San Francisco Rents Rise At Slower Rate, East Bay Rents Accelerate
The average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco ticked up to a record high of $3,524 per month in the second quarter of 2015, up 2 percent over…
San Francisco’s Median Rent Is NOT $4,225. Really, It’s Not
The SFGate’s recent report that the median rent in San Francisco has hit “a ridiculous $4,225” is factually wrong and borderline reckless. From the report: “We already knew the rent…
Record High Rents In San Francisco, East Bay Rents Accelerating
The average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco ticked up to a record-setting high of $3,458 per month in the first quarter of 2015, up 2 percent since…
San Francisco Rents Slip From Record High
The average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco was $3,392 at the end of 2014, up 11 percent over the past year and 55 percent higher since 2009,…
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…
Bay Area Rents Hit Record High, And Oakland Has Risen The Most
The average asking rent for an apartment in the Bay Area increased to a record $2,234 in the third quarter of 2014, up 3.5 percent over the past three months…
San Francisco Rents Rise, Oakland Rents Rocket
The average asking rent for an apartment in the Bay Area increased to $2,158 a month in the second quarter of 2014, up 10.3 percent versus the second quarter of…
San Francisco Housing P/E Ratio History And Three Year Drop
To repeat what we first wrote in January 2008: There’s no doubt Bay Area average rents are up. And while we wouldn’t be surprised to see another 10-15% increase in…
Bay Area Rents Surge, But Housing P/E Ratio Remains Out Of Line
There’s no doubt Bay Area average rents are up. And while we wouldn’t be surprised to see another 10-15% increase in 2008 (at least for San Francisco proper), keep in…
San Francisco’s Housing P/E
As sales prices have risen, and rents have dropped, San Francisco’s residential “rent ratio” has climbed to a nation-wide high of 34.1 (according to The New York Times). We’re higher…