Category Archives: SF Bay Area News

Are Bay Area home prices dropping? Here’s what one expert says

(KRON) — Home sales may be down, but prices across the Bay Area are staying consistent, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. Home sales are currently down 29% compared to the same time last year. Bay Area home prices … Continue reading

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Here are the San Francisco Bay Area’s biggest property owners

A team of Chronicle reporters recently published a project investigating property ownership across the region, including a deep-dive into 12 of the Bay’s most influential residential property holders. But our list didn’t just rely on the owner name listed on … Continue reading

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Here’s how expensive a mortgage is on a typical Bay Area home after interest rate hike

The spike in mortgage rates that began in April ended a period of historically low rates that helped fuel competition and home prices in the region to astronomical levels. Mortgage rate hikes have chipped away a significant chunk in buyers’ … Continue reading

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SF Real Estate: 5 Huge Housing Projects That Beat Insane City Rules To Get Built

English When you’re trying to build housing in San Francisco, the city is a jungle. Its overgrown regulation, astronomical costs and myriad reasons to say ‘no’ have killed many a development project. Despite all of that, some projects somehow still … Continue reading

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The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Price Drops Spread across US. Steepest Monthly Plunges since Housing Bust 1 in San Francisco -3.5%, Seattle -3.1%, San Diego -2.5%

The Case-Shiller index, which lags by several months, is starting to flip market by market, including in Phoenix, Dallas, Washington DC, and Boston.   By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. A month ago, the SP CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which lags housing market reality … Continue reading

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