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A New Rent Map Shows What Your Neighbors Actually Pay — And It's Eye‑Opening
Here's a scenario that should make your blood boil: You sign a lease on a one-bedroom in Hayes Valley at the listed…
California's Housing Brain Trust Meets in LA — And Still Can't Figure It Out
California's housing policy elite gathered at UCLA recently for what was billed as a comprehensive look at the state's…
SF Home Prices Soar 14%, and We're Still Fighting Over Whether to Build Housing
Here's your Bay Area housing update in three acts: Home prices are surging at their fastest clip in eight years.
SF Goes YIMBY and Progressives Are Panicking — Good
Something remarkable is happening in San Francisco: the city is actually trying to make it easier to build housing.
Even the British Empire Is Giving Up on San Francisco Real Estate
When a real estate dynasty that has survived the English Civil War, two World Wars, and four centuries of British…
Bay Area Millennials Aren't Having Kids — And It's Not Just the Vibes
Here's a question that shouldn't be controversial but somehow still is: why aren't Bay Area millennials having kids?
Oakland Tenants Fight Negligent Landlord — And Actually Win
Here's a story that should make every renter's blood boil — and every landlord think twice about cutting corners.
Ghost Landlords: Should SF Crack Down on Non‑Resident Property Owners?
Here's a fun little riddle: How can a city have a housing crisis and thousands of units owned by people who don't even…
Craigslist Apartment Hunting in SF Is Basically a Survival Sport Now
If you're apartment hunting in San Francisco and using Craigslist, congratulations — you've entered one of the most…
The Bay Area's Rent‑vs‑Buy Gap Is Absurd — And It Should Change How You Think About Housing
Here's a fun number for your Wednesday: if you buy a home in San Jose instead of renting a comparable one, you'll spend…
Affordable Housing Bait‑and‑Switch: Larkspur Complex Quietly Goes Market Rate
Here's a fun one for anyone who still believes government-adjacent housing programs are efficient stewards of public…
SF's Upzoning Panic vs. What's Actually Going to Get Built
Every time San Francisco moves even an inch toward building more housing, the NextDoor threads light up like it's the…
San Ramon Mold Complaint Highlights the Messy Reality of BMR Housing Oversight
Allegations are circulating that Equity Residential — one of the largest publicly traded landlords in the country — has…
If a Landlord Wants Your SSN Before a Tour, You're Not Apartment Hunting — You're Getting Scammed
Here's a PSA for every 21-year-old — or anyone, really — diving into the Bay Area rental market for the first time: if…
SF Home Prices Have Tripled Since 2000. The Culprit Isn't a Mystery.
Here's a fun exercise: think about what you could buy in San Francisco for the price of a home in the year 2000.
Hayes Valley's Homeless Crisis Didn't Appear Out of Nowhere — It Was Pushed There
If you've walked through Hayes Valley recently — especially after dark — you've noticed.
Reality TV Broker Ryan Serhant Sets His Sights on SF — But Can Star Power Sell a $1.2M Studio?
Ryan Serhant — the man who turned selling Manhattan penthouses into must-watch television — is officially planting a…
Wrecking Ball Finally Swings at Potrero Terrace — But Don't Hold Your Breath
Demolition permits have been filed for several buildings at Potrero Terrace, the aging public housing complex that's…
One Newcomer's Housing Win: Skip the Dream Commute, Embrace the BART Commute
Here's a small but satisfying story about someone actually making a rational decision in the Bay Area housing market —…
SF Apartment Hunting Is a Trap — Here's How to Stop Falling Into It
Let's be honest: apartment hunting in San Francisco is an exercise in controlled desperation.
The Accidental Brilliance of San Francisco's Rowhouses
There's something a visitor from Paris recently reminded us of — something we San Franciscans walk past every single…
Vybe Living Is Allegedly Ghosting Tenants Who Want Their Deposits Back
Here's a fun exercise: try getting $1,096 back from a company that won't answer your emails, won't pick up the phone…
50 Years of Family Legacy, Gone: The Shorenstein Loss That Says Everything About SF's Office Market
For half a century, the Shorenstein family held 45 Fremont Street — a gleaming downtown tower and a symbol of one of…
Stop Paying to Upgrade Your Landlord's Property
Here's a scenario that should make every renter's blood boil: You're paying sky-high San Francisco rent.