News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
The number of homes selling for more than $1 million across the nation rose by 81% over the last year and the high end real estate market, despite earlier predictions, is now hotter than ever, according to a new study by Point2Homes. Read More
Introduced by Berkeley Mayor and ABAG President Jesse Arreguin and moderated by Oakland Mayor and MTC Commissioner Libby Schaaf, the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) will host a free virtual panel discussion on Monday, May 24, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon to explore opportunities for the new established Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to help cities, towns and counties meet the Bay Area’s complex and longstanding housing challenges, and to advance racial justice. Read More
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
The ABAG Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program continues a multi-part training on March 23, 2021 at 9 a.m. with "Using Data Effectively in Housing Element Updates – ABAG’s Housing Needs Data Packets and Accessing the U.S. Census." Read More
The ABAG Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program continues a multi-part training on March 9, 2021 with "Creating Capacity: An Overview of the Sites Inventory." The training series is for local planning and housing staff focused on Housing Element updates. Read More
The ABAG Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program is launching a 10-part training series for local planning and housing staff focused on Housing Element updates. 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
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.