What It Costs to Live near BART and the Relative Commute Times
The relative cost of living near BART has been newly mapped by Estately, which compiled the average sale price per square foot for all the houses, townhouses and condos that…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Levels off, Potential for a Dip
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year loan has held at 3.71 percent for the second week in a row, which is 1 basis point above the average rate at…
Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.3% in SF, 4.3% in the East Bay
The unemployment rate in San Francisco has held at 3.3 percent for the third month in a row. But based on a revised benchmark and accounting, the number of people…
Mortgage Rates Move up While Expectations for a Hike Dip
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year loan has ticked up for the third week in a row, but the current 3.73 percent rate remains 5 basis lower versus the…
Mortgage Rates Tick up but No Chance of a Hike
On the heels of a seven-week slide, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year loan has ticked up for the second week in a row to 3.68 percent but remains…
Employment in San Francisco Slips Again as Alameda Gains
For the third month in a row, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job has slipped, dropping by 1,200 in January to 533,400. But a dip…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nearing Three-Year Low
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year loan dropped to 3.62 percent over the past week and is within 3 basis points (0.03) of its lowest rate since mid-2013 as…
Benchmark Mortgage Drops to One-Year Low, Odds of a Hike: Nil
Mortgage rates have dropped for the sixth week in a row and the average rate for a benchmark 30-year loan has dropped to 3.65 percent, matching its one-year low and…
Mortgage Rate Drops to Nine-Month Low, Odds of a Hike Near Nil
Having slipped below 4 percent four weeks ago, the average rate for the benchmark 30-year mortgage dropped to 3.72 percent over the past week as concern about a global slowdown…
Employment in San Francisco Slips Again While East Bay Gains
For the second month in a row, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job slipped. And while it was a nominal drop of a hundred, from…