News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
American suburbs have been demographically reshaped in the past decade – according to Census data. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of suburban renters grew by 22%, which drove 103 suburbs in the nation’s largest metros to flip to a renter-majority population, according to a new report from RENTCafé . Read More
Vox has produced a video outlining the high cost of living in the Bay Area and dearth of housing. Read More
Despite the pandemic and the high cost of lumber, the Bay Area is seeing increases in apartment construction this year in both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas, where a combined total of 13,000 new units are expected to enter the market, according to a new report from RENTCafé . Read More
A new report from RENTCafé looking at 2.5 million rental applications in 2021 shows renting activity is back to pre-pandemic levels and interest in big city apartments is surging.
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
The Association of Bay Area Governments has announced a new research initiative to help Bay Area planners meet the requirements of AB-686, new legislation to fight housing discrimination. 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
RENTCafé has released its 2020 year-end report with data on rent change and renter activity. RENTCafé looked at 5.8 million renter applications nationwide (moving in, out and inside a city) and concluded that, overall, renter activity dropped by 10% compared to last year. 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
