Many nation-wide websites would have you believe that you can understand the Silicon Valley real estate market by simply plotting trends by city, zip code, or by tracking sales activity within 1 mile of any given property.  While this qualifies as a popular and an easy answer, it’s not a very good one and usually…

Silicon Valley offers a proliferation of high end cities, towns and neighborhoods with remarkable luxury properties and estate homes. These are not just homes with large price tags, but rather real estate with superior qualities and amenities not seen in regular homes. While in much of the U.S. a million dollars will buy a home…