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.
Drug‑Free Homeless Housing: Virtue Signaling or Finally Growing Some Teeth?
For years, San Francisco's approach to homelessness has followed a familiar script: spend enormous sums of money, ask…
The Bay Area's Entry‑Level Trap: When $70K Makes You Poor
Let's run some numbers that City Hall and Sacramento would rather you not think too hard about.
Your Parking Spot Isn't Yours If It's Not in Writing — Welcome to SF Tenant Law
Here's a scenario that's playing out across San Francisco right now: You've been parking in your building's garage…
Wind Chimes: The Neighbor Dispute That Proves Some People Just Want to Watch the World Jingle
There are certain San Francisco neighbor conflicts that are uniquely maddening — not because they're serious, but…
The Great Stockton Migration: When Fiscal Reality Hits the Bay Area Bubble
There's a recurring character in the Bay Area story that doesn't get enough airtime: the person who finally does the…
Thinking About Ditching Tokyo for SF? Here's the Honest Math
A young American expat and his Japanese wife are weighing a move from Tokyo to San Francisco, and the reasons he's fed…
Bay Area Child Care Isn't a Crisis — It's a Policy Failure Decades in the Making
Here's a fun math problem for Bay Area parents: Take your paycheck.
Treasure Island's Shiny New Condos Have a Glowing Problem — And We Don't Mean the Views
Treasure Island is having a moment. Sleek new developments, stunning Bay views, and prices that — by San Francisco…
Making $300K and Can't Scrub a Toilet: SF's Shared Housing Hygiene Crisis
Here's a fun paradox about life in San Francisco: you can be pulling down a quarter-million dollars a year at a Big…
Your Friendly Annual Reminder: The Government Wants Its Cut
If you own property in the Bay Area and haven't paid your second installment of property taxes yet — stop reading this…
Dave Eggers Wants to Give SF Artists Free Housing. Let's Talk About It.
Author Dave Eggers — San Francisco literary icon, McSweeney's founder, and apparently housing developer now — is…
SF's Grocery Desert Keeps Growing: Lucky on Fulton Is the Latest Casualty
San Francisco is losing another grocery store, and if you live in the Western Addition or NoPa, you already feel the…
When $2,750 for 600 Square Feet Feels Like a Bargain, We Have a Problem
Here's a snapshot of San Francisco's housing market in 2025: a 27-year-old making $160,000 a year — well into the top…
San Francisco's Apartment Entrances Are Doing the Most — And We're Here For It
Say what you will about San Francisco's housing market — the prices are absurd, the permitting process could make a…
The Chart That Explains Why Your Engineer Friends Still Have Roommates
There's a chart making the rounds that plots SF home prices against SF tech salaries since 2000, and it tells a story…
Wait, Retailers Actually Want to Come Back to Downtown SF?
File this under "things we didn't have on our 2025 bingo card." Barnes & Noble, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's are all…
San Francisco Can't Build Housing. Again. Is Anyone Surprised?
Here's a stat that should make your blood boil: almost no housing is getting built in San Francisco.
From Pirouettes to Python: SF's Strangest Real Estate Glow‑Up
In a city where housing is scarce and zoning is a blood sport, one property is making a surprisingly elegant…
Palo Alto's Tree‑Lined Streets Are Gorgeous — And a Quiet Indictment of How Other Bay Area Cities Spend Your Money
If you've ever driven through certain Palo Alto neighborhoods, you know the feeling: towering canopies arching over the…
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