Monthly Archives: May 2021

Could the Bay Area solve its housing crisis by building in city centers? An S.F. group thinks so

This is just a narrow slice of the vision laid out in a series of 26 reports by the urban think tank SPUR, set to be released Thursday. The 50-year “regional strategy,” Bay Area 2070, attempts to redesign the region … Continue reading

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Real estate: Silicon Valley, East Bay office markets fare better than San Francisco

SAN JOSE — The Bay Area’s three major office markets have all been weakened by coronavirus-linked ailments, but San Francisco appears to have fared much worse than the markets in the San Jose and Oakland metro areas, commercial real estate … Continue reading

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What’s it like to live in the hottest real estate neighborhood in the Bay Area

“It was like something out of a movie, you know. We were dressed in the all-white suits with the full face masks,” he said. Ramos, 29, has spent the last 10 years on 25th Avenue in a duplex owned by … Continue reading

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The Bay Area’s housing production plummeted in 2020. Here’s a look at the trend by county

The nine-county Bay Area region experienced an even sharper decrease in home-building last year, with a 26% downturn in total residential permits issued. The region issued 28% fewer multi-family permits, and 24% fewer single-family ones. The Bay Area’s slowdown on … Continue reading

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Opinion: Utah housing is on the highway to San Francisco

For Utah housing costs, the highway to San Francisco is moving at full speed. It’s the traffic going the other direction we ought to worry about. If you doubt that the Wasatch Front is headed toward Bay Area real estate … Continue reading

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