The Monte Sereno property previously changed hands for $2,600,000 in 2017, before the current residence was completed in 2022, and it closed September 23 among five reported sales that together accounted for $41.96 million across the San Jose metro area.
The week’s closings span Monte Sereno, Los Altos, Mountain View and the Old Palo Alto and Community Center neighborhoods of Palo Alto, with recorded dates falling between September 21 and September 24, 2026. Newly completed construction and houses built in the 1920s and 1930s both appear on the list.
No. 1 — $12,300,000 · 18240 Bancroft Ave, Monte Sereno, California
A four-bedroom, five-bath house at 18240 Bancroft Ave in Monte Sereno, built in 2022 and covering a reported 4,437 square feet, sold for $12.30 million. The sale closed on September 23, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $2,600,000 in 2017, before the current residence was completed in 2022.
The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week, placing Stilla Raissi of Coldwell Banker Realty at the listing side of the metro’s highest-priced reported sale.
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No. 2 — $8,158,000 · 975 Berry Ave, Los Altos, California
New construction on a 17,157-square-foot lot in Los Altos sold for $8.16 million, in a transaction recorded September 22, 2026. The single-level house at 975 Berry Ave was completed in 2026 and carries five bedrooms and five baths across a reported 3,770 square feet. The property previously changed hands for $812,000 in 2025, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
A foyer with high ceilings opens toward a three-sided fireplace, and the kitchen, dining room and family room are arranged as one connected group at the center of the plan. The kitchen has natural oak cabinetry, a waterfall-edge island, porcelain slab counters with a matching slab backsplash and integrated appliances, while walls of glass face the rear garden. The primary suite includes a walk-in closet and a bath with dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub and an oversized shower. Engineered wood flooring, built-in cabinetry, custom lighting and a laundry room fill out the house, which has an attached two-car garage of 430 square feet. An optional accessory dwelling unit design is available from the builder.
Yvette Stout and the Axis Elite Team of The Agency held the listing on the metro’s No. 2 reported sale of the week. The sale closed $160,000 above its final asking price of $7,998,000, and the house went under contract 17 days after the current listing date. Leland Wiesner of Esquire Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $7,800,000 · 1628 Emerson St, Palo Alto, California
In Old Palo Alto, a 1926 house at 1628 Emerson St sold for $7.80 million in a closing dated September 21, 2026. The transaction record lists five bedrooms and four baths in a house of a reported 4,151 square feet, set on a lot of 12,500 square feet.
Listing materials identify William Turnbull as the architect of an addition that brought a modern vocabulary to the older house, with expansive windows, wood and concrete flooring and built-in seating. The plan is open and flexible, with one bedroom on the ground level. The house carries no historic designation.
The property went under contract 4 days after the current listing date and closed $300,000 above its final asking price of $7,500,000, a result that put Monica & Mandy Group of Compass at the listing side of RealtyWire’s No. 3 sale in the metro for the week. Marina Mayer of eXp Realty of California, Inc represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $7,200,000 · 1166 Fordham Way, Mountain View, California
Renna Shee of Keller Williams Thrive was on the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The house went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and closed $700,000 above its final asking price of $6,500,000. Lucy Goldenshteyn of Redfin represented the buyer.
Newly built and fitted with owned solar panels, the house at 1166 Fordham Way in Mountain View sold for $7.20 million. The deal closed on September 24, 2026, and the record lists five bedrooms and six baths across a reported 3,950 square feet. The property previously changed hands for $3,050,000 in 2023, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Ceilings reach 16 feet in a loft-style plan with engineered wood floors, dual-pane windows and both traditional and roof-side accent skylights. A fireplace finished with a custom paint treatment anchors the main gathering room, and the kitchen holds panel-ready appliances including an oversized Miele cooktop, a pull-out island and porcelain counters. Each bedroom has its own full bath, and the primary suite adds a walk-in closet and a spa-style bath. An office opens to a patio, and the rear yard has a deck. An attached accessory dwelling unit of 799 square feet, with its own address and private entry, contains one bedroom, one bath and a combined sitting room and kitchen.
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No. 5 — $6,500,000 · 1125 Guinda St, Palo Alto, California
A 1930 Spanish Mediterranean residence at 1125 Guinda St, in Palo Alto’s Community Center neighborhood, traded for $6.50 million, with the closing dated September 24, 2026. The record lists four bedrooms and three baths in a house of a reported 2,900 square feet, blocks from downtown Palo Alto.
The main rooms include a living room with a vaulted beamed ceiling and a fireplace, and a formal dining room that looks onto a front courtyard. An eat-in kitchen and adjoining family room open to grounds with a pool, water features and a fireplace pavilion. An 887-square-foot pool house, also with vaulted beamed ceilings, holds an entertainment room, a kitchen and a series of French doors to the garden. The residence was marketed alongside the adjoining house next door as a single compound.
Brian Chancellor of Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno has one earlier Top 5 appearance in the metro, and this closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The sale closed at its full asking price and went under contract 11 days after the current listing date. Umang Sanchorawala of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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