As we wrote when we first reported that asking rents in San Francisco had barely moved in the first quarter of the year, “there are roughly 7,300 units of housing under construction in San Francisco, including at least a thousand new apartments which will be ready for occupancy within... Read More »

Entitled the “Build More Housing Initiative,” the paperwork for a proposed ballot measure which would establish a new “Housing and Inequality Task Force” was filed with San Francisco’s Department of Elections this morning. As drafted, the Mayoral task force would be required to create and publish “a comprehensive plan... Read More »

Having ticked up 3 percent in April, the Mark Company’s Pricing Index for new construction condominiums in San Francisco is now running 2 percent higher versus the same time last year, up from flat in March but down from 20 percent higher eight months ago. In terms of inventory,... Read More »

Following a nominal slip at the end of last year, the average asking rent for an apartment in a building with over 50 units in San Francisco inched up $4 a month (0.1 percent) to $3,620 in the first quarter of 2016 and $16 a month (0.7 percent) to... Read More »

With new proposals for over 2,000 units of housing having been submitted to the City in the first quarter of 2016, there are now a record 63,400 apartments and condos in San Francisco’s housing pipeline, including 7,300 units which are currently under construction and should be ready for occupancy... Read More »

While the Mark Company’s Pricing Index for new construction condominiums in San Francisco ticked up two (2) percent from February to March, it’s now flat on a year-over-year basis having steadily slipped from 20 percent higher in August (at which point we first reported a significant slowdown in sales).... Read More »

While the Mark Company’s Pricing Index for new construction condominiums in San Francisco has ticked up for the first time in six months, increasing 4 percent from January to February, it remains a nominal 2 percent higher on a year-over-year basis for the second month in a row, which... Read More »

While it’s a nominal change, the average asking rent for an apartment in a building with over 50 units in both San Francisco and the East Bay slipped at the end of 2015 as a post-recession wave of new construction, the pipeline of which has hit a record high,... Read More »

With new supply continuing to outpace demand, the inventory of homes listed for sale in San Francisco increased 14 percent over the past week and is now running 31 percent higher versus the same time last year. At a more granular level, while the number of listed single-family homes... Read More »

With proposals for over 3,000 units of housing having been submitted to the City in the fourth quarter of last year, San Francisco’s housing pipeline now totals a record 62,000 units, including 8,700 units which are already under construction and should be ready for occupancy within the next year... Read More »