Monthly Archives: March 2022

Bay Area rents are approaching pre-COVID levels. These are the cities where prices are rising fastest

Stein was trying to replace tenants who’d left for different states, or who jumped at discounted leases in long-elusive areas like San Francisco’s Marina District. In one memorable case, he recalled, a new tenant broke a lease before finishing unpacking. … Continue reading

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Time has stopped in this Bay Area home on the market for $787,000

From the floors to the curtains, this is a rare time capsule of a home.  Aerial Canvas Unfortunately, the asking price — though nostalgic in its own way since it represents one of the least expensive single-family homes in the … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as most unaffordable housing market in America, report says

OJO Labs, an Austin, Texas-based AI real estate firm, has decreed San Diego the least affordable metro area — in large part due to a staggering 14% increase in the “median sold price” for a home in the Southern California … Continue reading

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Bay Area home where Tom Hanks is said to have practiced acting hits market for $1M

The “Tom Hanks Room” at 1931 Magellan Drive. Red Oak Realty Hanks grew up in Oakland and has fond memories of his time at Skyline High. When he first found fame in 1986, he returned to the school to give … Continue reading

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The California ZIP codes where home prices rose the most in the pandemic

The Chronicle analyzed home value data from real estate listings company Zillow to see what ZIP codes across California had the fastest average growth in typical home values from January 2020 to January 2022. We took only ZIP codes with … Continue reading

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