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Palo Alto Real Estate Overview

Today, November 23, 2009

Market View for Palo Alto

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Avg. Listing Price $2,058,690 Wk ending Nov 18
+$32,899
+1.6%
w-o-w
Median Sales Price $1,090,000 Aug '09 - Oct '09
-$20,000
-1.8%
y-o-y
145Homes For Sale 4Open Homes
110Recently Sold 67Foreclosures

Market Trends for Palo Alto

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Listing price – Palo Alto
Average Listing Price
$2,058,690
+1.6%
w-o-w
Median Sales Price
$1,090,000
-1.8%
y-o-y
Average price/sqft
$694
-13%
y-o-y
Number of Sales
46
-13.2%
y-o-y
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Home Prices for Palo Alto

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Most popular
neighborhoods
Avg. listing price
Week ending Nov 18
 
w-o-w

Midtown
$1,041,678
-1.0%
Crescent Park
$2,667,070
-3.0%
Old Palo Alto
$4,497,705
+12.2%
College Terrace
$849,026
-4.2%
Evergreen Park
$831,004
+10.7%
 
Movers & Shakers
Avg. listing price
Week ending Nov 18
 
w-o-w

Green Acres
$2,549,000
+55.7%
Community Center
$2,653,000
-19.6%
Old Palo Alto
$4,497,705
+12.2%
Evergreen Park
$831,004
+10.7%
Ventura
$2,410,662
+7.1%
 
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Palo Alto Summary

Average price per square foot for Palo Alto CA was $694, a decrease of 13% compared to the same period last year. The median sales price for homes in Palo Alto CA for Aug 09 to Oct 09 was $1,090,000 based on 46 home sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price decreased 1.8%, or $20,000, and the number of home sales decreased 13.2%.

There are currently 145 resale and new homes in Palo Alto on Trulia, including 4 open houses, as well as 67 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes for sale in Palo Alto CA was $2,058,690 for the week ending Nov 18, which represents an increase of 1.6%, or $32,899, compared to the prior week. Popular neighborhoods in Palo Alto include Midtown and Crescent Park, with average listing prices of $1,041,678 and $2,667,070.

 

Schools in Palo Alto

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DISTRICT
TYPE
GRADES
SCHOOLS
STUDENTS
Ravenswood City Elementary School District
Public
K - 8
14
5,490
Palo Alto Unified School District
Public
K - 12
19
12,450
SCHOOL NAME
SCHOOL TYPE
GRADES
PARENT RATING
Helios New School
Private
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Addison Elementary School
Public
K - 5
Hoover Elementary School
Public
K - 5
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Community Info for Palo Alto

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Homes for Sale in Palo Alto

3498 Janice Way, Palo Alto CA
3498 Janice…
$1,225,000
4 br  2 ba
1424 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto CA
1424 Hamil…
$3,295,000
3 br  4 ba
144 Tennyson Avenue, Palo Alto CA
144 Tennys…
$1,450,000
4 br  3 ba
311 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto CA
311 Middle…
$1,699,000
3 br  3 ba
1010 Waverley Street, Palo Alto CA
1010 Waver…
$1,950,000
4 br  4 ba
467 West Meadow Drive, Palo Alto CA
467 W Mead…
$649,000
2 br  1 ½ ba
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Average Listing Price for the most recent week available is based on daily list price data for resale and new homes on Trulia and is compared to the same period one week prior.
Median Sales Price is based on sales during the most recent 90-day period available and is updated each week to include recent transactions from public record data sources. The Median Sales Price is the price at which one-half of the homes sold for more than that amount and one-half of the homes sold for less than that amount.
Homes for Sale includes resale and new homes on Trulia.
Recently Sold is a count of all known arms-length residential sales in the last 9 months according to public records.
Open Homes refers to listings on Trulia with scheduled open house times.
Foreclosures includes properties in the pre-foreclosure, auction, and bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process.
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About this Info
Average Listing Price for the most recent week available is based on daily list price data for resale and new homes on Trulia and is compared to the same period one week prior.
Median Sales Price is based on sales during the most recent 90-day period available and is updated each week to include recent transactions from public record data sources. The Median Sales Price is the price at which one-half of the homes sold for more than that amount and one-half of the homes sold for less than that amount.
Number of Sales is a count of all known arms-length residential property sales over the prior 90-day period. All sales figures are compared to the same period one year prior.
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Movers 'n Shakers are selected based on the week-over-week percentage change in Average Listing Price.
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