December 2025 Silicon Valley Home Sale Trends | Look Back Series

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 Look Back Series | December 2025 Silicon Valley Home Sale Trends

This post is part of my 2025 Look Back Series. I am documenting how the year ended and how the winter market set the stage for early 2026 momentum across Silicon Valley. Homebuyers and home sellers always want to know how the year actually finished, not just how it started.

Below are the five core indicators for December 2025 across Santa Clara County cities:

Median Sale Price, Median Days on Market, Months of Inventory, Percent of List Price Received, and Avg. Dollar per Sq. Ft.

Alphabetical Order

Campbell  

Median Sale Price: $2.14M

Median Days on Market: 10

Months of Inventory: 0.1

Percent of List Price Received: 107%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,406

Cupertino  

Median Sale Price: $3.20M

Median Days on Market: 14

Months of Inventory: 0.6

Percent of List Price Received: 102%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,787

Gilroy  

Median Sale Price: $1.08M

Median Days on Market: 17

Months of Inventory: 1.5

Percent of List Price Received: 99%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $568

Los Altos  

Median Sale Price: $4.45M

Median Days on Market: 9

Months of Inventory: 0.3

Percent of List Price Received: 111%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $2,066

Los Altos Hills  

Median Sale Price: $5.40M

Median Days on Market: 14

Months of Inventory: 0.8

Percent of List Price Received: 97%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,536

Los Gatos  

Median Sale Price: $3.11M

Median Days on Market: 35

Months of Inventory: 1.5

Percent of List Price Received: 103%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,196

Milpitas  

Median Sale Price: $1.45M

Median Days on Market: 15

Months of Inventory: 1.0

Percent of List Price Received: 103%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $941

Monte Sereno  

Median Sale Price: $4.35M

Median Days on Market: 2

Months of Inventory: 0.9

Percent of List Price Received: 101%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,645

Morgan Hill  

Median Sale Price: $1.22M

Median Days on Market: 21

Months of Inventory: 1.3

Percent of List Price Received: 98%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $676

Mountain View  

Median Sale Price: $3.07M

Median Days on Market: 8

Months of Inventory: 0.1

Percent of List Price Received: 105%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,610

Palo Alto  

Median Sale Price: $4.15M

Median Days on Market: 12

Months of Inventory: 0.5

Percent of List Price Received: 104%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $2,262

San Jose  

Median Sale Price: $1.57M

Median Days on Market: 14

Months of Inventory: 0.5

Percent of List Price Received: 103%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $978

Santa Clara  

Median Sale Price: $1.88M

Median Days on Market: 11

Months of Inventory: 0.5

Percent of List Price Received: 106%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,216

Saratoga  

Median Sale Price: $4.26M

Median Days on Market: 12

Months of Inventory: 0.6

Percent of List Price Received: 102%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,659

Sunnyvale  

Median Sale Price: $2.20M

Median Days on Market: 12

Months of Inventory: 0.3

Percent of List Price Received: 107%

Avg. $/Sq. Ft.: $1,453

These five indicators show how 2025 closed and how early 2026 began. Inventory remained tight, competition stayed strong, and several cities posted double‑digit sale‑to‑list ratios even in the final month of the year.

Pricing a home is part art and part science. A correct pricing strategy requires an in‑person analysis of the building, the yard, the street, the neighborhood, and the ZIP code. Every property has unique strengths and challenges that only a trained eye can identify on site.

I am a lifelong Silicon Valley resident and have guided clients through every market cycle, including the S&L crisis, the dot‑com era, 2008, the pandemic, and every market in between. My listings consistently achieve a median of 9 days on market for single‑family homes and 8 days for condos and townhomes.

Accreditations:  

  • CRS and GRI for Seller Representation
  • ABR for Buyer Representation
  • SRES and CTP for Seniors and Probate
  • CRB for Brokerage Management

Data Source: MLSListings®

Compiled and Presented by Pat Kapowich, Broker

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Part Art. Part Science. Kapowich Excels at Negotiations.