Excavation Launches at 95-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Project at 967 Mission Street in San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas District
The nine-story infill development, born from the 5M Master Plan, will deliver deeply affordable apartments to low-income seniors on a formerly vacant SoMa...
AvalonBay Communities Wins Unanimous Approval for 323-Unit Expansion at Mountain View’s 555 West Middlefield Road
The multifamily REIT’s parking-to-housing conversion, a decade in the making, clears its final council hurdle with a redesign that swaps underground garages for...
Gladstone Institutes Leases 105,000 SQFT at Alexandria’s 1450 Owens Street in San Francisco’s Mission Bay
The biomedical research nonprofit plans to hire 300 scientists and build 30 new labs as it expands its AI-driven drug discovery programs despite...
Arevon Begins Construction on $600MM Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City
Cormorant advances local economic investment through jobs, tax revenue, and community partnerships, reinforcing Arevon’s position as a leading battery storage developer in the...
The Buyer Who Wasn’t There
The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...
San Francisco Clears Environmental Review for Major Marina Overhaul and PG&E Sediment Cleanup
Joint effort between Recreation and Park Department and PG&E advances toward spring 2027 construction start with three-year build-out plan The San Francisco Planning...
California’s Wine Industry Faces a Reckoning as Oversupply and Shifting Demographics Collide
The state’s largest wine regions report the deepest pessimism in the SVB survey’s history, yet top-quartile producers are charting a path forward through...
Private Credit’s $1.8 Trillion Surge Sets the Stage for a Real Estate Reawakening in 2026
As the four largest alternative credit platforms approach nearly $1.8 trillion in combined AUM, the asset class’s rapid maturation is reshaping capital flows...
Historic Old Finnish Hall in Berkeley to Be Auctioned Off After Defaulting on Taxes
Berkeley’s iconic Toveri Tupa, the Old Finnish Hall built in 1908 at 1819 10th Street, faces an uncertain future as Alameda County prepares...
Cupertino Greenlights SummerHill Homes’ 51-Unit Townhome Community on Linda Vista Drive Amid Fire Safety Scrutiny
The approved development on a 2.53-acre site replaces four single-family homes with three-story condominiums and 10 below-market-rate units, advancing the city’s effort to...
Palo Alto Files Permits for Six-Story, 116,450 SQFT Parking Garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue
The city-led project will replace a surface lot in the downtown core, incorporate EV charging infrastructure, and reserve a portion of the site...
Occupancy Rises at Hacienda as Diverse Industries Expand in Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, recorded a modest increase in total occupancy to 6,581,927 square feet in March, up...
The Buyer Who Wasn’t There
The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...
California’s Wine Industry Faces a Reckoning as Oversupply and Shifting Demographics Collide
The state’s largest wine regions report the deepest pessimism in the SVB survey’s history, yet top-quartile producers are charting a path forward through...
Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt Deploys 7,200 SQFT Floating Helipad in San Francisco Bay, Bets on Air Taxi Future
A self-funded, locally built barge positions one of tech’s most prominent transportation entrepreneurs at the center of the Bay Area’s emerging urban air...
Private Credit’s $1.8 Trillion Surge Sets the Stage for a Real Estate Reawakening in 2026
As the four largest alternative credit platforms approach nearly $1.8 trillion in combined AUM, the asset class’s rapid maturation is reshaping capital flows...
Sobrato Opens First 100% Affordable Housing Project in Redwood City, 120-Unit The Millton
The Sobrato Organization’s 120-unit The Millton apartments signal a broader strategic pivot for the family-owned firm, which has spent decades building corporate campuses...
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at March Meeting as Oil Price Spike Clouds Outlook
Wells Fargo economists expect two rate cuts remain on the table in 2026, though elevated inflation from energy costs could push the timeline...
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BrightAI Leases Full 26,891 SQFT Building at 1001 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto Following $51MM Series A
The infrastructure AI startup, founded by SmartThings creator Alex Hawkinson, plants its flag in Stanford Research Park as physical AI companies expand across...
San Francisco’s BUILD Act Slashes Transfer Tax on Large Real Estate Deals to Unlock Tens of Thousands of Stalled Housing Units
Mayor Lurie and Supervisor Mahmood introduce revenue-neutral legislative package aimed at rolling back Proposition I’s doubled rates, reducing per-unit construction costs by $32,850,...
Silicon Valley’s Innovation Engine Roars as Regional Growth Stalls and Inequality Deepens, 2026 Index Finds
Annual report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley reveals a region of stark contradictions: record venture capital and patent activity coexist with rising commercial...
CBRE Elevates Mike Taquino and Kyle Kovac to Lead San Francisco Bay Area Office Capital Markets
The team has advised on more than $30 billion in commercial real estate transactions San Francisco – March 18, 2026 – CBRE announced...
Orange Buensuceso Promoted to Director of San Francisco at FPBA
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects (FPBA) has promoted Orange Buensuceso, AIA, LEED AP, to Director of San Francisco, a milestone that takes on added...
Kilroy Realty Corporation Announces Board Refreshment
LOS ANGELES–Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) (“Kilroy” or the “Company”) today announced leadership changes on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and...
Jodi Contreras Appointed to IREM’s Northern California Board
Belmont, CA; February 2, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Jodi Contreras, CPM,®ARM,® and Regional Vice President, was appointed to IREM’s...
Kidder Mathews Welcomes Industrial Team of John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, and Alex Kovaleski in Silicon Valley
San Jose, Calif. (January 28, 2026) – Kidder Mathews is pleased to welcome John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, SIOR, and Alex Kovaleski to the firm’s Silicon Valley office....
The Buyer Who Wasn’t There
The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...
Feed the Machine: AI Could Unjam San Francisco’s 280-Day Permitting Nightmare
The city knows its building codes better than anyone. The problem is it takes 280 days to prove it. What if a computer...
An Approval is Not a Building Permit
Why the hand-wringing over Google’s empty San Jose acreage misses the point entirely. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
Bounded by Sea, Strangled by Trusts
Every acre we preserve is an acre we can’t build on—and the housing math is catching up By Billy the Broker (I just...
Amazon’s Empty Chairs
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...
Housing Handcuffs
As AI startups lease luxury apartments and offer proximity bonuses to keep workers steps from their desks, San Francisco’s hottest perk is starting...
An Empty Oakland Industrial Lot Is Set to Become a $16.9MM Waterfront Park
An underutilized seven-acre industrial parcel on the Oakland Estuary waterfront will be transformed into a regional recreational asset through a 16.9 million dollar...
Whole Foods Market Doubles Down on Los Gatos with 43,130 SQFT Store Opening on Redeveloped Dealership Site
The Amazon-owned grocer relocates from its 30-year-old location to a nearly twice-as-large space at 15650 Los Gatos Boulevard, anchoring a 7-acre Sand Hill...
Swift Real Estate Partners Buys Back $101.7MM Wells Fargo Loan on 588,000 SQFT West Coast Office Portfolio for Around $80MM
San Francisco-based investment firm acquires non-performing note on its own three-property office portfolio using all-equity capital from Fund II, eliminating all debt on...
Aimco Lists 110-Unit 707 Leahy Apartments in Redwood City as Liquidation Strategy Advances Across National Portfolio
Fully redeveloped Peninsula multifamily community hits market as NYSE-listed REIT executes shareholder-approved wind-down plan Apartment Investment and Management Company, the Denver-based multifamily investor...
Sobrato Opens First 100% Affordable Housing Project in Redwood City, 120-Unit The Millton
The Sobrato Organization’s 120-unit The Millton apartments signal a broader strategic pivot for the family-owned firm, which has spent decades building corporate campuses...
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at March Meeting as Oil Price Spike Clouds Outlook
Wells Fargo economists expect two rate cuts remain on the table in 2026, though elevated inflation from energy costs could push the timeline...
Mill Valley Reapproves EAH Housing’s 45-Unit Project at 1 Hamilton Drive
The four-story development on city-owned land near Hauke Park has undergone years of public review and community debate since its initial proposal The...
Community Meeting Set for 272-Unit Affordable Housing Project in San Jose by Swenson, Republic Urban Properties
A joint venture moves forward with the third and final phase of a residential development near Diridon Station A proposed 272-unit affordable housing...
