Index for Bay Area Home Values Jumps
Having ticked up 1.0 percent in February, 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…
Results of SF’s Railyard, Tracks and I-280 Redevelopment Study
While the full results of San Francisco’s Railyard Alternatives and I-280 Boulevard Feasibility Study, which is now known as Planning’s five-point Rail Alignment and Benefits (RAB) Study, are slated to…
Owner and Operator of Dungeon-Like Death Trap Settle for $3.2M
The owner and operator of a warren of illegally constructed rental units discovered in the basement of the Clean Wash Center building at 4680-4690 Mission Street, on the border of…
Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Year Highs, Odds of a Rate Hike Hold
Having ticked up 6 basis points over the past week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage now measures 4.61 percent, which is 59 basis points higher than the…
Passed by Planning, Central SoMa Plan Is Now Headed to the Supes
Having been unanimously supported by San Francisco’s Planning Commission last week, the City’s ambitious Central SoMa Plan is now slated to be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use…
Number of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Is on the Rise
Driven in part by a pronounced slowdown in sales activity since the end of last year, the number of single-family homes and condos actively listed for sale in San Francisco…
Target Opening Day for the Salesforce / Transbay Transit Center Set
With little slippage in the expected completion date for San Francisco’s Transbay/Salesforce Transit Center over the past month, the target opening date for the new center and its 5.4-acre rooftop…
SF Population Ticks Up to 884,000; Bay Area Nearing 7.8 Million Mark
The estimated population of San Francisco proper has inched up from 880,400 in July of 2017 to 884,000 as of January 1, 2018, according to the latest data from California’s…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Jumps, Nearing 7-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage jumped 11 basis points over the past week to 4.58 percent, which is 55 basis points higher than the 4.03 percent rate…
Bottom Third of Bay Area Home Values Just Hit Pre-Recession High
Having inched up 0.4 percent in January, 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…