What is actually happening in Saratoga
Local coverage of what is actually moving the Saratoga market: recorded sales, policy, and the numbers behind the headlines, written by the agent who works here.
Three single-family homes listed in Saratoga on September 24; one Paseo Tierra closes above ask
A 1,946-square-foot home on Paseo Tierra recorded a sale at $2,950,000—$62,000 above its list price—while three single-family homes ranging from $3,998,000 to $4,880,000 appeared on the MLS feed on September 24.
Smelled smoke in Saratoga on Wednesday? A planned burn on Angel Island, nearly 50 miles away
No wildfire: crews treated 85 more acres of a 260-acre prescribed burn on Angel Island, and the smoke drifted across the Bay. No more burning is planned this week.
One Townhouse Came on in Saratoga on September 21. Nothing Closed, Nothing Went Pending.
20059 Marigny Place, a townhouse listed at $2,499,999, was the only property to appear on the MLS feed on September 21. No sales recorded, no contracts signed.
One home hit the Saratoga MLS on September 20 — a $4.725M listing on Mallory Court
September 20 was quiet in Saratoga: one single-family home appeared on the MLS, nothing closed and nothing went pending. The new listing at $4.725M lands right at the city's six-month median for all property types.
Back on the market 18 months after it last sold — at the exact same price
A Saratoga home recorded as sold in March 2025 for $4,700,000 is back on the market at $4,700,000. The owner is asking buyers to cover 17.7 months of carrying costs at no premium.
The renovation everyone does returns the least. Here is what actually moves the number.
Four ways to add value to a Saratoga home, ranked by what they actually return — and why the full kitchen gut is near the bottom.
The cheap house is the one nobody wants. That is the whole story of this market.
San Francisco single-family homes are up 22.2% year over year to $2.2 million on AI money. In Saratoga, 75% of active listings have been sitting more than two weeks — and the slow ones are the cheap ones.
A marketplace that sells rental homes without dragging the tenant through it
No showings, no sign, no open houses. The Investor Exchange lists tenant-occupied property directly to investors — and the tenancy transfers untouched.
Two hillside estates, five million dollars apart. Only one has a view.
A 2014 estate on 1.72 acres above Los Gatos with the whole valley in front of it asks $6,995,000. A new build in Saratoga on a smaller lot, looking at its own pool, asks $11,980,000.
