-year demand across most price bands.

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Santa Clara

Mission-era roots and an evolving residential mix. A bridge between San Jose's scale and Sunnyvale's pace.

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Sunnyvale

Mid-century housing stock, a walkable downtown core, and reliable buyer demand across the full price range.

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Mountain View

Tech-anchored and transit-friendly. Architecturally varied, with single-family neighborhoods like Old Mountain View that hold their value through cycles.

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Palo Alto

Tree-lined streets, classic Eichler and craftsman architecture, and a market that almost always rewards careful preparation and patient strategy.

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Milpitas

Silicon Valley's northern gateway. Mixed stock from postwar tracts to new transit-oriented mid-rise builds, with quick BART and 880 access and consistent year-over-year demand.

Photo Oleg Alexandrov · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Fremont

East Bay depth and Bay Area roots. Mission San Jose's historic district, Lake Elizabeth and Central Park as the recreational core, and Mission Peak on the eastern horizon. Wide price range from condos to estates.

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Newark

South Alameda's quieter neighbor. Predominantly single-family stock, well-positioned for Peninsula commuters via the Dumbarton Bridge, with bay-front recreation at Coyote Hills and Don Edwards Refuge.

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Redwood City

Bay-front access, a revitalized downtown anchored by the Fox Theatre, and a wider price range than most Peninsula cities, from cottage to modern luxury.

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San Mateo

A Peninsula crossroads with bayfront access at Coyote Point. Older charm in Hillsdale and Baywood, modern density downtown, and steady appreciation across the city.

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Belmont

Hillside views, a mix of historic Italianate and mid-century homes, and a quieter pace just north of San Carlos, with quick access to both 101 and 280.

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