Monthly Archives: July 2019

A dearth of new apartments and a swell of new jobs have pushed Bay Area rents higher in recent months, keeping the region’s title as the most expensive place in the country for renters. Median rents rose 4.2 percent in … Continue reading →

This week the California Association of Realtors released new Bay Area home sales figures, finding that, in June, the price of a house declined year over year in every Bay Area county—that is, except for San Francisco, which saw prices … Continue reading →

For the 9 counties, the median price in June dropped back to June 2017 levels. Today we got the final numbers from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) about the status of the housing bubble in the nine-county San Francisco … Continue reading →

One of the thousand or so rental data sources out there has called our attention to how “average rents” around the Bay Area currently compare. And while this data has to be taken in context, it provides support for what … Continue reading →

Jory Segal has been dreaming of remodeling her 2,700-square-foot San Jose home for years. The 68-year-old longed to brighten her living space and gussy up her kitchen and bathrooms with trendy upgrades, but it took time to decide on the … Continue reading →