Northern California
Essex’s Northern California Apartments Lead the Portfolio as Q2 Revenue Climbs 4.4%
Essex Property Trust's Northern California apartments outperformed every other region in its portfolio during the second quarter of 2026, as tightening Bay Area...
D.R. Horton’s Affordability Play Runs Into California’s $843,000 Median as Q3 Margins Hold
D.R. Horton's affordability-first strategy collides with a Northern California market where the typical home costs more than twice the statewide median and far...
Contra Costa Pension Sets $375MM Two-Year Real Estate Pacing Plan, Weighs Co-Investment Push
The Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association has committed to deploying $375 million into real estate across 2026 and 2027, front-loading the spend...
Prologis Points to San Francisco Bay Area as Early Leader in Rotation Back to Coastal Markets
Prologis singled out the San Francisco Bay Area as the clearest early sign of a broader shift back toward coastal industrial markets, ranking...
Charles Shaw’s Former Benessere Vineyards Lands $10.15MM Buyer as 42-Acre Napa Estate Clears No-Reserve Auction in St. Helena
The 42-acre St. Helena vineyard estate once tied to Trader Joe's "Two Buck Chuck" has found a buyer at $10.15 million through a...
San Jose and San Francisco Claim Top Two Spots in National AI Ranking as Bay Area Office Demand Roars Back
A new Hubble ranking of the 20 most AI-ready U.S. metros places San Jose first and San Francisco second, cementing the Bay Area...
Lennar Leans on Falling Incentives and Core Product as AI Anxiety, Affordability Squeeze Northern California Buyers
Lennar reported its first meaningful pullback in buyer incentives in three years during the second quarter, a development that lands with particular force...
408-Unit Maven on Broadway Hits the Market in Sacramento’s Upper Land Park
Maven on Broadway, a 408-unit apartment community built in 2023 on the former Seltzer Forest Products plant site in Sacramento's Upper Land Park,...
San Francisco’s Financial District Lands in U.S. Top 10 for Stickiness as San Jose Trails on Vibrancy, Gensler Finds
San Francisco's Financial District secured a spot among the 10 stickiest downtowns in the United States in Gensler's newest global urban study, even...
Ensemble Investments Lands $110MM Refinance on 250-Key Hotel NIA in Menlo Park
The full-service Marriott Autograph property anchors Menlo Gateway, the only hotel of its kind on the 15.9-acre tech-adjacent campus Ensemble Investments has clinched...
Graymark Capital Pays $26.9MM for 128,000 SQFT Property Once Slated for Life Science Development in Emeryville
The discounted acquisition of a once-promising biotech development site signals just how far Emeryville's life sciences market has cratered. A San Francisco real...
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast's largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
