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Quarterly rent report confirms: There are zero affordable neighborhoods for...

It’s official: Though rents are higher in some parts of San Francisco than others, the days of “low,” “cheap” or even “decent” rents in certain neighborhoods are over. The overall median price for a...

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San Francisco wins best city for trick-or-treating for 5th year in a row

For the fifth year running, San Francisco has won the title of best city in the U.S. for trick-or-treating. Also on Zillow’s annual list, San Jose made #2 and Los Angeles #3. The only other California...

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Despite rent control, S.F. apartment buildings prove solid investments

One of the most important factors that always has driven San Francisco rents higher than other American cities is scarce inventory. “San Francisco is very much a boutique market of smaller buildings,”...

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New study shows profound impact of tech industry on Bay Area real estate

The tech industry. Over and over in recent years, this economic sector has been targeted as the cause of dramatic upticks in both home prices and rents in the Bay Area. But is this a fair accusation?...

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San Francisco’s November rent sets yet another record

Just when you thought maybe, just maybe there was a chink in the high-priced armor worn by San Francisco’s rent market, the median rent for a one bedroom went up again. After a record in early...

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Almost $7 million for former firehouse in SF’s Noe Valley

Sound the alarm! A former fire station in San Francisco’s Noe Valley is now on the market for just under $7 million. The over-6,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1909 and served as the home...

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SF’s November median 1 BR rent goes down almost 5 percent

In October, San Francisco’s median rent for one-bedroom apartments set a record at $3,670 a month. But with Thanksgiving in the rearview, the city’s many tenants may have something surprising to be...

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San Francisco’s three top home sales for 2015

This was a banner year for San Francisco real estate prices, but even in a sea of seven-figure sales, these three stand out—namely because they’re actually eight figures—a less and less uncommon...

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Value of S.F. homes grew by $131 billion in 2015

San Francisco real estate doesn’t really need a happy new year: at least for its sellers and landlords, 2015 was epic, with home values soaring, overbidding insanity, rents rising to new highs (the...

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San Francisco Giants Hunter Pence buys luxury condo in Millennium Tower

Hunter Pence is not only baseball savvy; he’s also real estate savvy. The Giants right fielder recently scored a two-bed, three-bath luxury condo in the coveted Millennium Tower at below asking price....

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