What I’d tell you about Palo Alto
Get underwritten, not pre-qualified, before you start looking. It is the difference between an offer a listing agent recommends and one they use as leverage.
Sellers: the first ten days are the whole marketing campaign. Price to create competition inside that window rather than testing a number and reducing later.
Older housing stock means inspections matter. A pre-listing inspection stops buyers from pricing the unknown against you.
Around Palo Alto
Around town
- Downtown Palo Alto
University Avenue: shops, restaurants and the main route to Stanford University. - Baylands Nature Preserve
1,940 acres of tidal and freshwater marsh on the Bay, with 15 miles of trails. - Foothills Nature Preserve
1,400 acre city preserve with trails through woodlands and fields, streams and a lake. - California Avenue Farmers Market
Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., year round, on California Avenue at El Camino Real. - Palo Alto City Library
City library with several branches, including the Downtown Library on Forest Avenue. - Palo Alto Art Center
City art center on Newell Road with exhibitions and classes since 1971.
Schools
- Palo Alto Unified School District
Kindergarten through 12th grade. - Los Altos School District
Kindergarten through 8th grade, for a small part of Palo Alto. - School District Locator
Santa Clara County Office of Education: find the district for any address. - California School Dashboard
The state’s official report for every public school.
Palo Alto is served by more than one district, so the district for an address is not always the one next door, and boundaries can change. Confirm the school for a specific address with the district before you rely on it.
What’s on the market in Palo Alto
Everything currently listed in Palo Alto, straight from the MLS. Pick a type and go, or use one of the shortcuts.
What sold near you in Palo Alto
Tell me your street and I’ll send what has actually closed near you, with the details that explain why each one landed where it did. No charge, and no obligation to do anything with it.