Robert Swatt of Swatt | Miers Architects designed the 2016 house at 10718 Mora Dr, which sits behind private gates on about 1.26 acres in the Loyola area of Los Altos with views over Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay. Its September 16 closing at $17.50 million led five home sales reported across the San Jose metro area for the week, a group that combined for $58.90 million.
Los Altos and Los Altos Hills each produced a pair of closings, and Saratoga supplied the fifth. All five properties carry quarters beyond the main house: detached guest houses at the two leaders, a detached bonus structure with a full bath, an attached accessory dwelling unit in a house finished this year, and a one-bedroom cottage on a former equestrian property.
No. 1 — $17,500,000 · 10718 Mora Dr, Los Altos, California
Seven bedrooms and 11 baths are spread across a reported 8,877 square feet at the Mora Drive property, with a detached guest house of roughly 800 square feet standing apart from the main residence. The transaction closed September 16, 2026 at $17,500,000, the highest reported price in the metro that week.
The living room rises to 24-foot ceilings, Fleetwood pocketing glass walls open the rooms to the terraces, and European oak floors and Level V wall finishes run throughout. The kitchen is fitted with Poggenpohl cabinetry, Gaggenau appliances and both induction and gas cooking. Two primary suites, an executive office, a fitness and flex room, an elevator, a temperature- and humidity-controlled wine cellar, a wet bar and a Russ Berger theater fill out the interior.
A zero-edge infinity pool and spa anchor grounds laid out with Ipe terraces, linear gas fireplaces, an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit and a putting green. A Cabernet vineyard, fruit trees, mature landscaping and oaks occupy the balance of the 1.26-acre parcel. The house runs Savant automation and Sonance audio, draws on 57 solar panels, and includes a four-car garage with a workshop. Stanford and the major Silicon Valley technology campuses are minutes away. The property previously changed hands for $12,750,000 in 2024.
The $17,500,000 sale ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and it marks Kiersten Ligeti’s second appearance in a Top 5 roundup for the metro. Kiersten Ligeti and Patricia Karoubi of The Agency were the listing agents. Heather La France of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $17,250,000 · 22525 Rolling Hills Rd, Saratoga, California
A gated Saratoga estate at 22525 Rolling Hills Rd sold on September 15, 2026 for $17,250,000, the metro’s second-highest reported price for the week. Listing materials credit Louie Leu Architect with the design and Conrado Home Builders with the construction of the 2013 house, which holds eight bedrooms and 10 baths across a reported 10,024 square feet.
The three-level residence is arranged around bay views that reach nearly every room, with an elevator serving every floor. Gallery-like interiors connect the chef’s kitchen, the family room and the primary suite, each oriented toward the view. Limestone terraces, sculptural landscaping and wide lawns frame the house, which has been featured in design publications.
Amenities include an infinity-edge pool overlooking the bay, a movie theater, a temperature-controlled wine cellar, two private offices and a detached guest house with panoramic views. The property previously changed hands for $1,700,000 in 1999, before the current residence was completed in 2013.
The $17,250,000 closing put David Welton at the listing side of the second-highest reported San Jose-area sale of the week, and marks his second appearance in a RealtyWire Top 5 roundup for the metro. David Welton of Compass was the listing agent. Piyawan Rungsuk of Redfin represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $9,300,000 · 26541 Purissima Rd, Los Altos Hills, California
A 2001 house on a private Los Altos Hills parcel east of Interstate 280 ranked third for the week at $9,300,000. It holds four bedrooms and six baths across a reported 4,990 square feet, and the closing was dated September 18, 2026.
The entry opens through 13-foot front doors handcrafted from Japanese copper alloy. A primary suite sits on the main level beside a formal living room, with bonus rooms in a finished basement below. A finished three-car garage, a newer roof and full perimeter fencing round out the improvements.
The grounds hold a pool and spa, a koi pond with a waterfall and an orchard of more than 70 fruit trees, among them persimmons, kumquats, figs, pomegranates and goji berries, watered by a private well. A detached bonus structure with a full bath serves as a guest retreat, home office or studio, and the mostly level parcel leaves room for a future accessory dwelling unit, with seller plans available. Downtown Los Altos is minutes away, and the address is eligible for Palo Alto schools with a Los Altos elementary option buyers are asked to verify. The property previously changed hands for $5,200,000 in 2009.
The Halliday and Laquer listing went under contract 15 days after the current listing date and closed $50,000 above its final asking price of $9,250,000, ranking No. 3 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Owen Halliday and Julia Laquer of Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno were the listing agents. April Zhao of BQ Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $8,100,000 · 1219 Portland Ave, Los Altos, California
A custom house completed this year in the Heritage Oaks neighborhood of Los Altos closed on September 14, 2026 for $8,100,000. The two-story residence offers five bedrooms and four and a half baths across a reported 4,174 square feet at 1219 Portland Ave.
Ceilings reach 20 feet on the main level and more than eight and a half feet upstairs, where three ensuite bedrooms, a retreat and a large balcony sit. The main floor adds a fifth bedroom that can serve as an office and open rooms that run out to covered porches and a landscaped backyard with mature fruit trees. A full-featured attached accessory dwelling unit is laid out for guests, multi-generational living or a private office.
The kitchen carries custom cabinetry, porcelain countertops and Miele appliances, among them a 48-inch refrigerator and three ovens: conventional, steam and speed. Systems include 400-amp power, owned solar with a Tesla Powerwall, a Tesla charger, 10-zone mini-split heating and cooling, and a video camera security system. The house stands steps from Heritage Oaks Park and minutes from Castro Street and the region’s technology campuses. The property previously changed hands for $3,760,000 in 2024, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
The house went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed $612,000 above its final asking price of $7,488,000, a transaction that ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Sue Cheng of Intero Real Estate Services was the listing agent. Di Wu of Legend Realty & Finance Group represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $6,750,000 · 13415 Country Way, Los Altos Hills, California
About an acre along a quiet, semi-private lane in Los Altos Hills carried the week’s fifth-ranked sale, at $6,750,000. The 1980 house at 13415 Country Way holds four bedrooms and three and a half baths, with a reported 3,701 square feet, and the sale closed September 16, 2026.
A foyer opens to a step-down living room with a fireplace and a separate step-down family room with a fireplace of its own, alongside a formal dining room and an updated kitchen with a Dacor refrigerator, double wall ovens, a gas cooktop and a breakfast area. The primary suite has heated bathroom floors, a large soaking tub and a walk-in closet. Other updates run to dual-pane windows, reworked baths, flooring and lighting, fresh paint inside and out, new irrigation and automatic landscape lighting.
A detached one-bedroom, one-bath cottage with a full kitchen, living room and private patio shares the grounds with a detached three-car garage, mature gardens, patios and former equestrian facilities that include a stable, paddock and corral. Downtown Los Altos, Foothill Park, the Stanford Dish and the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club are close by, and the address is served by the Palo Alto Unified School District. The property previously changed hands for $3,780,000 in 2017.
The house went under contract 17 days after the current listing date and closed at No. 5 in RealtyWire’s San Jose Metro Area Top 5 for the week; The Agency also held the listing side of the week’s highest-priced reported sale. Tom Correia of The Agency was the listing agent. Jessie Dai 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 20, 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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