Bay Area Is The Fastest Growing Region In California
Having grown by an estimated 16,962 residents last year, the population of San Jose is now over the one million mark (1,000,536) while the population of San Francisco has grown…
Fed Cuts Stimulus On Indicators Of Activity Despite Anemic Q1
While the U.S. economy grew by an anemic 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2014, “information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth…
Going, Going, And…Gone On Cathedral Hill
From going, going, to gone, the old Jack Tar Hotel on Cathedral Hill has been razed and it’s on to months of digging for the foundation and parking garage of…
Encroaching On The Hells Angels In San Francisco
The big green wall on the northern edge of the proposed mid-block passage between Tennessee and Third, just north of 23rd Street, isn’t simply for decoration. For on the other…
Mortgage Activity Drops Despite Move Into Spring Buying Season
At a time of the year when mortgage application volume should be picking up, the Mortgage Bankers Association‘s Purchase Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume for home purchases…
Designs For Another 259 Dogpatch Apartments Up For Approval
As plugged-in people have long known to expect, designs to raze the southern portion of the Dogpatch block bounded by Third, 23rd, and Tennessee Streets have been drawn with plans…
Behind The Ballot Measure To Restrict Airbnb’s Business In SF
As we first reported yesterday, a proposed ballot measure to further restrict, or in some cases ban, short-term rentals in San Francisco is expected to be submitted to San Francisco’s…
San Francisco Home Values Tick Up, Condos Within 4% Of Peak
According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home values in the San Francisco MSA ticked up a nominal 0.2% from January to February of 2014. Up 22.7% on a…
Ballot Measure To Further Limit Or Ban Short-Term Rentals In SF
According to an email from David Owen, Airbnb’s Regional Head of Public Policy, to a number of hosts, “a ballot initiative being drafted by opponents of home sharing that will…
Dogpatch Apartments And Arts Plaza Up For Approval This Week
\ As we first reported and revealed a few weeks ago, the designs and plans for the proposed 111-unit Dogpatch development to rise along Indiana between 18th and 19th Streets…