Monthly Archives: February 2022

Bay Briefing: What California’s decision to lift its mask mandate means

California’s indoor mask mandate expires next week, meaning that fully vaccinated people will no longer have to don face coverings in counties where there is no local mask order. In the Bay Area, some counties have already agreed to lift … Continue reading

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One home, 1,200 potential buyers: The Bay Area’s daunting real estate math after COVID

“Even though people can afford to buy, there are not houses for them,” said Nadia Evangelou, the association’s senior economist and director of forecasting. Bidding wars, waived inspections and all-cash offers are by no means new in the Bay Area. … Continue reading

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One home, 1200 potential buyers: The Bay Area’s daunting real estate math after COVID

“Even though people can afford to buy, there are not houses for them,” said Nadia Evangelou, the association’s senior economist and director of forecasting. Bidding wars, waived inspections and all-cash offers are by no means new in the Bay Area. … Continue reading

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Court halts Northern California housing development over wildfire concerns

The project is among a handful of development proposals challenged by the state Attorney General’s Office in a new legal front aimed at reducing California’s wildfire danger. The crackdown comes as devastation in Santa Rosa, Redding and other cities shows … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing inventory drops, prices rise: Zillow report

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Uncertainty over the prolonged pandemic may be factoring into an extreme drop in homes available for sale in the Bay Area. A new Zillow report shows while home values are soaring, not many of them are … Continue reading

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