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As reported in the Patch , San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently signed a new law to expedite the planning, approval and construction of housing projects in the city. The Housing Stimulus and Fee Reform Plan was signed by Breed in a ceremony at 395 Third St., where a parking lot is slated for more than 500 units of new housing in the South of Market neighborhood. Introduced by Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin, the legislation is intended to temporarily reduce i

Rendering by David Baker Architects As recently reported on Bay Area local news station Kron4 , San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has announced a deal this past Monday for the city to acquire 600 McAllister Street to build up to 196 units of affordable housing. “I’m thrilled that we are creating affordable homes for hundreds of working San Franciscans and their families at 600 McAllister Street,” Preston said. “I am proud to push the envelope to create as much affordable

Image of Piedmont: 456 Wildwood Ave captured from Google Streetview Real estate in the East Bay in 2022 was a tale of two markets. As reported recently in the SFGate , the year began as a continuation of 2021’s real estate trends – sellers with all the power, desperate buyers, major over-asking prices and multiple offers. However, everything started to change in the middle of the year, and now the power has mostly shifted to the buyers. 2022 was the Year of the Shifting Marke

A few of San Francisco’s most pricey real estate has had its original prices reduced significantly in the last month. As reported recently in the SFGate , there are three listings, which are all in Pacific Heights, that have had price cuts of at least $10 million. This means there is no hope of record-breaking sales but rather pricing to sell in a cooling market. The penthouse at 2006 Washington St. was the first residence to reduce its price and is still considered the city’

As recently reported in the New York Times , Californian Kim Rohrer and her family were seeking to move from their two-bedroom Berkeley rental duplex when they found a bigger home for sale. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom chalet-style house was listed at $799,000, which was fairly reasonably-priced for the Berkeley area. Despite the house needing significant work, including plumbing work, the couple was not fazed by that. “It was like a dream house,” said Ms. Rohrer, who work

Despite San Francisco real estate being an anomaly compared to several other real estate markets, it never seizes to surprise locals. When one couple was offered a $475,000 buyout to move out of the apartment they have lived in for three decades, it certainly got plenty of attention on social media and from residents. As reported on KPIX5 CBS , the voluntary buyout is the largest in the city’s history and reflects the apartment’s high value. The tenants, who are a couple in t

With a little above the two-thirds majority necessary to become law, a ballot measure from last Tuesday’s election to tax vacant...

As reported recently in the SFGate.com, when the owners of 2 Casteneda Ave. remodeled their 1926 Forest Hill residence, they pulled out...

For those living in San Francisco, Oakland or Hayward, there is a 4.8 percent chance it takes you over an hour and a half just to get to...

As recently reported in Forbes, San Francisco’s newest public urban park, Salesforce Park, which is on Mission Street, South of Market,...