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Property tax appeal report · 2026 tax year

2100 Marlowe Crossing, San Jose, CA 95125

APN 000-00-000 · Santa Clara County · Willow Glen

Worth filing

Estimated tax savings $1,740/yr

Your assessment appears $145,000 too high.

County's 2026 assessed value
$1,480,000
We think your home value is approximately
$1,335,000

Four homes near yours sold between September and December 2025. Adjusted to compare with your home, all four point to values between $1,310,000 and $1,365,000, well below the county's $1,480,000.

Deadlines

Free informal review
Aug 1, 2026
Formal appeal
Sep 15, 2026

Next best action

Checking deadline status…

In this report

Your home’s value

  1. The evidence behind your estimate2
  2. How nearby homes compare3
  3. How we estimated your home’s value4
  4. Confidence and limitations5

Your next steps

  1. How to file your appeal6

Supporting details

  1. All sales we reviewed7
  2. Permit records, data sources and key terms8
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The evidence behind your estimate

Four nearby homes like yours sold for less, once each price is adjusted for the differences between that home and yours. All four adjusted prices fall between $1,310,000 and $1,365,000. The county's $1,480,000 sits above every one of them.

$1.25M$1.32M$1.40M$1.48M$1.55MWhat the four sales support · $1,310,000 – $1,365,000$145,000 (9.8%) gap4213Our estimate$1,335,000County assessed value$1,480,000
1Comparable sale, adjusted (numbers match the table and the map)Our estimateCounty assessed value
#HomeDistanceSoldSale priceAdjusted valueto compare with yours
12148 Marlowe Crossing0.2 miNov 14, 2025$1,340,000$1,352,623
21877 Kestrel Row0.4 miDec 2, 2025$1,352,000$1,318,533
31560 Vireo Court0.5 miOct 3, 2025$1,289,000$1,363,581
42412 Bramblewood Court0.6 miSep 12, 2025$1,296,500$1,312,412

Adjusted value restates each sale price to your home's size and to market conditions on Jan 1, 2026. Page 4 shows every adjustment. Four more sales were ranked but not needed; every sale we reviewed is listed on page 7.

  • The sales agreeThe four adjusted values sit 3.8% apart, end to end.
  • They are close byAll four within 0.6 mi of your home. See the map on page 3.
  • Condition was checkedBuilding-permit records pulled for all four. Findings on page 5.
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How nearby homes compare

Where the four sales sit, and how each one matches up against your home.

Street map: the subject property at center with 8 comparable sales within 1.1 mi.CHERRY AVELINCOLN AVEALMADEN RDDRY CREEK RDBIRD AVECOTTLE AVEFRUITDALE AVE1.1 mi1234Your homeN1 mi
Your homeComparable used in the estimateRanked, not needed
Your home2100 Marlowe Crossing12148 Marlowe Crossing21877 Kestrel Row31560 Vireo Court42412 Bramblewood Court
Beds / baths4 / 2.54 / 2.54 / 2.53 / 23 / 2
Living area1,860 sqft1,795 sqft1,902 sqft1,655 sqft1,796 sqft
Lot size6,350 sqft6,100 sqft6,400 sqft5,800 sqft5,950 sqft
Year built19681966197019621964
Distance—0.2 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi0.6 mi
Sold—Nov 14, 2025Dec 2, 2025Oct 3, 2025Sep 12, 2025

Why each one made the cut

  • 1

    2148 Marlowe Crossing. Closest to your home on bedrooms and bathrooms: the same 4-bedroom count and the same 2.5-bath count. The largest gap is year built: it was built two years earlier (1966 vs your 1968).

  • 2

    1877 Kestrel Row. Closest to your home on bedrooms and bathrooms: the same 4-bedroom count and the same 2.5-bath count. The largest gap is distance: it sits 0.4 mi from your home.

  • 3

    1560 Vireo Court. Closest to your home on sale date and distance: sold three months before the lien date and 0.5 mi away. The largest gap is bedrooms: one bedroom fewer (3 vs your 4). Compared with its own sale price, it carries the largest correction of the set.

  • 4

    2412 Bramblewood Court. Closest to your home on living area and lot size: within 64 sqft of yours (1,796 vs your 1,860 sqft) and a similar lot (5,950 vs your 6,350 sqft). The largest gap is bedrooms: one bedroom fewer (3 vs your 4).

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How we estimated your home’s value

Where a sale differs from your home, we adjust its price to match: up where the sale is worse than yours, down where it is better.

  1. Sale date: We update comp prices for how the market moved between each sale and Jan 1, 2026, so sales our data covers are compared on the same footing.
  2. Size: If a comp is bigger or smaller than your home, we adjust its price for the difference in living space.
  3. Bedrooms and baths: Matching your bedroom and bathroom counts helps a comp rank higher on our list.
  4. Outlier detection: We rule out sales that look like outliers, so one odd transaction does not skew the evidence.
  5. The final number: The comps most similar to your home count the most, and we blend those top comps into your final value.

Every adjustment, comp by comp

Your home1 Comp 12 Comp 23 Comp 34 Comp 4
Address2100 Marlowe Crossing2148 Marlowe Crossing1877 Kestrel Row1560 Vireo Court2412 Bramblewood Court
City / ZIPSan Jose / 95125San Jose / 95125San Jose / 95125San Jose / 95125San Jose / 95125
Sold date—Nov 14, 2025Dec 2, 2025Oct 3, 2025Sep 12, 2025
Sold price—$1,340,000$1,352,000$1,289,000$1,296,500
Living area1,860 sqft1,795 sqft1,902 sqft1,655 sqft1,796 sqft
Lot size6,350 sqft6,100 sqft6,400 sqft5,800 sqft5,950 sqft
Beds / baths4 / 2.54 / 2.54 / 2.53 / 23 / 2
Year built19681966197019621964
Distance—0.2 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi0.6 mi
Market change since sale—−$14,100−$16,200−$9,700−$10,400
Size adjustment—+$26,723−$17,267+$84,281+$26,312
Adjusted value—$1,352,623$1,318,533$1,363,581$1,312,412
Weight in our estimate—PrimaryPrimaryStrongSupporting

The final number

Blending the four adjusted values, with the closest matches counting most, gives $1,335,000. It sits inside the $1,310,000 to $1,365,000 the four sales support.

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Confidence and limitations

What supports the case

  • Every sale comes in below the county's value.After adjustment the four sales run from $1,310,000 to $1,365,000, all below the county's $1,480,000.
  • Our value is 9.8% below the county's.$1,335,000 against $1,480,000: a reduction of $145,000 if the hearing lands on our number.
  • The case rests on the sales that match your home best.We built the case on the four sales that match your home best.
  • The sales agree on where the value lies.They spread 3.8% from lowest to highest.

Property condition

We checked building-permit records for your home and all four comparable sales. The valuation applies no separate condition adjustment. The permit records are in Appendix B, page 8.

  • 12148 Marlowe CrossingSold in original conditionNo building permits on record for this address.
  • 21877 Kestrel RowRenovated before saleThe remodel was finaled about ten months before this sale, so the sale price reflects the finished work.
  • 31560 Vireo CourtSold in original conditionThe only permit on record is a like-for-like roof replacement, which is maintenance rather than a renovation.
  • 42412 Bramblewood CourtCondition at sale unknownThe permit expired without a final inspection, so the records do not show whether the work was ever done.
  • Your homeNo renovation on recordBuilding-permit records show no renovation permits on record for your home.
We couldn't fetch the condition for the following properties
  • 2412 Bramblewood Court — we couldn’t confirm whether the 2019 work was completed. Its permit expired without a final inspection.

Public sale and permit records give us clues about each home’s condition, but may not reflect its current condition.

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How to file your appeal

Next best action

Checking deadline status…

  1. Jan 1, 2026

    Valuation date. Every home in the county is valued as of this day.

  2. Aug 1, 2026

    Free informal review closes.

  3. Sep 15, 2026

    Formal appeal deadline. Missing it closes the window for this tax year.

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All sales we reviewed

All 12 sale records we considered are listed here with their outcomes; none is dropped silently. 4 became your featured comparables, 4 more were ranked but not needed, and the rest fell out as: “Renovated before resale” (1); “Sale date not confirmed inside the legal window” (1); “Set aside: after adjustment it does not agree with the sales the value already rested on” (1); “Too different from your home to adjust reliably” (1).

#AddressSoldPriceBedBathSqftDist.Outcome
Used in the estimate (4)
12148 Marlowe CrossingSan Jose 95125Nov 14, 2025$1,340,00042.51,7950.2 miUsed in the estimate
21877 Kestrel RowSan Jose 95125Dec 2, 2025$1,352,00042.51,9020.4 miUsed in the estimate
31560 Vireo CourtSan Jose 95125Oct 3, 2025$1,289,000321,6550.5 miUsed in the estimate
42412 Bramblewood CourtSan Jose 95125Sep 12, 2025$1,296,500321,7960.6 miUsed in the estimate
Ranked, not needed (4)
2870 Halstead CourtSan Jose 95125Feb 9, 2026$1,388,00042.51,9401.0 miRanked, not needed
1120 Sablewood AvenueSan Jose 95125Dec 5, 2025$1,265,000321,5400.9 miRanked, not needed
1980 Fernbrook LaneSan Jose 95125Jul 18, 2025$1,225,000321,6100.8 miRanked, not needed
2660 Tanager WaySan Jose 95125Jan 20, 2026$1,355,000421,8801.1 miRanked, not needed
Excluded (4)
2420 Coldstream RoadSan Jose 95125Sep 30, 2025$1,615,000431,8100.4 miRenovated before resale
1740 Pennfield AvenueSan Jose 95125Feb 11, 2025$1,240,000321,7200.6 miSale date not confirmed inside the legal window
3040 Almanor BendSan Jose 95125Aug 22, 2025$1,402,000432,2600.7 miSet aside: after adjustment it does not agree with the sales the value already rested on
3300 Wexler RoadSan Jose 95111Nov 2, 2025$980,000211,1502.8 miToo different from your home to adjust reliably

How we searched

12 sale records examinedThe final search looked within 1.1 miles of your home, at sales between Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026, the comparable window California law allows for this tax year. The search widened through same neighborhood and same census tract to gather enough evidence. Every record any search in this run returned, 12 in all, appears in the census below.
2 not in the final comparison poolThese records were not part of the pool the analysis ran on: “Renovated before resale” (1); “Sale date not confirmed inside the legal window” (1). The screens cut against your case as often as for it, and every one of these records is listed in the census with its reason.
4 matches kept10 records were scored on living area, lot size, age, beds and baths, distance, and sale recency; the rest that went unused are listed as: “Set aside: after adjustment it does not agree with the sales the value already rested on” (1); “Too different from your home to adjust reliably” (1). Of those, four became the comparables your case rests on, with 4 more ranked but not needed.
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Permit records, data sources and key terms

Permit records

Source: City of San Jose building permit records. Retrieved Jun 20, 2026.

12148 Marlowe CrossingSold in original condition

No building permits on record for this address.

21877 Kestrel RowRenovated before sale

The remodel was finaled about ten months before this sale, so the sale price reflects the finished work.

Permit records (1)
  • Permit 2024-104882

    Residential alteration

    Status: Finaled

    Kitchen and two bathroom remodel; new cabinets, countertops, and fixtures.

    Applied:

    Issued:

    Finaled:

    Opened before the sale.

31560 Vireo CourtSold in original condition

The only permit on record is a like-for-like roof replacement, which is maintenance rather than a renovation.

Permit records (1)
  • Permit 2022-071355

    Residential reroof

    Status: Finaled

    Tear off and replace composition shingle roof; no structural or interior work.

    Applied:

    Issued:

    Finaled:

    Opened before the sale.

42412 Bramblewood CourtCondition at sale unknown

The permit expired without a final inspection, so the records do not show whether the work was ever done.

Permit records (1)
  • Permit 2019-052901

    Residential alteration

    Status: Expired - Inactive

    Interior alterations to kitchen and family room.

    Applied:

    Opened before the sale.

Sources and legal basis

California admits comparable sales through 90 days after the January 1 lien date and no later (Revenue and Taxation Code section 402.5).

Terms used in this report

Estimated market value
What appraisers and county forms call an Opinion of Value: our estimate of what your home would have sold for on the valuation date.
Valuation date (lien date)
Jan 1, 2026. The day the county values every home for the 2026 tax year.
County assessed value (enrolled value)
The figure on your assessment notice, which your property tax is calculated from.
Adjusted value
A comparable’s sale price after adjusting for the differences between that home and yours.

Market index: Zillow Home Value Index (ZIP-level, smoothed, seasonally adjusted), © Zillow, used with attribution, index data as of Jun 16, 2026.

Informational report only. PropertyHero is not a licensed appraisal firm, tax advisor, law firm, or government agency. This report is not a certified appraisal, legal advice, tax advice, or a guarantee that an appeal will reduce your assessment or taxes.

Verify all deadlines, filing requirements, property facts, and comparable-sale evidence with your local appraisal district, assessor, or a qualified professional before filing. Support: [email protected].

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