Most of Redfin.com’s most-viewed listings have two things in common: They’re located in tech hubs, and they’re expensive.
Seven of Redfin.com’s 10 most-viewed home listings in January were in the Bay Area, specifically the East Bay and neighborhoods near San Jose, and two were in Seattle’s eastside suburbs. That is according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.
One of the most-viewed homes was in the Los Angeles neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades, which attracted a lot of attention in January due to the devastating wildfires that swept through the area.
Nine of the 10 most-viewed listings are priced at more than $1 million, and five are priced at more than $2 million. That’s well over the median U.S. home-sale price of roughly $430,000.
Here are the 10 most-viewed listings on Redfin.com in January:
- 1171 Ironstone Ct., San Jose, CA 95132: Listed for $1,497,000
- 7307 Kolb Pl., Dublin, CA 94568: Listed for $1,297,000
- 3558 Sequoia Common, Fremont, CA 94536: Listed for $544,841
- 14638 SE 22nd St., Bellevue, WA 98007: Listed for $1,050,000
- 1051 Vista Grande Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272: Listed for $24,500,000
- 553 San Luis Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024: Listed for $3,375,000
- 1336 Petal Way, San Jose, CA 95129: Listed for $2,395,000
- 1424 172nd Pl. NE, Bellevue, WA 98008: Listed for $1,299,950
- 28 Alma Ct., Los Altos, CA 94022: Listed for $4,800,000
- 2110 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94306: Listed for $2,199,888
There are several possible reasons Silicon Valley and the Seattle area dominate the list of most popular listings. Redfin agents in the Bay Area and Seattle report that although inventory is improving, there’s still a scarcity of desirable homes that don’t require renovation. That results in more attention for the limited number of attractive listings—especially when they’re relatively affordable, which in those places might mean they’re listed for $1.5 million or so.
“Any move-in ready home located between San Francisco and San Jose that’s priced between $1 million and $3 million and has at least three bedrooms and two bathrooms is flying off the shelves, especially if it’s in a desirable school district,” said Josh Felder, a Redfin Premier agent in the Bay Area. “Even homes priced between $3 million and $5+ million are getting multiple offers if they’re updated and in a hot neighborhood. That’s because there are so few options and so many well-qualified buyers. It’s business as usual on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula.”
Additionally, major tech employers are demanding workers return to the office, which could be bringing high homebuying demand to those areas. Amazon’s full-time return-to-office mandate took effect in January, with roughly 12,000 workers expected to return to the company’s Bellevue office alone. It’s a similar story in the Bay Area; two of the most-viewed listings are in Los Altos, near one of Tesla’s main offices, and one is in Palo Alto, near Meta’s headquarters.
Finally, it’s worth noting that those West Coast areas are both among the 15 most populous U.S. metro areas—meaning listings naturally attract a lot of eyes—and they’re both among the seven highest-income metro areas in the country.
To view the full report, please visit: https://www.redfin.com/news/most-viewed-online-listings-january-2025
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