Governor to Help Ease Housing Pain
By Todd Williams
In an effort to encourage housing production, Governor Jerry Brown has made a bold proposal to streamline the approval of certain multifamily housing projects that include a...
McNellis: For the Class of 2016
By John McNellis
It appears my invitation to address Stanford’s graduating class was rejected by my spam filter. It also blocked commencement speech invitations from an underwater welding school and...
Opinion: Silicon Valley Exposed to Big-5
By Wolf Richter
This could get very ugly!
Apple shares have plunged 32% from June last year, and $282 billion in shareholder wealth has evaporated, on swooning sales and crummy data...
Opinion: Market is on Edge
“The bottom has not entirely fallen out of demand, though.”
By Wolf Richter
Commercial real estate has experienced a dizzying price boom since the Financial Crisis. It goes in cycles. Rising...
The Race to Dress Up Space
By Adam Felson
San Francisco’s office environment is going through two trends that should be a call to action for landlords.
On one hand, downtown neighborhoods South of Market, Mission Bay,...
McNellis: Airbnb’s Air Quality Control
By John McNellis
(This is a follow-up to last month’s article, Airbnb: Hoods in Hoodies)
Of the sharing companies, Airbnb may be the best.
Uber works well for its riders, better for...
Opinon: San Francisco’s Condo Bubble Bursts
Done in by a historic construction boom.
By Wolf Richter
Few housing markets are crazier than San Francisco’s. But what had to happen is starting to happen: while house prices continue...
McNellis: Airbnb’s Hoods in Hoodies
By John McNellis
In the immortal words of Holden Caulfield, it’s time to cut the crap.
Despite its airy prose, Airbnb is not about “belonging anywhere.” It is not about hipsters...
Timely Mortgage Tax Tips
By Kelly McDonald
Purchasing a home is an important time in any taxpayer's life. It is the moment when you begin to build equity in an investment. While the investment...
Oakland Developer Fees Updated
By Robert Selna
Important changes to Oakland’s proposed new development impact fees are scheduled to be reviewed by the Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee on March 22....
