Real Estate Transactions

Silicon Valley

Find Silicon Valley home sales at www.mercurynews.com/real-estate-news

All transactions are available online.

ATHERTON 94027

Gate, $3,200,000 03-12-2020 2624 SF 5 BR 4 BTH

BURLINGAME 94010

Easton Dr, $5,528,000 03-13-2020 1910 SF 3 BR 1 BTH

El Camino Real D, $1,395,000 03-13-2020 1336 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Oak Grove Ave 203, $946,000 03-13-2020 1052 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Westmoor Rd, $1,580,000 03-12-2020 1320 SF 2 BR 1 BTH

CAMPBELL 95008

1st St, $1,275,000 04-01-2020 1197 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Apricot Ave A, $775,000 03-25-2020 1065 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Mcbain Ave, $1,683,000 04-01-2020 2502 SF 6 BR 5 BTH

Peggy Ave, $1,350,000 03-25-2020 932 SF 2 BR 1 BTH

Whitwood Ln, $2,075,000 03-25-2020 3348 SF 0 BR 0 BTH

COLMA 94014

2nd Ave, $948,000 03-13-2020 1350 SF 3 BR 3 BTH

CUPERTINO 95014

Hyde Ave, $1,394,500 03-25-2020 1432 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Larry Way, $1,650,000 04-01-2020 1388 SF 3 BR 1 BTH

Macadam Ln, $2,100,000 03-30-2020 1849 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Salem Ave, $2,725,000 03-30-2020 3262 SF 0 BR 0 BTH

Tuggle Ave, $2,660,000 03-30-2020 2243 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Wunderlich Dr, $2,588,000 03-26-2020 1820 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

DALY CITY 94015

90th St, $1,850,000 03-12-2020 5662 SF 8 BR 4 BTH

Callan Blvd, $1,300,000 03-13-2020 1300 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Gellert Blvd, $1,100,000 03-13-2020 1160 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Mayfair Ave, $1,360,000 03-13-2020 1230 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

EAST PALO ALTO 94303

University Ave 320, $500,000 03-13-2020 1201 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

EMERALD HILLS 94062

Summit Dr, $1,910,000 03-13-2020 1810 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

FOSTER CITY 94404

De Soto Ln, $1,569,000 03-13-2020 1790 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

GILROY 95020

Church St, $725,000 04-01-2020 1581 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Cruden Bay Way, $880,000 03-26-2020 2333 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Greenfield Dr, $860,000 04-01-2020 2746 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Larkspur Ln, $1,324,000 03-26-2020 3396 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Poplar Dr, $755,000 04-01-2020 1652 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Stratford Pl, $765,000 03-25-2020 2948 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Thayer Ct, $755,000 03-25-2020 1474 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Valley Forge Dr, $825,000 03-25-2020 2014 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

HILLSBOROUGH 94010

Bridge Rd, $3,100,000 03-13-2020 3170 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

LOS ALTOS 94022

El Camino Real, $1,695,000 03-26-2020 1980 SF 0 BR 0 BTH

El Camino Real, $3,025,000 03-26-2020 1980 SF 0 BR 0 BTH

El Camino Real, $504,000 03-30-2020 1980 SF 0 BR 0 BTH

Marcelli Cir, $2,200,000 04-01-2020 1565 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Mercedes Ave, $2,517,500 03-30-2020 1762 SF 3 BR 1 BTH

LOS ALTOS 94024

Alford Ave, $4,100,000 04-01-2020 3057 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Colleen Dr, $3,170,000 03-27-2020 2535 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Esberg Rd, $4,850,000 03-27-2020 1008 SF 2 BR 1 BTH

Golden Way, $3,720,000 03-25-2020 2407 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Payne Dr, $2,680,000 03-25-2020 1448 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Summerhill Ave, $6,348,000 03-30-2020 2349 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

LOS ALTOS HILLS 94022

Ortega Dr, $4,000,000 03-27-2020 2213 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Summit Wood Rd, $2,715,000 03-25-2020 2424 SF 2 BR 3 BTH

LOS GATOS 95030

Harding Ave, $1,756,000 03-27-2020 1660 SF 2 BR 1 BTH

Los Robles Way, $6,000,000 03-30-2020 5467 SF 5 BR 5 BTH

Mill Rise Way, $4,325,000 03-25-2020 3928 SF 4 BR 4 BTH

Reservoir Rd, $4,350,000 04-01-2020 3959 SF 4 BR 5 BTH

Summit Way, $2,580,000 03-26-2020 3676 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

LOS GATOS 95032

Adrian Pl, $1,815,000 04-01-2020 2100 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Amber Oak Ct, $1,260,000 04-01-2020 1308 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Barbara Dr, $1,365,000 04-01-2020 1272 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Hicks Rd, $900,000 04-01-2020 1275 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

LOS GATOS 95033

Brush Rd, $2,500,000 03-26-2020 4478 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Madrone Dr, $1,850,000 03-25-2020 4123 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Summit Rd, $1,650,000 03-27-2020 2625 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

MENLO PARK 94025

Camino A Los Cerros, $2,910,000 03-12-2020 1950 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Hermosa Way, $3,850,000 03-13-2020 2620 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Linfield Dr, $2,400,000 03-12-2020 1819 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

MILLBRAE 94030

Crestview Dr, $1,750,000 03-12-2020 1960 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Robin Ln, $1,460,000 03-13-2020 1240 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

MILPITAS 95035

Abel St 421, $735,000 03-30-2020 1108 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Adams Ave, $1,050,000 04-01-2020 1771 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Barcelona Loop, $1,050,000 03-30-2020 1861 SF 3 BR 3 BTH

Braly Ave, $1,000,000 03-27-2020 1288 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

French Ct, $1,475,000 03-30-2020 1946 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Hearst Dr, $925,000 03-30-2020 1774 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Heath St, $910,000 03-27-2020 1253 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Krismer St, $347,500 03-30-2020 2199 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Lacey Dr, $1,410,000 03-30-2020 2123 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Luz Del Sol Loop, $1,039,000 03-30-2020 1810 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Rodrigues Ave, $1,280,000 03-27-2020 2001 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Temple Dr, $612,000 03-26-2020 976 SF 2 BR 1 BTH

Tempo Ln, $1,450,000 03-26-2020 2250 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Tranquility Pl, $1,085,000 04-01-2020 1764 SF 4 BR 3 BTH

Yellowstone Ave, $1,727,000 03-27-2020 2745 SF 4 BR 4 BTH

MONTE SERENO 95030

Blanchard Dr, $2,985,000 04-01-2020 1144 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

MORGAN HILL 95037

Berkshire Dr, $775,000 04-01-2020 1374 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Brega Ln, $543,000 03-25-2020 1104 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Carriage Lamp Way, $880,000 04-01-2020 1445 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Cimarron Dr, $905,000 03-27-2020 1582 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Clayton Ave, $2,000,000 04-01-2020 5099 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Dill Ln, $760,000 04-01-2020 1809 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Garlic Ave, $1,061,500 03-30-2020 2012 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Jasmine Way, $751,000 03-26-2020 1160 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

La Via Azul Ct, $1,190,000 03-30-2020 2917 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Mason Ln, $660,000 04-01-2020 1175 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Mira Bella Cir, $1,270,000 03-26-2020 2807 SF 5 BR 3 BTH

Pine Way, $760,000 03-26-2020 1220 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Serra Avenida, $456,000 04-01-2020 1648 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Sorrel Way, $535,000 03-30-2020 1104 SF 2 BR 2 BTH

Sword Dancer Ct, $853,000 03-30-2020 2145 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Zinfandel Cir, $1,160,000 03-25-2020 2486 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

MOUNTAIN VIEW 94040

Levin Ave, $2,750,000 03-27-2020 2145 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Mansfield Dr, $2,800,000 03-26-2020 2059 SF 3 BR 2 BTH

Preston Dr, $2,975,000 03-30-2020 2398 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

MOUNTAIN VIEW 94043

Beverly St, $2,160,000 03-30-2020 1839 SF 4 BR 2 BTH

Most homeowners can expect their real estate agents to make suggestions about improving their home before selling. Now, agents are increasingly likely to also propose a way to postpone paying for improvements until after the home sells.

That’s due to the rising trend of so-called presale renovation programs beginning to pop up at such realty firms as Compass, Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams and Redfin. Terms vary, but the basic model is that brokerages advance money, based upon the current equity — or value of the home that’s not mortgaged. An owner with a home estimated at $300,000 with a $100,000 mortgage balance has $200,000 equity.

Presumably, after improvements, the home will sell faster and for more money.

Brendon Desimone, the author of “Next Generation Real Estate” and an agent with Houlihan Lawrence, New York City, emphasizes that whether a home seller pays from his own funds or pays later with cash netted from the sale, the decision must be based on a careful comparison of the condition of competing for-sale properties.

“You don’t want to spend on what’s not right for your market,” he says.

Desimone advises homeowners to visit nearby open houses or look through virtual tours to learn whether certain features, like hardwood flooring or newer bathrooms, are standard.

Curbio, an independent presale renovation company that works with brokerages in 22 cities, analyzes a vast amount of home-price data to predict the price boost from improvements, says Curbio spokesman Rikki Rogers.

“If the (improvement) costs $75,000 and the (after-improvement) sale is $275,000, that is not a good business case for us,” she says.

Indeed, home sellers should be well-informed about the interest charges on the improvement loan, the probability of fetching a higher price and whether an amount more than the presale equity could be owed.

Moreover, when the improvement is a costly, large-scale one, the risk of getting your money back is higher, says Jim Molinelli, author of “Remodel! Without Going Bonkers or Broke.”