News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
A new residential report by PropertyShark looks at the evolution of Bay Area's real estate market during the past five years. Read More
Renters in the Bay Area are finally getting a price break. RENTCafé reports the average rent in the Bay Area decreased by 0.5% ($15) from last month to $2,806. Read More
The 2019 California legislative cycle wrapped up over the past weekend as Governor Newsom signed and vetoed dozens of bills to meet the October 13 deadline. MTC took positions on a number of housing bills that emphasized protection of tenants, production of more housing, and preservation of existing affordable housing throughout the region. MTC ultimately supported the following eight bills, all of which have now been signed into law: Read More
A new report from RentCafe shows just how pricey the Bay Area is for renters. Read More
RentCafe has put out a report looking at mid-year Bay Area rentals, with data showing the far North Bay cities of Rohnert Park, Vacaville and Vallejo having some of the more affordable rents in the region. Read More
The site Zumper created an interesting page mapping rents in San Francisco district by district. Read More
The USA Today wrote a piece on how the San Francisco housing market has gone bonkers over the last 10 years. Read More
There has been some interest from housing advocates to use old BART rail cars for homes, a strategy that was used more than a century ago along San Francisco's most western shore. Read More
The 15th annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey is out and reveals San Jose and San Francisco are among the most expensive for housing in the world, both landing in the top 10. Read More
SF Curbed is reporting that home sales in the region continue to stall, while the value of real estate remains steady. Read More