Monthly Archives: March 2019

Housing Madness As the idea of the coming I.P.O.-palooza took on currency, sellers started pulling their houses off the market. The broader California housing market has softened, and home sales are down, but here’s one fix for that. “Even if … Continue reading →

Democratic Assemblyman David Chiu stepped into a political typhoon Thursday, when he introduced a state bill to create a Bay Area housing authority that would put tax measures on the ballot. To Chiu and other housing advocates, this is the … Continue reading →

It is no secret that the San Francisco real estate market is among the world’s most desirable. From extravagant mansions priced multiple times beyond your expected lifetime earnings to run down, single-room shacks which are somehow still beyond your budget, … Continue reading →

In another sign that the Bay Area housing market is cooling, the number of homes for sale here has spiked  — signaling more options for buyers, and potentially lower prices. There were 43 percent more homes on the market last month in … Continue reading →

The Bay Area’s rapidly consolidating real estate industry got even more concentrated Monday as Compass, a venture-funded brokerage firm in New York, said it had purchased Alain Pinel Realtors, a big player on the Peninsula and Silicon Valley. This is … Continue reading →