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Market data, neighborhood guides, Eichler history and how-tos for buyers and sellers, from Eric & Janelle Boyenga and the team at Compass.
What $2 Million Buys on the Peninsula: Nine Cities Compared (2026)
What does $2 million buy on the Peninsula? It depends on the city more than you’d think. We took every house that sold for $1.75M to $2.25M in the last 24 months in nine San Mateo County cities. In Daly City, that budget bought a median 2,460 square feet; in Burlingame, 1,250. All nine cities had at
Price per Square Foot by House Size on the Peninsula: Nine Cities (2026)
Price per square foot is the Peninsula’s favorite shorthand, and it changes with the size of the house as much as with the city. Here are house sales in nine San Mateo County cities, sorted by living area, with the price per foot for each size and what the next 100 square feet adds on each city’s me
Peninsula Home Appreciation by City: What the Same Houses Resold For (2026)
How much have Peninsula homes really appreciated? We matched 1,485 houses that sold in the last 24 months in nine San Mateo County cities to their previous sale since 2012. 1,099 were about the same size both times. The typical one gained from 2.6% a year in Daly City to 4.8% a year in Burlingame, a
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