Monthly Archives: December 2019

San Francisco city officials on Wednesday celebrated the purchase of a historic building in the city’s Mission District by several local nonprofit organizations. The purchase of the historic Centro Social Obrero building at 2929 19th St., by the real estate … Continue reading →

Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major Los Angeles players at one of our upcoming events! The flow of mainland Chinese capital in amounts of $2.5M or larger into commercial real estate dropped by more than 50% in SoCal markets, … Continue reading →

The fact that San Francisco had a census-estimated 38,651 vacant homes in 2018 sounds like a surefire recipe for outrage. There’s a housing crisis and thousands of people live on the streets—are we really letting millions of dollars worth of … Continue reading →

San Francisco and its surrounding counties are flush with employment, the housing supply is tight, so conventional economic wisdom has it that demand should drive offers across the board. Instead, the listing aggregate site Realtor.com reported this week that both … Continue reading →

To find out, I reached out to locals pursuing FIRE through a Facebook group for the popular ChooseFI podcast. About half the people I spoke with worked in tech, while others were tech-adjacent, working indirectly with the industry. They included … Continue reading →