News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
PropertyShark took a look back to see how the housing market had fared over the course of a decade, before the pandemic. Read More
A Housing Element webinar series presented by the Institute of Local Government (ILG) in conjunction with Housing and Community Development (HCD) and aimed at elected officials and city managers will kick off April 1. Read More
MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) issued a detailed new report Thursday, entitled Momentum for Lasting Solutions, to serve as a roadmap for private investors as well as federal, state and local governments to combine forces in a comprehensive regional effort to deliver housing affordability throughout the nine-county Bay Area. Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic that sent professionals to indefinite work-from-home status created the perfect conditions for big tech companies to flee the Bay Area and head to Texas, according to a new report from housing site RENTCafé. Read More
Uneven changes in income and home prices have led to the erosion of housing affordability in the past decade, with mortgages becoming an increasing financial burden in 51 of the 100 cities looked at by the real estate site P2Homes in a new study. Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed space into one of the most valuable commodities, a new study from Point2homes.com looks at how much space the median U.S. home price would get a homebuyer across the globe. As it turns out, San Francisco is one of the most unattainable cities in the world Read More
The first development proposal submitted to Marin County under a new state law intended to streamline certain types of housing developments to address California’s severe housing shortage and affordability crisis has been given county approval. Read More
PropertyShark has released its annual ranking of the 100 priciest zip codes in the United States determined by home sale prices and the Bay Area is well represented. Read More
High down payments, a dearth of savings and a big gap between expectations and reality are the main hurdles on American Millennials’ face on their path to home ownership. Read More