While the vacancy rate for larger, multi-unit apartment buildings in San Francisco had only ticked up from around 5 percent in the second quarter of last year to around 6 percent in the second quarter of 2020, that single percentage point increase represented around 1,500 newly vacated units, or... Read More »

In a move that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, with rents continuing to tumble and vacancy rates on the rise, Related has just upped the rental concession ante in San Francisco and is now offering up to three (3) months of complimentary rent to new residents who... Read More »

Having slipped under $3,600 in August, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has just dropped to under $3,400 a month, which is down nearly 6 percent over the past month alone (having dropped closer to 3 percent a month over the prior quarter), down... Read More »

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 down 20 percent on a year-over-year basis and 23 percent below a 2015-era peak, driven by a sharp increase... Read More »

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 a little under $2,500 a month, which is now down over 13 percent since the end of last year... Read More »

As we outlined two months ago, back in early July: Despite the fact that the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco is already down over 10 percent on a year-over-year basis and offers of complimentary rent are on the rise, vacancy rates are still ticking... Read More »

Having slipped to just under $3,600 a month two weeks ago, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has since ticked down another percent to $3,550, continuing a sharp downward trend which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise. As such, the average asking... Read More »

While the rate of increase in inventory levels has slowed to a seasonal crawl, the number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of all new sales and contract activity, has ticked up another 4 percent over the past two weeks to 1,550, representing roughly three times... Read More »

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 down around 10 percent since the end of last year, and 13 percent below a 2016-era peak of roughly... Read More »

Having reached recession-era levels last week, the number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of new sales and contract activity, has since ticked up another one (1) percent to 1,490, representing nearly three times as many homes on the market than there were at the same... Read More »