The Hidden Mold Crisis in East Bay's Aging Housing Stock
Here's a question Bay Area renters shouldn't have to ask: Is it normal for mold to keep growing in your kid's bedroom…
San Francisco's Last Single‑Family Homes: A Vanishing Asset Class Nobody's Replacing
Here's a fun number for you: San Francisco is on pace to approve fewer than 50 new housing permits this year.
SF's Ugly New Apartments Aren't a Mystery — They're a Policy Choice
Take a walk through any San Francisco neighborhood where new multifamily housing has gone up in the last decade and…
A $22.5 Million Pacific Heights Home Hits the Market — Because Of Course It Does
If you've ever wondered what $22.5 million buys you in San Francisco real estate — besides a crippling property tax…
Surprise: SF Isn't Even the Most Expensive City Anymore. You're Still Broke Though.
Here's a plot twist nobody in San Francisco saw coming: we're not even the most expensive city in America anymore.
The Mira: SF's Angular Marvel and What It's Actually Like to Live There
San Francisco's skyline has no shortage of glass-and-steel luxury towers, but the Mira — that twisting, angular…
Want to Lower SF Rents by 10%? Just Build 52% More Housing. Easy, Right?
A recent study published in the Journal of Political Economy puts a hard number on something free-market advocates have…
A Decade of Nothing: The Ghost Building at 4805 Mission
Drive down the Mission-Excelsior corridor and you can't miss it — one of the taller new buildings in the neighborhood…
SF Housing Supply Is Still Broken. Is Anyone Surprised?
Limited housing supply continues to push San Francisco real estate costs skyward, and at this point the only reasonable…
Having a Baby in SF? You're Already Behind on the Waitlist
There's a running joke in San Francisco that you need to get on a preschool waitlist before the pregnancy test comes…
April 17, 2026
Berkeley Made It Harder to Landmark Buildings — And That's Actually a Good Thing
Berkeley, a city where a mid-century smoke shop could theoretically be declared a protected historic landmark, has…
BART Station Loses 400 Parking Spaces for Housing — And That's Probably Fine
An East Bay BART station is about to lose 400 parking spaces as construction begins on a new housing development.
62% Over Asking: SF's Housing Market Is Hot, But the Game Is Rigged From the Start
A San Francisco home recently sold for 62% over its listed asking price, and the internet predictably lost its mind.
A Luxury Vacancy Tax Sounds Fun — But Let's Talk About What Actually Works
There's a proposal floating around San Francisco: slap an extra tax on vacant luxury second residences valued over $5…
Won't Someone Think of the Billionaires? SF's Ultra‑Luxury 'Mansion Shortage'
While the rest of San Francisco argues about whether a studio apartment should cost $3,200 or $3,500 a month, there's…
A Canadian's Honest Report Card on Bay Area Living — And Why PG&E Is the Real Culture Shock
There's a certain genre of Bay Area content we never get tired of: the newcomer reality check.
The Great California Living Debate: Vibes vs. Data
Every few weeks, someone on the internet decides to play real estate influencer and tell the rest of us where we should…
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.
April 16, 2026
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…
April 16, 2026
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…
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