Category Archives: SF Bay Area News

Why Are Bay Area Home Prices Dropping?

Median home prices in San Francisco have fallen by more than $300,000 in three months, real estate website Compass reports in a new survey analyzing the Bay Area real estate market. Yes, prices are falling, but many potential home buyers … Continue reading

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Sellers beginning to make concessions as Bay Area home prices drop

For the first time in years, the tables are starting to turn in the Bay Area’s insane housing market — as prices drop, some sellers have been forced to make concessions. They’re chipping in to help pay closing costs and … Continue reading

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Analyst predicts ‘overvalued’ SF Bay Area home prices may drop

Moody’s “assesses whether local economic fundamentals, including local income levels,” are sustainable relative to the cost of local housing. The San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area — lumped together by Moody’s Analytics — has home prices that are overvalued by 11.4%, according to … Continue reading

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How one Berkeley company plans to house traveling artists amid soaring Bay Area housing crisis

Susie Medak (right), Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s outgoing managing director, and Tim Etheridge, director of public relations, react to seeing the Roda Theatre across the loading dock during a tour of the new Medak Center. Photo: Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle … Continue reading

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Vacant New Condo Tower in San Francisco: Tentacles of China’s Collapsing Property Developers Reach Deep into US Cities

As the condo market is going south on you, you can always try to sell the tower to an investor to convert to rental apartments. But that’s tough too. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. “ZL continues to be interested in being part … Continue reading

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