U.S. Census Bureau
San Francisco, San Jose Single-Family Rents Climb Nearly 6% While National Rents Slide 1.6%
The Bay Area’s technology corridor has emerged as the strongest single-family rental market in the country during the first half of 2026, with...
California Exports Climb 7.7% in April, But Gains Reflect Pre-War Orders, Beacon Economics Says
California’s merchandise exports posted a solid year-over-year gain in April even as the state ceded ground to Texas on both sides of the...
California Owns the West Coast’s Highest Median Income but Slips to 13th Nationally as Costs Bite
California boasts the highest median income on the West Coast, yet a thin lower-earning tier and punishing living costs dropped it to 13th...
California Exports Climb 4.2% in March as Persian Gulf War Rattles Trade Outlook
The state’s first-quarter export gains mask deeper turbulence as fuel costs surge, Gulf shipments collapse, and California’s share of national export trade slips...
Cooling Labor Market Reshapes Apartment Demand While Other CRE Sectors Hold Firm
Slowing job creation and falling workforce participation among young adults are postponing rental demand, but office, retail, and industrial properties show resilience to...
The Great Migration: How Population Loss Is Reshaping Bay Area Commercial Real Estate
As census data reveals persistent out-migration, office landlords pivot strategies while housing supply tightens despite multifamily recovery. The San Francisco metropolitan area faces...
San José’s Price-to-Income Ratio Ballooned From 2.0x to 10.3x Over 51 Years, City Document Reveals
A housing policy analysis traces the compounding divergence between home prices and household incomes back to a single federal planning document filed in...
Developer Proposes Adding Up to 2,800 Units to Treasure Island Neighborhood
Treasure Island Development Plans Major Housing Expansion Amid San Francisco’s Building Slowdown San Francisco’s Treasure Island is preparing to significantly expand its housing...
California’s Export Growth Stalls as EV Industry Collapses and Trade Share Shrinks
State’s merchandise exports rise just 2 percent while national exports surge 14.7 percent, as electric vehicle shipments plummet 74 percent from prior year...
Data Challenges Narrative on Institutional Investors and Homeownership Crisis
U.S. Lost 1.5 Million Single-Family Rentals as Individual Homebuyers Outcompeted Investors, Contradicting Claims About Institutional Impact on Affordability The heated debate over institutional...
California Export Trade Contracts 2.4% as State’s National Share Drops to 8.4%
Computer and electronics surge 15.9 percent while most major categories decline in September data delayed by Federal shutdown California’s position as an export...
Lack of Middle Class Housing Drives West Coast Exodus As California, Oregon, and Washington Face Historic Migration Reversal
After decades of drawing Americans westward, the Pacific Coast states are experiencing a dramatic demographic shift that could reshape regional economies and political...
