The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2023 in Santa Clara County rose by $120,000, while total sales increased by 1.1%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From October through December of 2023, 2,649 homes were sold in the county, with sale prices around $1,420,000. This is a 9.2% increase over the $1,300,000 median sale price during the same period in 2022, when there were 2,619 homes sold.
Based on the latest available data from 2021, the median sales tax on homes in Santa Clara County was $8,207, which equates to 0.6% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2023.
The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market’s value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Santa Clara County from October 2022 to December 2023.
