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I am hosting the open house at 4980 Stafford Pl in Newark's Lake neighborhood this Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Both days, open to the public. Walk in, no appointment needed.

Here is the short version of why it is worth the drive. It is a single story house with four bedrooms on an 8,058 square foot corner lot, on a court, and according to the listing it has been remodeled with City of Newark permits. Among the twelve Newark houses of the same era in the RPR report's recent activity, only two sit on more land. It is asking $1,550,000, with no...

The Newark housing market just posted its September 2026 numbers. The median sale fell, price per foot bounced back, and months of supply climbed to its highest point in five years. Here is where things stand for single family homes, citywide.

• Median sold price: $1,298,000, down 11.4% from August.
• But price per square foot rose 15.4% to $817, ending a three-month slide. The lower median most likely reflects smaller homes trading (an inference; the report has no home-size data), not an 11.4% drop in value. RPR's model value of the typical home slipped only 0.8%.
• Homes that sold went fast:...

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The Milpitas housing market just posted its August 2026 numbers. Buyers came back in force, supply tightened, and yet homes sold at about their asking price, not far over it. Here is where things stand for single family homes, citywide.

• Median sold price: $1,775,000, up 6.3% from July, on just 10 closed sales.
• But price per square foot fell 8.4% to $932, the lowest since early 2024 on RPR's chart. With so few sales, the higher median most likely reflects which homes closed, not a citywide jump in value.
• Buyers returned: 21 homes went into contract, nearly double July's 11, while active...