Real estate article after real estate article talks about how unaffordable homes are in San Francisco. A quick look at home prices will tell you that’s the case. What’s more, ... Read More
Typically the real estate market takes a breath in January and February. Very little takes place until after the Super Bowl. It might be because historically we’ve been a footba... Read More
Last January we predicted a relatively hot real estate market for San Francisco, with prices continuing to climb during the year ahead — though we noted at the time some early s... Read More
The San Francisco Bay Area led the country in economic growth in 2022, with a 4.8 percent increase in GDP, according to a new report from the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise... Read More
San Francisco homebuyers have leverage for the first time in 14 years. Ironically, many buyers are shying away from a market that now seems to favor them. Clearly, buying a home i... Read More
Eileen Mougeot, an agent with Corcoran Global Living in San Francisco, has been in the business a long time. She is a great storyteller, so we thought we’d ask her how things ha... Read More
Looking ahead, Zillow recently predicted a sharp slowdown in the nation’s annual home value growth from the current pace of 19.8 percent to 7.8 percent growth through June 2023.... Read More
A recent study found that five of the 10 U.S. housing markets that have cooled the fastest this year are in northern California, including San Francisco, San José, Oakland, Sacr... Read More
Over the last several months, we’ve been reporting that while San Francisco’s residential real estate market has been extremely hot, there were some early signs that things mi... Read More
After an incredibly hot early spring start, San Francisco’s real estate market may be cooling off a bit. But just a bit. “Anecdotally, we are hearing that some buyers are s... Read More
Sure, home prices in San Francisco are high, it’s a seller’s market with fierce competition among buyers, and single family homes are more in demand than condos. Blah-blah-bla... Read More
A year ago I wrote in this column that it had been a little over 12 months since shelter in place protocols were initiated due to the coronavirus pandemic. I wrote, “At long la... Read More
San Francisco is not the most expensive place to live in the world. In fact, it doesn’t even crack the top 10. Bet you can’t even guess which city is the most expensive place ... Read More
The fact that demand for San Francisco real estate remains high is not a mystery. The city is surrounded by water on three sides, so geography alone limits the number of homes tha... Read More
In short, next year is likely to be a lot like 2021 when it comes to San Francisco real estate. A seller’s delight, and not much fun for buyers — especially if you’re lookin... Read More