Housing
Report: Bay Area rents sluggish
January 16, 2020
Mark Prado
As we kick off a new year, a new RentCafé report shows the overall rental market is witnessing a rare slowdown. Read More
Housing
Housing
Survey: Five-year look at Bay Area housing prices
November 12, 2019
Bethel Island. Photo by Doc Searls via Wikimedia Commons.
A new residential report by PropertyShark looks at the evolution of Bay Area's real estate market during the past five years. Read More
Housing
Surprise! Renters paying less in Bay Area
October 22, 2019
Mark Prado
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
Legislation
CA Legislative Cycle Wraps Up as Governor Signs MTC-Supported Housing Bills
October 18, 2019
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
Housing
Report: Bay Area rents sky high
October 7, 2019
Mark Prado
San Francisco apartments in the Sunset District.
A new report from RentCafe shows just how pricey the Bay Area is for renters. Read More
Housing
Report: All you want to know about the Bay Area rental market
July 17, 2019
Alameda is one of the few Bay Area cities that has seen rents drop. Photo by Craig Howell via Wikimedia Commons.
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
Housing
Skyrocketing SF rents mapped
July 9, 2019
Mark Prado
The site Zumper created an interesting page mapping rents in San Francisco district by district. Read More
Housing
How SF housing has become a goldmine in the last decade
July 3, 2019
Mark Prado
The USA Today wrote a piece on how the San Francisco housing market has gone bonkers over the last 10 years. Read More
Housing
Throwback Thursday: Old rail cars for housing has been done before
January 31, 2019
Resident of Carville. Photo via www.foundsf.org.
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
Housing
Report: Two Bay Area cities have most expensive housing in the world
January 22, 2019
Mark Prado
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