Having held in December, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – inched up 0.2 percent in January for 9.1 percent year-over-year gain versus a 11.2 percent year-over-year gain nationally. At... Read More »

While the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has continued to inch down, despite some recent misreports to the contrary, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has inched up around 2 percent over the past month to a four-month high of... Read More »

Having dropped in January, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 7,100 in February to 510,200, which is 31,500 more employed people than there were last April, at the height of pandemic unemployment locally, but still 60,600 fewer employed residents than there were... Read More »

Having ticked up 3.2 percent in January, the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. dropped 18.2 percent last month to an annualized rate of 775,000 sales, which is nearly 21 percent below the 14-year high it registered last July/August. That being said, the February... Read More »

While the unemployment rate in San Francisco inched down from 6.4 percent in December to 6.3 percent in January, prior to the State’s Stay Home Order having been lifted at the end of the month, the drop was once again driven by a reduction in the local labor force... Read More »

Having hit a revised pandemic high of 375 on January 8, the 7-day average number of daily new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in San Francisco has dropped to 52, which is the lowest 7-day average since the end of October, 2020, with a percent positive rate for those who are... Read More »

As projected, the COVID-19 related risk level for San Francisco has just been downgraded from “Purple” (Widespread) to “Red” (Substantial), a move which will allow for indoor dining at restaurants and the re-openings of gyms, museums and other indoor attractions, albeit at reduced capacities, as of Wednesday, March 3.... Read More »

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Oakland A’s proposed stadium, residential and commercial development to rise on the 50-acre-plus Howard Terminal site has just been released by Oakland’s Planning Department along with a refined set of plans for the proposed development and a few important footnotes and... Read More »

Having inched up 8 basis points (0.08 percentage point) to a three-month high last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since jumped another 16 basis points to 2.97 percent, which is the highest average rate in six months. That being said, the average 30-year rate... Read More »

Having slipped earlier this month, mortgage loan activity across the U.S. dropped 10 percent over the past week, with purchase loan activity dropping 8 percent and refinancing activity down 11 percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. That being said purchase activity is still 7 percent higher than at... Read More »