News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
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
Point2, an international real estate search portal, looked at how much the median house would currently “weigh” in gold in the 100 largest U.S. metro areas. Here are some highlights for the Bay Area: Read More
STORAGECafé’s most recent report looking at home size evolution in the past decade shows that San Francisco has been building bigger houses and apartments. Read More
Redwood City, San Mateo, Fremont, and Santa Rosa all face housing problems, according to a report in Inman. Read More
A new transit-oriented development project at the Coliseum Station is being highlighted by BART. Read More
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in partnership with cities and counties, are stepping up collaborative efforts to meet the Bay Area’s chronic housing affordability challenges by preserving existing housing units, preventing the displacement of current residents and promoting the construction of new units. Read More
In wake of our current health, economic and housing crisis, and as people protest for racial justice in cities across the country, we launched The Metro Talks Equity Series—a series where regional thought leaders consider how to best restore the Bay Area with equity as the guiding core value. Read More
The Bay Area's affordable housing crisis will be the subject of the first Bay Area Metro Talks Equity Series launching Wednesday, June 3 at 10 a.m. Read More
The BART board has voted to amend its transit-oriented development policy to support affordable housing. Read More
Apartment related searches are on a rebound, above pre-pandemic levels, settling back into typical seasonal trends, according to RENTCafe.com traffic data and Google Trends. Read More