- Elon Musk reportedly plans to lay off nearly 75% of Twitter’s 7,500 employees if he buys the company, the Washington Post reported. By Roland Li
- Bay Area home values continue to fall, and the declines are outpacing the national average — in one part of the region in particular. By Kellie Hwang
- Breed’s shift comes months or even years after businesses and urban policy experts have sounded the alarm about downtown San Francisco’s future and the absence of many office workers. By Mallory Moench and Roland Li
- San Jose, Bridgeport, Conn., and San Francisco have the highest share of adjustable-rate mortgages, and they’re growing in popularity. But they’re not for everyone. By Kathleen Pender
- If creating housing from office space is such a good idea, then why hasn’t it happened in San Francisco? Local developers generally say it’s too expensive and difficult By Noah Arroyo
- A residential tower proposed at 325 22nd St. would surpass its neighbor, the Ordway Building, to become Oakland’s tallest building. By Roland Li
- Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood was supposed to get a new Home Depot, but residents are calling for the undeveloped site to sprout more housing. By J.K. Dineen
- A dispute between San Francisco planners and the owners of the famous Sutro Tower could impact more than the appearance of the tower, with a lot of money at stake. By J.K. Dineen
- Experts have legitimate concerns about the plan for the A’s ballpark to pay for bonds using revenue from planned office and retail space. It’s a formula that hasn’t worked for other big league stadiums. By J.K. Dineen
- San Francisco’s fastest-growing neighborhood has made it into the top 51 “coolest” in the world, according to a new ranking from travel and entertainment website Time Out. By Annie Vainshtein
- The current trends contrast the region’s red-hot housing market of 2021, when home prices rose nearly 20% amid stiff competition. By Ricardo Cano
- The suit alleges the management company knew the building had plumbing problems and failed to address them ahead of the dual summer floods. The company denied the allegations. By Nora Mishanec
- As the home buying market continues to cool nationwide, some parts of the U.S. are seeing high rates of people backing out of home purchases. But what about in the Bay Area? By Kellie Hwang
- Take our quiz to see if you can price this Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home called "The Lodge" in El Sobrante. By Annie Vainshtein
- The plan comes as part of the city’s latest draft of its housing element, a contract with the state of California to produce residential development. By J.K. Dineen
- The developer is proposing a mid-block oasis with 75 redwood trees, which will tower over well-lit gardens. By J.K. Dineen
- Where in San Francisco do houses command top dollar relative to their size? Here are the top 20 neighborhoods listed by price per square foot, according to data from Redfin. By Kellie Hwang
- San Francisco’s office sector had one of its slowest quarters of the pandemic as tech companies ramped up layoffs. By Roland Li
- Architectural renderings aim to deceive. And this proposed 62-story tower on Folsom Street is a reminder that what we see isn’t always what we get By John King
- A palatial Presidio Heights mansion vaulted to the top of the most expensive homes on the market in San Francisco after it was listed for $45 million last month. By Annie Vainshtein
- Development of 20 acres of Caltrain rail yards in San Francisco will begin after years of discussions and dreaming. By J.K. Dineen
- Spring Mountain Vineyard, best known as the setting of the 1980s soap opera “Falcon Crest,” declared bankruptcy after becoming embroiled in two complicated legal battles. By Esther Mobley
- A Yelp report looked at several cities across the country to crunch numbers on which parts of towns are attracting new businesses. By J.K. Dineen
- Take our quiz to see if you can price this Italian villa-style adobe house in Kensington built as a "true green" demo. By Annie Vainshtein
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The architect of S.F.’s twisty white Mira tower has a follow-up act: An arts college near Mission...The extension will be the latest piece in the college’s effort to create a campus-like feel in a former light manufacturing area south of Showplace Square. By John King
- The money was provided by the California Housing Accelerator Fund, which was seeded with a $1.75 billion investment from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. By J.K Dineen
- An eccentric home for sale in Sacramento inspired by the style of famed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi is sparking feverish interest, including a buzz on social media and more than 150,000 viewings on Redfin.com after just two days on the market. By Annie Vainshtein
- Like cities across California, Oakland is scrambling to finalize its eight-year housing element plan by early next year. By J.K. Dineen
- Chevron also leased 400,000 square feet of Bay Area office space, which will serve as its new headquarters. By Roland Li
- The board of supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on new grant funding applications that reveal how ever-increasing building costs are impacting the city’s affordability crisis. By Lauren Hepler
- The Alamo Square landmark, which has been on the market since May for $3.55 million, will require a “gut renovation,” according to an assessment by Architectural Digest magazine. By Danielle Echeverria
- The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.29% on Thursday, a figure that has doubled since January as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to try taming inflation. By Ricardo Cano
- A 15-year-old company is widely believed to be San Francisco’s biggest private landlord. So why doesn’t its name show up in public records? By Lauren Hepler, Emma Stiefel, Susie Neilson
- These 12 companies control broad swaths of the S.F. Bay Area’s rental real estate — home to tens of thousands of families in the region’s nine counties. By Susie Neilson, Emma Stiefel, J.K. Dineen, Lauren Hepler
- This property map tells you who owns any building in the San Francisco Bay Area. Just type in any address.
- The rejection of the project by San Francisco’s Planning Commission illustrates the political divide between the mayor and the city’s supervisors. By J.K. Dineen
- Nearly four years after voters approved a $425 million bond to prepare the seawall and the structures along it for what the future might bring, the port has selected the first six projects to pursue. By John King
- A parking spot priced for sale at $90,000 in San Francisco made national headlines last week. But this isn’t a new phenomenon in the city — or even in the same condo building where the spot is listed, real estate agents say. By Jessica Flores
- It’s been 58 years since Russell City, a largely Black and Latino farming community, was annexed into Hayward. Now Hayward is trying to find out what became of the displaced townfolk. By Justin Phillips
- The fire insurance bill Jonathan Richards paid monthly kept the threat of wildfire front and center. Still, wildfire wasn’t something he liked to imagine becoming a reality. Then the Mosquito Fire came. By Jordan Parker
- The number of big construction projects in San Francisco this year is on track to be 70% less than were permitted in 2018. But there’s some hope for the future. By J.K. Dineen
- The tower at Market Street and Van Ness will be built as a vertical ecosystem with office space and apartments as well as a ground floor for retail space and the arts. Developers say it’s designed to achieve net zero emissions. By J.K. Dineen
- Sales of million-dollar homes have more than doubled in the U.S. over the past three years and are at record highs, but buyers are getting a lot less house for that $1 million than they used to — and Bay Area buyers are getting the least of all,... By Kellie Hwang
- The beloved store, frequented by celebrities and antique collectors from across the world, may have to close down after its owners said they wouldn’t be able to pay the rent increase demanded by its property owners. By Annie Vainshtein
- Former San Francisco school board member Alison Collins and her husband, real estate developer Chris Collins, have listed the property for sale. By Roland Li
- Ignore the cynics and snarks. Call it whatever you want. The 5.4 acre park above the Transbay transit center is one of the best things about the San Francisco of 2022. By John King
- Most major cities across the U.S. have seen apartment rental prices bounce back above pre-pandemic levels — but San Francisco and Oakland remain among the very few exceptions, new data shows. By Kellie Hwang
- The low offers on two buildings in the Financial District display how unstable the real estate market is, with experts saying investors aren’t looking to buy in San Francisco. By J.K. Dineen
- The dispute over the future of Plaza East boils down to a disagreement over whether these new plans will help current residents or lead to further displacement of an African American community that has been struggling to hold on. By J.K. Dineen
- The “Brady Block” has something for everyone, from market rate apartments to housing for the homeless as well as a public plaza and a historic hotel. By J.K. Dineen
- This opulent and massive home on 21 acres in El Granada has a three-story chandelier, a rotating dining table with views of the ocean, one-of-a-kind aesthetic and a fascinating past By Annie Vainshtein
- The Oakland area in July saw the country’s biggest increase in share of homes sitting on the market unsold for more than a month, compared with the same time last year, new data shows. But that doesn’t mean Oakland’s market has suddenly gone ice... By Kellie Hwang
- The PlumpJack group, co-founded by Gov. Gavin Newsom and S.F. billionaire Gordon Getty, has bought the Oso Vineyard from the Mondavi family for $110,000 per acre. The vineyard’s location in Napa’s remote, overlooked Pope Valley is notable. By Esther Mobley
- The developer of an enormous, approved development near the San Francisco Caltrain station is seeking to increase the number of units to increase its feasibility. By J.K. Dineen
- A newly constructed residential building that has been sitting vacant in the Lower Polk Street neighborhood for more than two years could finally become populated with residents after the city settled a sticking point. By J.K. Dineen
- San Francisco’s east side builds far more housing than the west and south. A Chronicle data analysis shows just how stark that difference is. By Danielle Echeverria
- Housing affordability declined in all nine Bay Area counties in the second quarter of 2022, according to the report from the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, it dipped to its lowest level in nearly 15 years. By Kellie Hwang
- The 88 Bluxome saga is one of the city’s most prominent examples of how the pandemic and remote work have plunged San Francisco development into a historic downturn. By Roland Li
- Single women are outpacing single men in buying homes in the cutthroat San Francisco and San Jose metro areas, federal data shows, despite enduring gender pay gaps and unaffordability concerns. By Lauren Hepler
- While a potential recession would have a negative impact on the Bay Area’s housing market, its effects would probably be worse in U.S. metropolitan areas that saw a pandemic influx of people from places like San Francisco and San Jose, a new... By Kellie Hwang
- San Francisco must build 82,000 new housing units by 2030. The state said its current plan isn’t realistic, and that it should develop a Plan B. By J.K. Dineen
- San Francisco’s political war over how to fix its housing crisis just heated up, with the city now facing a lawsuit that argues one of two measures to streamline affordable housing should be removed from the November ballot. By Mallory Moench
- The California Department of Housing and Community Development said Tuesday that it would focus on San Francisco for its first-ever “housing policy and practice review.” By J.K. Dineen
- The two sides at odds over the future of this beloved movie house agree on one thing: The building at the center of the looming dispute cannot be replaced. By John King
- Take our quiz to see if you can price this custom-built four-bedroom Foster City home on a planned community's coveted 'isles' By Annie Vainshtein
- U.S. census building permit data shows that San Francisco lags behind other major U.S. cities in housing production. By Adriana Rezal
- The residents, who have all lived in their homes for years, say they’re being evicted on bureaucratic technicalities to make way for new, higher-paying residents. By J.K. Dineen
- The residential tower that’s part of the Block 4 development will be 513 feet tall and add 681 housing units to the San Francisco core. By J.K. Dineen
- Jordan Moss invented a new way to create affordable, workforce housing in high rent areas of the Bay Area, adding 4,200 units. But some say the process doesn’t reduce rents enough, and “could give affordable housing a bad name.” By J.K. Dineen
- The social media network scrapped a lease signed less than a year ago in Oakland and closed a San Francisco building. By Roland Li
- A proposed charter amendment that would have imposed rent control restrictions on new housing created through “density bonus” programs has been withdrawn. By J.K. Dineen and J.D. Morris
- The average income of people who moved out of San Francisco during the early part of the pandemic surged from a year earlier, taking a large chunk of the economy away. By Roland Li and Susie Neilson
- The high-priced sale rivals other eye-popping Bay Area real estate deals in recent years. By Lauren Hepler
- Online home buying, off-market selling, renting extra space by the hour: Startups promising to democratize housing confront questions about inequality. By Lauren Hepler
- As the blazing-hot housing market continues to cool, Zillow data shows the Bay Area neighborhoods maintaining the strongest growth in home values are concentrated in affluent parts of the North Bay. By Kellie Hwang
- Now the highest-priced condos in San Francisco history, the luxury “north and south penthouses” at 999 Green St. were listed at the end of May for $17 million and $12 million, respectively. By Annie Vainshtein
- Being the head of the Union Square Alliance is like being mayor of a 27-block city with 12,000 hotel rooms, 70,000 workers and virtually no residents. S.F. native Marisa Rodriguez oversees it all. By J.K. Dineen
- S.F. reclaimed the title it previously held in 2019 from Tokyo. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- Dubbed the Oak, the 109-unit building near the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue was supposed to let new residents move in months ago. But it remains empty with graffiti on outside walls and the entrance boarded up. By J.K. Dineen
- To their credit, the people behind the plan acknowledge that their vision to activate dormant sidewalks is just one piece of a much larger puzzle that serves as a tool to start conversations. By John King
- The Mission has seen six new affordable complexes and about $400 million worth of development in the past two years. It’s partially the result of community organizing. By J.K. Dineen
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Residents displaced by the flooding in an S.F. tower could be waiting until next year to return homeThe flooding at 33 Tehama forced hundreds of residents to vacate the downtown tower in June. Now, they won’t be able to return until perhaps next year and the building’s owner will stop paying for them to live elsewhere. By J.K. Dineen
- The owners of Lagier Meredith Vineyard, on Napa’s Mount Veeder, are handing over control to winemaker Aaron Pott for a fee of $0. By Esther Mobley
- The latest report by the California Association of Realtors shows how the Bay Area housing market started to slow down in June following two years of frenetic competition and a historic growth in sales prices. By Ricardo Cano
- The difference between the Presidio’s two adventurous new parks can be summed up by the feel of their respective perches that showcase the Golden Gate Bridge. By John King
- While many agree unaffordability has reached a breaking point, taxing properties vacant for upward of six months is more controversial. By Lauren Hepler
- As recession fears heat up, so do questions about what could happen to Bay Area home prices. Here’s a look at the history, and what experts say could happen this time. By Kathleen Pender
- Fears of a recession have been heating up in the U.S. Here’s how economists define recessions, and how they view the current situation. By Kathleen Pender
- The long-stalled One Oak project received a new lease on life on Thursday when the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to approve the proposed building’s latest plan. By J.K. Dineen
- As mortgage rates climb and stock prices founder, housing markets in the Bay Area and Northern California are cooling faster than the rest of the country, according to data provided by two national real estate listing sites. By Kellie Hwang and Ricardo Cano
- Salesforce is cutting its San Francisco office space for the third time during the pandemic, listing 40% of the 43-story 50 Fremont St. for lease. By Roland Li
- Elon Musk’s termination last week of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is another dose of uncertainty for Mid-Market. By Roland Li
- Take our quiz to see if you can price this bohemian three-bedroom property in the heart of Fairfax's downtown district. By Annie Vainshtein
- This ranking of the hottest California real estate neighborhoods shows more growth in suburban areas and vacation spots. While southern ZIP codes dominate the list, the No. 1 area was a small Northern California coastal community. By Kellie Hwang
- More than a fifth of San Francisco’s beleaguered office market remains vacant despite a handful of major leases in the second quarter, a sign that a sustained pandemic recovery remains elusive. By Roland Li
- More than 200 housing units could sprout on a piece of land previously occupied by the Burlington Coat Factory at the Westlake Shopping Center, the latest in a series of Bay Area retail-to-housing plans that could help meet state housing goals. By J.K. Dineen
- Home values in most San Francisco neighborhoods have rebounded into strong growth territory during the past year and a half after taking a pummeling early in the pandemic — though some areas have been slower to recover than others, according to... By Kellie Hwang
- Despite the area seeing a notable increase in housing units in recent years, there is seemingly low demand when units, mostly condos, come on the market in the business district. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- Cities and building owners must find inventive ways to fill vacant storefronts on a short-term basis — so that today’s terrain of “for rent” signs doesn’t become a permanent blight on too many urban blocks. By John King
- Regional housing advocates backing a first-of-its-kind state fund are seeking down-payment help for Black home buyers, new plans to stem displacement and a boost for Black developers. By Lauren Hepler
- A key state agency is expected to vote Thursday on whether the Oakland A’s can move forward with their $12 billion plan to build a waterfront ballpark and surrounding development at Howard Terminal. By Sarah Ravani
- Joseph Phelps joins Chandon, Newton and Colgin as the Napa wineries owned by France’s Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. By Esther Mobley
- The debate gets at the heart of how San Francisco, where it can cost $1 million to build an affordable housing unit, can pay for and design housing for its most underprivileged residents. By Mallory Moench
- The three bedroom, six bathroom English Tudor home is located in Sacramento’s “Fab 40s” neighborhood — but it is best known for being the residence of Ronald and Nancy Reagan during his time as governor of California. By Annie Vainshtein
- Redfin data shows the Bay Area home buying frenzy is finally cooling. Are the days of turbo-charged home price growth coming to an end? By Kellie Hwang
- Great America’s days are numbered. The Santa Clara theme park will shut down no later than 11 years from now after a Bay Area real estate developer bought the land the park sits on for $310 million. By Ricardo Cano
- Mayor London Breed is looking into whether reducing affordable requirements or deferring fees might spur residential housing projects. By J.K. Dineen
- The oil giant plans to downsize while remaining headquartered in San Ramon. By Roland Li
- As president of the company, Bill Aboumrad Jr. is leading with the high standards and expectations his father initiated. By Marcus Crowder
- With a solid record of community engagement and support, Sereno has held onto its values amid growth. By Marcus Crowder
- Strong leadership and a collaborative work environment make this East Bay real estate company stand out. By Vanessa Arredondo
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new housing accountability unit is forcing some cities to approve projects, but it may not help these high-profile projects in San Francisco and Oakland. By J.K. Dineen
- Zillow data shows that rising mortgage rates have had a dramatic impact in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area, with average monthly mortgage payments soaring over the past year. By Kellie Hwang
- A six-year development battle in residential Palo Alto has finally been settled after City Council voted to allow reconstruction of Castilleja School, paving the way for a dramatic increase in students at the private school for girls. By Sam Whiting
- Take our quiz to see if you can guess the cost of this "organic" modernist three-bedroom with 360-degree views of San Francisco's skyline. By Annie Vainshtein
- Interest on second mortgages may or may not be tax deductible, depending on when you took out your mortgage, your total mortgage debt and your state of residence. By Kathleen Pender
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One affordable home in S.F. costs $750,000 to build. This developer has a plan to do it for $350K...A San Francisco builder is trying to disrupt the affordable housing industry by building middle-income housing with no public money. By J.K. Dineen
- As mortgage interest rates rise, home equity lines of credit are enjoying a resurgence among homeowners reluctant to refinance their loans to higher rates to tap equity for cash. By Kathleen Pender
- An outside panel of engineers recommended a plan to stabilize the tilting and sinking Millennium Tower using fewer support piles, and the Department of Building Inspection said it agreed. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- The Oakland A’s said they agreed to fund onsite affordable housing — a key term in their negotiations with the city to build a waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal — in exchange for millions more in tax increment, but the city rejected their terms. By Sarah Ravani
- San Francisco’s apartment rental market has been the slowest in the country to bounce back after vacancies soared early in the pandemic, fueling a big drop in rents, according to new data from Apartment List. By Kellie Hwang
- As the Golden State Warriors prepare for Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, with superstar Stephen Curry at the top of his game, his legions of fans may be interested to know that a massive East Bay home recently owned by him and his wife,... By Kellie Hwang
- Block, the finance and payments-focused tech firm led by Jack Dorsey, will leave its Mid-Market office and former headquarters after a decade, the latest pandemic-era blow to San Francisco. By Roland Li
- A small wastewater district is refusing to sign off on dozens of developments in East Palo Alto, freezing all construction activity in the city including affordable housing, schools, and health facilities. By J.K. Dineen
- Anywhere else in San Francisco, four huge interlocking apartment slabs would be deadly. At Eighth and Market streets, Trinity Place may be strong enough to pull the beleaguered district together. By John King
- Property management officials are working with “contractors and consultants to return services and building systems” and with San Francisco city officials “to determine when they will allow residents to return,” according to a statement from... By Lauren Hernández
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The Warriors left Oakland years ago. Now, the Coliseum neighborhood finally is showing signs of lifeEven as hundreds of acres of public land lie in limbo, the hard-luck East Oakland neighborhood is showing signs of resilience with housing redevelopment plans. By J.K. Dineen
- Redfin data analysis shows how home price increases in urban areas that have been migration magnets compare to places that are losing residents, like the Bay Area. By Kellie Hwang
- Take our quiz to see if you can price this three-bedroom country property in the heart of a popular neighborhood in the Sebastopol area By Annie Vainshtein
- For the first time in more than two years, a major San Francisco office building has started construction, a rare sign of activity in a market hit hard by the pandemic and remote work. By Roland Li