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Where Saratoga Homes Sell Over Asking: By Price Range and Size (2026)
Do Saratoga homes still sell over asking? In the last 12 months, the typical Saratoga house closed 0.9% over asking, and 56% sold for more than their list price. That’s against 2.6% over asking the year before. But it depends on the price and the size: over the last 24 months, houses at $4.5M–$5.5M
Moving Up in Saratoga: From a Condo or Townhome to a House, by the Numbers (2026)
Moving up from a Saratoga condo or townhome to a house is a big jump here. The median condo or townhome sold for $1.43M in the last 12 months, the least expensive quarter of houses for $3.45M or less, and the median house for $4.28M. With 20% down at 7.24%, the monthly cost goes from about $9,120 to
What Adds Value to a Saratoga House: Size, Lot, Bedrooms and Bathrooms (2026)
What actually moves the price of a Saratoga house: more space, a bigger lot, another bedroom or another bathroom? We compared 351 Saratoga house sales from the last 24 months, holding the other features we measured equal, and translated the results into dollars on the median house. Some answers are
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