The amount of all cash offers in Santa Clara County has been very high for the last couple of years, and I’ve written about it here. But what of the luxury market? At one point, I read that nationwide, 50% of all homes sold at over a million dollars were bought all cash, no loans. So I thought it might be similar here.
Just now I logged onto MLSListings.com to run the numbers for the last 90 days in Santa Clara County. I ran the numbers with the following criteria:
- houses, duet homes, townhouses and condos
- sold within the last 90 days (closed escrow)
- within Santa Clara County
- sale price at or over $2,000,000
The number of properties matching this list over the last 90 days was 351 (it was 306 on 5/24/14).
The number of properties matching this list which were identified as having all cash, no loans financing = 108 (it was 111 on 5/24/14)
The percentage of all cash sales identified as such on the MLS for this period is 30.77% (back on 5/24/14, it was 36%). (For all prices right now, it appears that the average is 16.86% or so. – it was 18% on 5/24/14.)
Disclaimer: for this to be accurate, it requires the listing agent or office admin who closes out the sale on the MLS to accurately represent the financing used. It is possible that this is off, and the more accurate data could be from the county records themselves. If I can obtain that data, I’ll update this article then.
Back to the ratio of cash sales in the luxury market: why does it matter? More than anything, it matters because interest rates are rising and this impacts the buyers’ ability to purchase property. In real estate generally, if interest rates rise, home values are negatively impacted. We’ll want to see what impact the more expensive loan products have on high end or estate housing, not just here in Silicon Valley, but across the country.
See homes currently for sale in Santa Clara County in the map below:
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$38,000,000- Lot Size
- Home Size69,124 sqft
- Beds
- Baths
$35,000,000- Lot Size43,560 sqft
- Home Size7,500 sqft
- Beds7 Beds
- Baths5.5 Baths
$21,950,000- Lot Size1.40 ac
- Home Size11,093 sqft
- Beds7 Beds
- Baths10.5 Baths
$16,880,000- Lot Size13.20 ac
- Home Size5,500 sqft
- Beds5 Beds
- Baths6.5 Baths
$14,800,000- Lot Size
- Home Size6,732 sqft
- Beds5 Beds
- Baths5.5 Baths
$13,800,000- Lot Size43,560.00 ac
- Home Size3,671 sqft
- Beds5 Beds
- Baths5.5 Baths
$12,000,000- Lot Size
- Home Size2,400 sqft
- Beds5 Beds
- Baths4 Baths
$11,600,000- Lot Size36,800.00 ac
- Home Size19,230 sqft
- Beds
- Baths
$11,480,000- Lot Size1.16 ac
- Home Size7,495 sqft
- Beds9 Beds
- Baths10 Baths
$11,000,000- Lot Size17,500.00 ac
- Home Size12,830 sqft
- Beds
- Baths
$11,000,000- Lot Size17,500.00 ac
- Home Size12,830 sqft
- Beds
- Baths
See all Real estate matching your search.
(all data current as of
10/6/2026)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
