Having effectively plateaued over the past couple of weeks at above recession-era levels, the number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of all new sales and contract activity, has ticked up to 1,600, which is twice as many homes on the market than there were at... Read More »

With the number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of new sales and contract activity, having effectively plateaued over the past couple of weeks but poised to jump again in September, the number of homes on the market with an asking price that has been reduced... 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 »

Having rebounded in June, the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. jumped nearly 14 percent in July to an annualized rate of 901,000 sales, which was 36.3 percent above its pace at the same time last year and the highest pace in 14 years.... 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 »

Having rebounded nearly 21 percent in June, the seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. jumped another 24.7 percent in July to an annual rate of 5.86 million sales. As such, the current pace of sales is now running 8.7 percent higher than at the same time... Read More »

With inventory levels in San Francisco having surpassed their recession-era marks last week, a trend which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise, the number of homes on the market which have undergone at least one official price cut or reduction has ticked up another 15 percent over... Read More »

Having bottomed out at the end of April, at which point they were down nearly 50 percent on a year-over-year basis, the number of homes in contract to be sold started to rebound in May; turned positive, on a year-over-year basis, back in June; and were up sharply in... 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 »

With listing activity having spiked, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has dropped another hundred dollars ($100), or roughly 3 percent, over the past two weeks and is now down to a little under $3,600 a month, continuing a trend which shouldn’t catch any... Read More »