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Weekly real estate sales and volume trends in Santa Clara County hold important ramifications for everyone involved in technology or the Silicon Valley economy...
(San Jose, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto housing information)

Recent history of real estate sales prices and volume for Santa Clara County (per DataQuick, as published in SJMN): (San Jose, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Milpitas real estate info.)

January 21, 2006:
Median Price        Jan.05'06 from'05 $/SqFt Volume from'05
All homes           $655,000   14.4%   $455   2,087 -12.4%
Total resale houses $700,000   16.5%   $482   1,287  -16.1%
Total condominiums  $485,000   21.3%   $417     474   -9.2%
Total new homes     $661,750    2.4%            326   -0.3%

January 14, 2006:
Median Price        Dec.27'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   14.8%   $456   2,278 -11.8%
Total resale houses $703,500   14.8%   $479   1,407  -13.6%
Total condominiums  $475,000   15.9%   $417     498  -12.9%
Total new homes     $653,570    3.6%            373   -2.9%

January 07, 2006:
Median Price        Dec.19'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $659,500   14.2%   $457   2,371 -16.2%
Total resale houses $700,000   12.9%   $480   1,478  -17.1%
Total condominiums  $475,000   15.9%   $417     510  -22.1%
Total new homes     $683,000    6.6%            383   -2.5%

December 31, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.15'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   14.8%   $455   2,393 -14.3%
Total resale houses $705,000   14.6%   $480   1,478  -16.4%
Total condominiums  $475,000   15.9%   $417     520  -19.3%
Total new homes     $685,000    8.0%            408   +3.9%

December 24, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.01'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   16.2%   $457   2,384-13.9%*
Total resale houses $715,000   18.2%   $482   1,469  -16.3%
Total condominiums  $468,000   15.6%   $418     507  -21.0%
Total new homes     $627,500   -1.3%           408   +9.7%

*Same "through" date but different numbers?  Something is fishy...

December 17, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.01'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   16.8%   $459   2,377-13.9%*
Total resale houses $720,000   20.0%   $484   1,478  -14.9%
Total condominiums  $465,000   14.7%   $416     523  -19.4%
Total new homes     $665,000    5.1%            376   +0.3%

*Y-o-y volume now -16.7% during November.

December 10, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.21'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   18.9%   $459   2,348 -10.8%
Total resale houses $722,000   21.3%   $485   1,495  -11.6%
Total condominiums  $470,000   18.4%   $415     545  -13.6%
Total new homes     $665,000    5.1%            308   -1.0%

Y-o-y volume lost -13.6 points in only three weeks.  Sign of the top?

December 3, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.11'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $665,000   18.8%   $462   2,339  -8.4%
Total resale houses $725,000   20.8%   $491   1,488   -9.7%
Total condominiums  $470,000   17.5%   $415     539  -13.3%
Total new homes     $675,000    5.0%            312   +9.9%

November 26, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.09'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   17.9%   $460   2,503  -2.8%
Total resale houses $713,000   18.8%   $490   1,594   -5.8%
Total condominiums  $470,000   17.5%   $420     603   -4.7%
Total new homes     $660,000    1.4%            306  +21.9%

November 19, 2005:
Median Price        Nov.01'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   17.9%   $461   2,612  +2.8%
Total resale houses $715,000   19.2%   $487   1,640   -2.8%
Total condominiums  $483,000   22.3%   $422     613   -1.3%
Total new homes     $566,000  -12.0%            359  +54.1%

November 12, 2005:
Median Price        Oct.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $660,000   16.6%   $460   2,631   -0.3%
Total resale houses $714,000   18.5%   $484   1,679   -4.1%
Total condominiums  $485,000   24.4%   $423     639   -2.0%
Total new homes     $559,000  -14.2%            313  +32.1%

November 5, 2005:
Median Price        Oct.20'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $655,000   17.0%   $457   2,483   -3.5%
Total resale houses $700,000   16.9%   $481   1,552   -7.0%
Total condominiums  $486,250   26.3%   $425     591   -8.2%
Total new homes     $522,500  -18.8%            340  +30.3%

October 29, 2005:
Median Price        Cot 13'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $655,000   18.0%   $455   2,565   -2.8%
Total resale houses $700,000   16.9%   $481   1,649   -6.1%
Total condominiums  $485,000   24.4%   $423     589  -12.5%
Total new homes     $608,000   -7.4%            327  +57.2%

October 22, 2005:
Median Price        Oct 06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $667,500   19.1%   $454   2,461   -8.6%
Total resale houses $700,000   17.0%   $477   1,621   -8.1%
Total condominiums  $480,000   24.7%   $421     552  -23.0%
Total new homes     * * *  N O T   P U B L I S H E D * * *

October 16, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 29'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $663,000   20.5%   $453   2,452   -9.8%
Total resale houses $705,000   19.5%   $477   1,614   -9.5%
Total condominiums  $485,000   24.4%   $421     585  -18.9%
Total new homes     $679,000    7.8%            253  +18.2%

October 9, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 23'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $669,500   21.7%   $455   2,446  -11.3%
Total resale houses $710,000   19.8%   $480   1,629  -10.5%
Total condominiums  $495,000   26.9%   $421     591  -17.9%
Total new homes     $707,750   13.7%            226   +3.2%

October 2, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 15'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $670,000   21.8%   $454   2,597   -7.4%
Total resale houses $719,000   20.8%   $477   1,706   -6.9%
Total condominiums  $494,500   25.2%   $415     679   -2.4%
Total new homes     $719,750   26.8%            212  -23.2%

September 25, 2005:
Median Price        Sep 09'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $670,000   21.8%   $456   2,642   -8.9%
Total resale houses $715,000   20.4%   $481   1,728   -8.2%
Total condominiums  $495,000   26.9%   $417     704   -1.5%
Total new homes     $719,500   25.6%            210  -30.5%

September 17, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 31'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $665,000   21.6%   $457   2,738   -9.8%
Total resale houses $716,500   21.4%   $482   1,811   -7.9%
Total condominiums  $490,000   26.9%   $417     736   -0.1%
Total new homes     $717,500   25.8%            191  -42.3%

September 10, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 24'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $658,250   20.8%   $456   2,522   -8.3%
Total resale houses $705,000   19.7%   $480   1,683   -6.1%
Total condominiums  $485,000   26.0%   $417     696   +2.5%
Total new homes     $703,500   22.0%            143  -48.7%

September 3, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 16'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $650,000   20.4%   $454   2,535   -6.0%
Total resale houses $700,000   19.7%   $475   1,711   -3.3%
Total condominiums  $470,000   24.2%   $422     668   -1.6%
Total new homes     $700,000   20.8%            156  -37.6%

August 27, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 09'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $650,000   20.4%   $444   2,595   -5.9%
Total resale houses $700,000   19.5%   $467   1,751   -5.2%
Total condominiums  $465,000   21.6%   $416     677   -1.2%
Total new homes     $699,750   19.5%            167  -25.8%

August 20, 2005:
Median Price        Aug 02'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $653,000   20.9%   $444   2,659   -8.4%
Total resale houses $700,000   18.6%   $465   1,810   -7.0%
Total condominiums  $465,750   20.0%   $415     673   -8.6%
Total new homes     $714,750   26.2%            176  -20.0%

August 13, 2005:
Median Price        Jul 27'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $655,000   21.3%   $446   2,780   -6.9%
Total resale houses $703,500   19.2%   $465   1,900   -5.5%
Total condominiums  $465,000   19.2%   $414     688   -8.3%
Total new homes     $705,000   30.9%            192  -15.0%

August 6, 2005:
Median Price        Jul 20'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $655,000   20.1%   $446   2,836   -8.5%
Total resale houses $705,000   17.7%   $465   1,923   -7.9%
Total condominiums  $470,000   19.0%   $415     709   -6.7%
Total new homes     $697,750   26.3%            204  -18.4%

July 30, 2005:
Median Price        Jul 12'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $655,000   19.1%   $446   2,935   -5.8%
Total resale houses $700,000   16.7%   $463   2,014   -5.6%
Total condominiums  $470,000   20.2%   $414     705   -6.3%
Total new homes     $689,500   17.4%            225   -6.9%

July 23, 2005:
Median Price        Jul 07'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $653,000   18.7%   $446   2,960   -7.6%
Total resale houses $701,000   16.8%   $463   2,012   -8.0%
Total condominiums  $465,750   19.5%   $414     723   -7.2%
Total new homes     $702,000   17.0%            225   -4.3%

July 16, 2005:
Median Price        Jun 30'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $652,000   18.5%   $445   2,913  -11.5%
Total resale houses $701,000   16.8%   $463   1,970  -13.4%
Total condominiums  $465,000   20.0%   $413     723   -6.2%
Total new homes     $704,500   10.3%            220   -9.8%

July 09, 2005:
Median Price        Jun 23'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $650,000   18.2%   $441   2,854  -10.8%
Total resale houses $705,000   19.5%   $465   1,935  -14.0%
Total condominiums  $465,000   22.4%   $407     710   -6.2%
Total new homes     $699,500   +6.2%            209   +7.7%

July 02, 2005:
Median Price        Jun 17'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $650,000   18.6%   $442   2,929   -8.6%
Total resale houses $700,250   18.7%   $463   1,999  -11.6%
Total condominiums  $463,000   19.2%   $407     731   -3.1%
Total new homes     $704,500   +7.3%            199   +6.4%

June 25, 2005:
Median Price        Jun 07'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $645,000   18.1%   $444   2,692  -13.6%
Total resale houses $690,000   18.8%   $468   1,800  -17.8%
Total condominiums  $465,000   20.8%   $405     711   -4.2%
Total new homes     $690,500   -0.1%            181   -0.5%

June 18, 2005:
Median Price        Jun 02'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $647,000   17.9%   $444   2,677  -14.0%
Total resale houses $695,000   17.8%   $469   1,792  -17.6%
Total condominiums  $465,000   20.8%   $407     706   -7.8%
Total new homes     $683,000    6.7%            179   +4.1%

June 11, 2005:
Median Price        May 25'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $640,000   17.0%   $445   2,752  -11.7%
Total resale houses $689,000   16.8%   $466   1,872  -13.9%
Total condominiums  $458,750   20.7%   $404     693   -8.3%
Total new homes     $646,500    1.8%            127    0.5%

June 4, 2005:
Median Price        May 20'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $637,000   18.0%   $444   2,659  -14.8%
Total resale houses $687,500   17.5%   $467   1,817  -16.0%
Total condominiums  $456,750   21.6%   $402     715   -6.8%
Total new homes     $630,000   -0.6%            127  -33.5%

May 28, 2005:
Median Price        May 12'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $640,000   20.8%   $442   2,684  -11.7%
Total resale houses $700,000   20.7%   $464   1,804  -12.5%
Total condominiums  $455,000   21.3%   $403     693  -11.7%
Total new homes     $611,500   -4.5%            187   -3.1%

May 21, 2005:
Median Price        May 05'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $635,000   21.0%   $440   2,649  -10.0%
Total resale houses $696,000   21.0%   $459   1,781  -10.5%
Total condominiums  $450,000   20.0%   $402     674  -10.8%
Total new homes     $610,500   -4.6%            193   -1.5%

May 14, 2005:
Median Price        Apr.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $630,000   21.2%   $436   2,339   -8.9%
Total resale houses $680,000   20.1%   $457   1,579   -8.5%
Total condominiums  $455,000   21.3%   $401     607  -10.7%
Total new homes     $630,000    2.6%            153   -6.1%

May 07, 2005:
Median Price        Apr.20'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $630,000   20.0%   $435   2,515   -7.9%
Total resale houses $680,000   17.9%   $454   1,727   -5.4%
Total condominiums  $440,000   19.6%   $400     620  -11.7%
Total new homes     $671,750    5.1%            168  -17.2%

April 30, 2005:
Median Price        Apr.12'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $622,500   18.6%   $432   2,455   -8.8%
Total resale houses $665,000   15.7%   $454   1,685   -8.5%
Total condominiums  $440,000   21.4%   $394     605   -9.8%
Total new homes     $691,500    4.6%            165   -8.8%

April 23, 2005:
Median Price        Apr.06'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $620,000   18.1%   $433   2,470   -9.0%
Total resale houses $665,000   16.7%   $455   1,692   -8.4%
Total condominiums  $440,000   23.9%   $392     611  -10.5%
Total new homes     $692,500    3.1%            167   -8.7%

April 16, 2005:
Median Price        Mar.30'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $615,000   17.1%   $425   2,270  -14.1%
Total resale houses $665,000   16.7%   $450   1,505  -16.3%
Total condominiums  $430,000   21.1%   $388     584  -11.0%
Total new homes     $693,000    2.7%            181   -3.2%

April 9, 2005:
Median Price        Mar.23'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $610,000   18.9%   $425   2,369   -6.4%
Total resale houses $660,000   20.0%   $450   1,578   -9.9%
Total condominiums  $440,000   21.0%   $382     588   -6.1%
Total new homes     $691,500    3.0%            203   31.8%
       (Only a 5-day week since last update...)

April 02, 2005:
Median Price        Mar.18'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $610,000   19.6%   $423   2,428   -5.1%
Total resale houses $660,000   20.0%   $452   1,596   -9.6%
Total condominiums  $440,000   20.5%   $378     619   -1.4%
Total new homes     $685,000    2.0%            213   28.3%

March 26, 2005:
Median Price        Mar.10'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $600,000   20.5%   $414   2,213   -0.5%
Total resale houses $650,000   21.5%   $442   1,448   -4.0%
Total condominiums  $430,000   21.1%   $376     564    0.5%
Total new homes     $663,500   -0.9%            201   30.5%

March 19, 2005:
Median Price        Mar.02'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $597,000   21.8%   $406   2,048    2.9%
Total resale houses $635,000   21.0%   $432   1,355    0.2%
Total condominiums  $410,000   17.1%   $372     490   -2.2%
Total new homes     $635,000   -3.3%            203   48.2%

March 12, 2005:
Median Price        Feb.24'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $590,000   21.6%   $400   1,880    4.7%
Total resale houses $628,000   19.6%   $422   1,225    0.7%
Total condominiums  $405,000   20.9%   $365     453    2.3%
Total new homes     $617,000    4.6%            202   48.5%

March 5, 2005:
Median Price        Feb.18'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $582,000   21.0%   $397   1,722    6.2%
Total resale houses $620,000   20.4%   $415   1,139    3.8%
Total condominiums  $385,000   15.8%   $360     389    0.5%
Total new homes     $602,000    3.3%            194   41.6%

February 26, 2005:
Median Price        Feb.11'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $580,000   22.1%   $397   1,811    3.1%
Total resale houses $616,000   20.8%   $416   1,201    3.3%
Total condominiums  $395,000   18.6%   $360     398  -11.0%
Total new homes     $601,000    3.7%            212   44.2%

February 19, 2005:
Median Price        Feb.04'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $580,000   20.8%   $393   1,841    3.8%
Total resale houses $617,000   21.5%   $414   1,219    1.0%
Total condominiums  $400,000   17.9%   $358     425   -0.7%
Total new homes     N O T  P U B L I S H E D   (196?)  

February 12, 2005:
Median Price        Jan.28'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $570,000   18.8%   $392   1,978   12.4%
Total resale houses $610,000   19.6%   $415   1,318    9.8%
Total condominiums  $403,750   19.3%   $357     464   10.5%
Total new homes     $600,500   -6.8%            196   40.0%

February 05, 2005:
Median Price        Jan.21'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $570,000   18.4%   $393   2,124    2.2%
Total resale houses $605,000   17.5%   $415   1,398    0.5%
Total condominiums  $401,750   18.2%   $357     485   -2.0%
Total new homes     $626,500   -3.1%            241   24.9%

January 29, 2005:
Median Price        Jan.14'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $569,000   16.8%   $389   2,281   11.5%
Total resale houses $600,000   15.4%   $410   1,489    6.1%
Total condominiums  $400,000   17.0%   $352     520   15.6%
Total new homes     $634,500   -3.1%            272   42.4%

January 22, 2005:
Median Price        Jan.07'05 from'04 $/SqFt Volume from'04
All homes           $570,000   17.3%   $387   2,427    7.2%
Total resale houses $603,500   16.1%   $407   1,576    3.8%
Total condominiums  $396,750   16.3%   $353     540    5.9%
Total new homes     $650,500    0.9%            311   31.2%

January 15, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.30'04 from'03 $/SqFt Volume from'03
All homes           $575,000   17.8%   $388   2,630    8.8%
Total resale houses $610,000   17.3%   $407   1,681    3.6%
Total condominiums  $405,000   17.4%   $353     594   10.2%
Total new homes     $646,500   -0.2%            355   38.7%

January 8, 2005:
Median Price        Dec.22'04 from'03 $/SqFt Volume from'03
All homes           $575,000   17.3%   $387   2,730    6.7%
Total resale houses $615,000   17.1%   $409   1,735    0.2%
Total condominiums  $410,000   15.2%   $352     636    8.7%
Total new homes     $645,000    0.0%            359   49.0%

On January 1, the table summary was:
Median Price        Dec.15'04 from'03 $/SqFt Volume from'03
All homes           $575,000   17.6%   $388   2,743   10.3%
Total resale houses $615,000   18.3%   $408   1,768    4.2%
Total condominiums  $410,000   15.8%   $354     644   11.8%
Total new homes     $652,000    3.1%            331   54.7%

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