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San Ramon Real Estate

San Ramon real estate has proven to be one of the best investments in the San Francisco East Bay. This is the premier web site for buyers and sellers of residential San Ramon real estate. Here you can search the MLS, sign up for free Listing Alerts and learn about our communities and award winning schools.

San Ramon Real Estate Costs

San Ramon homes are as varied as Condominiums and Castles. Entry level homes start around $350,000 (condominiums) while there is still lots of choice in the $1-2 million price range. Real Estate here has seen continued growth from the 1970s up to the present day. Most recently, Shappell, Greystone Homes and others have begun to build hundreds of San Ramon homes for the 21st Century in Gale Ranch and Windemere.

San Ramon is a well-established family oriented community situated in East Contra Costa County towards the South end of the San Ramon Valley. Residents typically commute to San Francisco and San Jose (and beyond) as well as to many other cities in the East Bay such as Walnut Creek and Concord. The San Ramon Valley runs North-South from Martinez to San Ramon along highway 680 and the largest community here is Walnut Creek, which is situated by the junction with Highway 24, approximately mid-way down the valley. To put San Ramon real estate prices into perspective, homes here cost rather less than Danville and Blackhawk, more than those in Dublin, San Ramon's neighbor to the south and considerably more than the communities at the North end of the valley.

San Ramon Real Estate History

The older part of San Ramon is at the South side, adjacent to the border with Dublin. Here can be found some of the more affordable single family homes in the area with prices starting around the mid $500,000s. This area has improved considerably in recent years as many people have improved and remodeled homes here to a very high standard.

Moving North, the homes become a little more expensive. One large development here is Twin Creeks, built in the 1970s by Dame, a prolific local developer. Twin Creeks home are very varied from small condominiums through 1 and 2 story (and tri-level) 3 and 4 bedroom homes to substantial 2 story, 5 bedroom homes with 3 car garages, often on large lots.

The 1980s saw a boom in San Ramon real estate with numerous developments, large and small being constructed. Canyon Lakes (one of the few gated communities here), Country View, Vista San Ramon and Canyon Creek are just a few of these. Then later, Shappell homes broke ground in Gale Ranch, a well planned community of several neighborhoods where homes continue to be built to this day. Homes here start around $700,000 but one can easily pay over $1.5 million.

Real estate prices here are driven by a number of major factors. Primarily though, the popularity of the area with families is explained by the high standard of schools at all levels. This really is a desirable place to live with low crime and a high level of social awareness. Overall, a great place to raise your family.

My name is Bernard Gibbons. I am an experienced Realtor specializing in residential real estate in the San Ramon Valley. I live and work here and I am always happy to provide any help I can to buyers or sellers of San Ramon real estate. Call me at (925) 997-1585 or email me at Bernard@BernardGibbons.com and I will always respond quickly. If you have any questions or comments about buying or selling a home in San Ramon or any other aspects of life in the San Ramon Valley or Lamorinda, please complete the form below.