Monthly Archives: May 2017

Bay Area home prices hit record as sales drop

http://www.sfgate.com/business/networth/article/Bay-Area-home-prices-hit-a-new-record-as-sales-11170993.php By Kathleen Pender Updated 5:50 pm, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 div { background: none !important; } .OUTBRAIN { padding: 0 !important; border-top: 0; } .ui-page .article-body .OUTBRAIN, .ui-page .article-body .OUTBRAIN > div { background: #EEEEEE !important; } .ui-page .article-body .hst-resgalleryitem … Continue reading

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San Francisco Association of REALTORS®, Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc., and bridgeMLS Reach …

“This agreement provides real estate professionals with the ability to use mobile apps to access MLS listings from the San Francisco Bay Area’s East Bay, North Bay, and the City of San Francisco,” says DaVina Lara, CEO of bridgeMLS. “The … Continue reading

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Luxury high-rise boom makes downtown San Jose a millennial magnet

SAN JOSE — Mike Kim walks out onto the seventh-floor patio of Centerra, a swanky, 21-story apartment complex, taking in the bird’s-eye view of downtown’s rapidly changing skyline. It’s clear from up here that downtown San Jose is ascendant, with activity in all directions: … Continue reading

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Zephyr Real Estate Expands into San Mateo County

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zephyr Real Estate, San Francisco’s largest independent real estate firm, is widening its horizon once again. This time Zephyr is moving southward to Burlingame in San Mateo County. With an increasing number … Continue reading

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The problem with YIMBY

Last week, Truthout published our article, “YIMBYs: The ‘Alt-Right’ Darlings of the Real Estate Industry,” which investigated the Bay Area’s growing Yes-in-my-backyard (YIMBY) pro-development movement. We exposed the ways that YIMBY activists have co-opted social justice movements against gentrification toward … Continue reading

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