San Francisco Continues Record Employment Run
Employment in San Francisco has hit another all-time high as the number of city residents with paychecks increased by 4,300 in October and now totals 481,900 with an unemployment rate…
Some Relief For Renters In SF, Growing Pain(s) In The East Bay
While the average asking rent for a market-rate apartment in San Francisco has hit a record $3,400 a month, up 9.8 percent over the past year, the largest percentage increase…
A Tipping Point For Oakland’s Office Market?
Between 70 and 80 percent of the recent demand for office space across the Bay Area has been driven by tech companies, according to Cassidy Turley. In San Francisco, the…
Employment In San Francisco Hits Another All-Time High
Employment in San Francisco has reached another all-time high as the number of residents with a paycheck increased by 1,300 last month and now totals 477,600 with an unemployment rate…
30-Year Mortgage Rate Under 4 Percent, Lowest In Over A Year
The average rate for a conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dropped from 4.12 percent to 3.97 over the past week, the first time it has been under 4 percent in…
Prepare For Lowest Mortgage Rates In Over A Year
The index for the S&P 500 is currently trading at 1,845.99, down 1.7% for the day and back to even for the year, having dropped 9 percent over the past…
VC Funding In The U.S. Dropped 30% Last Quarter
The Glass Half Full: Venture capital investment in the U.S. was 59% higher in the first three quarters of 2014 versus the first three quarters of 2013, with $13.9 billion…
San Francisco Rents Pushing Professional Firms Out Of The City
With demand for office space in San Francisco having reached an all-time high, the average asking rent for space in the city has increased 15 percent over the past year…
Mortgage Rates Drop, Back Near 2014 Lows
The average rate for a conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dropped from 4.23 percent to 4.12 percent over the past three weeks and is back to within 2 basis points…
Trulia Deems San Francisco Overvalued, San Jose And Oakland Too
Based on ratios of home prices, incomes and rents, San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland all made Trulia’s latest top-ten list of the most “overvalued” housing markets in the U.S.,…