Micro Differences. Major Impact. Walk two streets over in Silicon Valley and the homes may look nearly identical. They may have been built during the same decade, offer similar square footage, and even share comparable lot sizes. Yet one neighborhood consistently commands higher prices, receives str

Silicon Valley buyers have long understood that great schools influence home values. What many don't appreciate is how that influence actually works. A common assumption is that school quality produces a predictable pricing ladder—the higher the school ranking, the higher the home value. In reality,

Walk through an Eichler neighborhood during an open house weekend and you'll inevitably hear the same question: Why did that one sell for hundreds of thousands more than this one? At first glance, the answer can be difficult to see. Two homes may share the same floor plan, occupy similar-sized lots,