Monthly Archives: July 2020

450,000 new homes for the Bay Area —where will they go, and who will decide?

By Debra Ballinger and Poncho Guevara Last month, the State of California released the Bay Area’s next Regional Housing Needs Determination (RHND) which says our region must plan for 450,000 new homes over the next eight years. That’s about 2.3 … Continue reading

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Pandemic Cools San Francisco’s Red Hot Rental Market

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – Rent prices are dropping in pricey San Francisco while the suburbs remain steady. The City is still the priciest place for rentals, but that may not be the case for long. New numbers were released from … Continue reading

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San Francisco turned ghost town? Here’s what’s happening with housing, real estate amid pandemic – ABC7 San Francisco – KGO

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Walking through San Francisco’s South of Market and Financial District feels like a ghost town. 90-percent of the city’s workforce is working from home and people are leaving the city. The ABC7 I-Team is digging into … Continue reading

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Coronavirus: Bay Area rents drop, but it’s not just the pandemic

Chuck Hattemer broke his lease in San Jose for temporary and remote shelter during the pandemic. Hattemer, the co-founder of property management startup Onerent, returned to his parents in San Diego for a rent-free stay. Last month, Hattemer and his … Continue reading

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Bay Area home sales plummet during coronavirus, but prices rise

Bay Area home sales plummeted in May, falling by more than one-third in most counties and by nearly half in San Francisco as COVID-19 fears chilled buyers and sellers. But the slowdown in transactions did little to slow prices — … Continue reading

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