Willow Glen is perhaps the most charming residential area of the city of San Jose with its old style architecture, tree lined streets and quaint downtown area on Lincoln Avenue and nearby. For folks working in downtown San Jose, the Willow Glen area (roughly the same as 95125 zip code, though a bit of 95124 is included also) is extremely convenient.
The real estate market in Willow Glen has been declining slightly from the peaks earlier this year, but values are up year over year, just like the most of the valley. My sense is that this is a seasonal fluctuation combined with “buyer fatigue”. Last year, the housing market did not follow the regular pattern – but this year, perhaps we are settling back into exactly that.
Click for the complete Willow Glen real estate report with all of the numbers, stats and trends from the closed sales of houses for last month. Further down in this article you’ll find the Altos Research charts as well.
Willow Glen Market Trends
| Trends At a Glance | Sep 2018 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $1,379,000 (-3.9%) | $1,435,000 | $1,250,000 (+10.3%) |
| Average Price | $1,538,500 (-1.4%) | $1,560,210 | $1,365,410 (+12.7%) |
| No. of Sales | 50 (+25.0%) | 40 | 59 (-15.3%) |
| Pending | 40 (-18.4%) | 49 | 48 (-16.7%) |
| Active | 65 (+12.1%) | 58 | 35 (+85.7%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 101.8% (-1.7%) | 103.5% | 104.7% (-2.8%) |
| Days on Market | 25 (+8.4%) | 23 | 22 (+11.0%) |
| Days of Inventory | 38 (-13.3%) | 44 | 17 (+119.1%) |
And for the month before:
| Trends At a Glance | Aug 2018 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $1,435,000 (-1.9%) | $1,462,500 | $1,391,000 (+3.2%) |
| Average Price | $1,560,210 (+3.0%) | $1,515,270 | $1,486,540 (+5.0%) |
| No. of Sales | 40 (-13.0%) | 46 | 55 (-27.3%) |
| Pending | 49 (+6.5%) | 46 | 54 (-9.3%) |
| Active | 58 (-17.1%) | 70 | 27 (+114.8%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 103.5% (0.0%) | 103.5% | 104.1% (-0.6%) |
| Days on Market | 23 (+47.3%) | 15 | 22 (+1.3%) |
| Days of Inventory | 44 (-4.7%) | 46 | 15 (+195.4%) |
And next, of Willow Glen condos:
The market has been shifting and moving more into the buyer’s favor since the peak pricing earlier this year. And it is considerably cooler than a year ago (which was off the charts hot). If it continues, we’ll be in a buyer’s market. It may, instead, resume seasonal patterns in 2019. We’ll have to wait and see.
Trends at a Glance
Prices are somewhat flat for Willow Glen condominiums and townhomes. Inventory is way up from a year ago, the days on market are far longer, and the days of inventory seem to indicate a buyer’s market – or that one is approaching. We’ll have to watch and see what happens. Some parts of the valley are starting to see an uptick toward the seller’s market again, but I am not seeing that for WG townhouses and condos just yet.
| Trends At a Glance | Sep 2018 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $878,500 (-2.1%) | $897,500 | $735,000 (+19.5%) |
| Average Price | $897,000 (+0.1%) | $896,250 | $743,500 (+20.6%) |
| No. of Sales | 4 (0.0%) | 4 | 8 (-50.0%) |
| Pending | 5 (0.0%) | 5 | 4 (+25.0%) |
| Active | 16 (+77.8%) | 9 | 2 (+700.0%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 99.7% (-1.6%) | 101.3% | 104.3% (-4.4%) |
| Days on Market | 34 (+26.2%) | 27 | 8 (+342.6%) |
| Days of Inventory | 116 (+71.9%) | 68 | 7 (+1,500.0%) |
And the month before:
| Trends At a Glance | Aug 2018 | Previous Month | Year-over-Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Price | $897,500 (-10.3%) | $1,000,000 | $692,000 (+29.7%) |
| Average Price | $896,250 (-16.6%) | $1,074,290 | $711,991 (+25.9%) |
| No. of Sales | 4 (-42.9%) | 7 | 11 (-63.6%) |
| Pending | 5 (-16.7%) | 6 | 5 (0.0%) |
| Active | 9 (0.0%) | 9 | 5 (+80.0%) |
| Sale vs. List Price | 101.3% (-6.6%) | 108.5% | 104.2% (-2.7%) |
| Days on Market | 27 (+101.3%) | 13 | 14 (+87.4%) |
| Days of Inventory | 68 (+75.0%) | 39 | 14 (+395.0%) |
What about home prices for listings in Willow Glen? Continue reading to view the live Altos Research charts.
Below please find the Altos Charts (to which I have a subscription) for the Willow Glen real estate market. NB Altos uses LIST prices, not solds (also they go by zips or cities, so don’t cover Willow Glen per se with it’s partial entry into the 95124 zip).
1 – Houses in the 95125 zip code – history, all price levels combined.
2 – Houses in the San Jose, 95125 zip code, by price quartile over last 180 days
3 – Condominiums and townhouses in Willow Glen, San Jose 95125 – all quartiles combined over the last few years for median list price:
4 – Condo and townhomes, median list price, by quartile, last 180 days only:
Like the greater Silicon Valley region, Willow Glen is comprised of many smaller micro-markets. It will be different in north Willow Glen, Palm Haven, The Willows, or in a walk-to-town area than it will be in the Dry Creek area or St. Francis Woods neighborhood – let alone differences for school districts, price point, zip code and home type! It’s a patchwork of all these smaller markets, in other words. What’s happening in one segment might be very different than in another. Disclaimers aside, overall it is a seller’s market in Willow Glen right now. It’s not as crazy as it was a few months ago – buyers, this is an opportunity to have a whole lot less competition!
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Willow Glen homes for sale
Browse residential properties – houses, duet homes, condos and townhomes in Willow Glen which are listed for sale on the MLS by type below.
1. Listings of houses for sale in Willow Glen, San Jose 95125
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$1,475,000 : 2980 Booksin Avenue AVE, SAN JOSE3 beds, 2 baths
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$1,299,000 : 996 Spencer AVE, SAN JOSE3 beds, 2 baths
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$2,298,000 : 1224 Glenwood AVE, SAN JOSE4 beds, 4 baths
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$1,095,000 : 1564 Garden Glen WAY, SAN JOSE3 beds, 2 baths
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$1,750,000 : 1540 De Anza WAY, SAN JOSE4 beds, 3 baths
See all Real estate in the 95125 zip code.
(all data current as of
10/20/2018)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
2. Listings of townhouses or townhomes for sale in Willow Glen, San Jose 95125
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$898,000 : 506 Almaden Walk LOOP, SAN JOSE2 beds, 3 baths
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$599,950 : 507 Dix WAY, SAN JOSE3 beds, 1 bath
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$750,000 : 2216 Almaden RD B, SAN JOSE2 beds, 2 baths
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$715,000 : 1054 Villa Maria CT, SAN JOSE2 beds, 3 baths
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$988,000 : 858 Minnesota AVE 101, SAN JOSE3 beds, 3 baths
See all Real estate in the 95125 zip code.
(all data current as of
10/20/2018)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
3. Listings of condominiums (condos) for sale in Willow Glen, San Jose 95125
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$898,000 : 506 Almaden Walk LOOP, SAN JOSE2 beds, 3 baths
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$599,950 : 507 Dix WAY, SAN JOSE3 beds, 1 bath
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$750,000 : 2216 Almaden RD B, SAN JOSE2 beds, 2 baths
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$715,000 : 1054 Villa Maria CT, SAN JOSE2 beds, 3 baths
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$988,000 : 858 Minnesota AVE 101, SAN JOSE3 beds, 3 baths
See all Real estate in the 95125 zip code.
(all data current as of
10/20/2018)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
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