Oakland
Oakland Office Market Shows Early Stabilization Signs Despite Vacancy Rise in Q4 2025
The Greater Oakland Metropolitan office market exhibited emerging signs of stabilization in the fourth quarter of 2025, despite overall vacancy climbing to 21.7...
Labor Market Treads Water as Job Openings Fall to 7.1 Million
The U.S. labor market showed continued signs of cooling in November, with job openings declining and workers increasingly reluctant to leave their positions,...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
American Realty Advisors Acquires 914-Stall Walnut Creek BART Parking Garage for $5MM
914-stall facility completed in 2019 changes hands six months after listing Transit-oriented parking infrastructure in the East Bay has attracted investment interest as...
Northern California Housing Market Swings to Buyers’ Advantage, Except in San Francisco
Bay Area sees dramatic shift as most metros favor buyers, while San Francisco bucks the trend Northern California’s housing market has undergone a...
Commercial Real Estate Investors Turn Cautiously Optimistic as Capital Access Improves
The Fear and Greed Index hits 58 out of 100, signaling a slightly expanding market as investors report easier access to capital for...
Westbank Pivots From Offices to 768 Housing Units in San Jose’s Downtown Core
Westbank’s latest residential project signals broader shift in Bay Area real estate strategy A pair of high-rise residential towers has won approval from...
250,000 SQFT eBay-Leased Office Campus in North San Jose Hits Market as Bay Area Sales Activity Rebounds
Ocean/West and Korean partner look to exit $132.5 million investment as Silicon Valley property market shows signs of recovery A 250,000-square-foot office campus...
Step Up Housing Acquires 186-Unit Woodchase Apartment Homes in San Leandro for $47.4MM
Financing on $47,375,000 Acquisition Structured by Sack Capital Partners and Align Finance Partners; Sack to Also Provide Asset and Property Management of Affordable...
Hacienda Celebrates a Year of Innovation, Growth, and Tenant Achievements
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, closed out December with stable fundamentals, maintaining 6,586,529 square feet of occupied space. Tenant...
Labor Market Wobbles as Unemployment Hits Post-Pandemic High
The U.S. labor market’s struggles intensified in November, with unemployment climbing to its highest level since the pandemic’s end and job growth remaining...
West Oakland BART Station Development Secures $47MM to Launch 238-Unit Affordable Housing Phase
Mandela Station project wins state tax credits after five failed attempts, breaking ground on 238 units as part of $700 million transit-oriented redevelopment...
