Rents in San Francisco Drop Even More, But…
Having slipped to just under $3,600 last month, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has since dropped another 5 percent to $3,425, which is now…
Bay Area Employment Still Down by 400K, Labor Force Dropping
While the estimated number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck increased by 5,900 in August to 515,900, the labor force shrank by 7,800 to 565,700 for an…
Asking Rents in Oakland Drop, Listings Jump
Having slipped last month, which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has since dropped nearly 5 percent to…
Local Unemployment Claims Tick Up
While the unemployment rate in San Francisco declined in July, the number of San Francisco residents that filed a new/initial unemployment claim last month actually ticked up 5.3 percent to…
Index for Bay Area Home Values Slips Despite Nationwide Gains
Having slipped in May despite nationwide gains, 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…
$135 Million East Bay Estate Trades (For $116 Million Less)
As we outlined last year: According to the agent for the 22-acre “Fieldhaven” estate at 7 Country Oak Lane in Alamo, David Duffield, the co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday, invested…
Bay Area Employment up by 63K in July, Down 440K YOY
While the number of San Francisco residents with a job increased by 12,400 last month, there are still 66,900 fewer employed people in the city (511,200) than there were prior…
Asking Rents in Oakland Slip, Discount to S.F. Drops
With signs of weakness having started to emerge last month, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has slipped back under $2,600 a month and is now…
A “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity,” Take Two/Three
As we outlined last year, the roughly 6,000-square-foot home at 22 Toledo Court, which sits on nearly an acre of land “in the heart of Lafayette’s sought–after Happy Valley,” was…
Delays for Supersized Development Articulated
Approved last August, the entitlements for the 1,032-unit “Hub” development designed to rise upon the 3-acre Caltrans lot at 500 Kirkham, across from The Crucible and a block from the…