Sold by Maggie Ma · Palo Alto listing agent 2280 Saint Francis Drive, Palo Alto

Sold September 2026 for $6,300,000 8 days on market Represented the seller

+26.3% over asking — +$1,311,120 above the price it first asked

2280 Saint Francis Drive at dusk — the front elevation, entry court and new planting

The record

What this house was, and what it did.

Represented
Seller
Neighborhood
Green Gables
Listed
August 19, 2026
Closed
September 2, 2026
Days on market
8
Asking
$4,988,880
Sold
$6,300,000
To asking
+26.3% (+$1,311,120)
Property
Single Family
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Living area
2,698 sq ft
Lot
7,069 sq ft
Built
2020
MLS
ML82058241

What it was up against

Close to the freeway, and every buyer sees that on the map before they see the house. So the visit was built around how it felt to walk in.

The long version

What I was up against

This house was not perfect. It sits close to the freeway, and a buyer sees that on the map before they ever come to the door.

What I did

I designed the front yard myself, so the first impression was mine to set instead of something a buyer arrived at by accident.

Inside, custom staging — and a grand piano. No staging company will deliver one and no agent I know bothers to arrange it. Then I hired a pianist to play during the open house.

I wanted people to walk in and feel welcome. It made a big difference.

The result

Eight offers against a single deadline. It sold 26.3% over asking — $1,311,120 above the list price.

If this is your street

Own a home in Green Gables?

What this one did is a data point, not a valuation. If you want the number for your own house, and what would move it, that is a conversation rather than an algorithm.

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Sold September 2026. Data: MLSListings ML82058241. Updated September 29, 2026. Maggie Ma, Keller Williams Palo Alto, DRE #02117367.