Bay Area Population Revised Down, S.F. Shrank the Most
Having just been revised down, the estimated population of San Francisco proper decreased by 4,356 from July of 2021 (838,402) to July of 2022 (834,046) and is down by 36,084…
Number of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Poised to Climb
The net number of condos and single-family homes listed for sale in San Francisco has started its seasonal climb, ticking up a little over 21 percent over the past two…
2022 Ended with Bay Area Employment Nearing Previous Peak
Having atypically dropped in October and November, the net number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 5,900 in December to 566,700, ending 2022 with 23,000…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops to a 4-Month Low, But…
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage dropped 18 basis points (0.18 percentage points) over the past week to 6.15 percent, which is the lowest average rate in fourth…
Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits an Even Higher High
Having hit a pandemic-era high of 23 percent in the third quarter of last year, the effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco has since ticked up another 110 basis…
Inventory Up, Home Sales and Prices Down in San Francisco
The net number of condos and single-family homes listed for sale in San Francisco ticked up 10 percent over the past week and is currently running 20 percent higher than…
Mortgage Rates Inch Up, Odds of More Rate Hikes As Well
While mortgage application volume dropped to a quarter century low at the end of 2022, despite a pullback in mortgage rates in the fourth quarter of last year, the average…
Expectation Gap Widens in San Francisco
Despite the fact that the average list price per square foot of homes on the market in San Francisco is already 10 percent lower than at the same time last…
Pending Price per Square Foot Drops to a Five-Year Low in S.F.
With the Case-Shiller index for Bay Area home values, which is a lagging indicator, having shed 13 percent since May and headed down, the average price per square foot of…
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Index for Bay Area Homes Has Dropped 13%, Headed Down
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 – ticked down another 1.7…