What’s the key to ending chronic homelessness? Better data
Nonprofit Community Solutions' Build for Zero program is helping communities end chronic and veteran homelessness through real-time data
by Marian McPherson Oct 16
The Agency founder talks expansion, corrects the rumor mill
Mauricio Umansky says the agent count at his Southern California boutique brokerage is actually way up
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 11
LA’s housing plan for homeless is behind schedule and over budget
The city is now spending more than $500K per unit to house homeless, a mere $14K less than the median sales price for a condominium in Los Angeles
by Marian McPherson Oct 10
Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report
PwC’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate details a nationwide crisis in affordable housing and its causes
by Lew Sichelman Oct 8
San Francisco at center of battle over 'anti-homeless architecture'
Residents in Mission Dolores placed boulders on sidewalk to keep homeless people away while sparking further conversation over untenable cost of living in the city
by Marian McPherson Oct 1
Rent-to-own startup Divvy raises $43M in new Series B round
The company will use the cash to add team members and beef up tech as it works to disrupt the rent-to-own sector
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 25
A new vision for luxury
Opinion
Parts of the US luxury scene still revel in gilded age-like spirit, but the idea of bigger, bolder and flashier homes is not playing well in markets where mega mansions sit idle
by Brad Inman Sep 18
Big swaths of the Bay Area saw home prices decline this year
A new report from Compass shows that after strong appreciation in 2017 and 2018 home prices in places such as Sonoma and Santa Clara counties have actually fallen
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 23
Georgia agents top National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals list
Blair Myers and Shirley Gary earned more individual sides than any other NAGLREP member in 2018
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 19
San Francisco skyline aerial view
Redfin closed 4 Bay Area offices, after an ex-contractor allegedly made 'concerning comments' last week
by Patrick Kearns Aug 16
A Mark Zuckerberg-linked firm is scooping up scores of apartments
Iconiq has reportedly purchased more than 1,600 apartments in Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 7
How to make your offer stand out in a competitive market
A trio of San Francisco agents share tips for making sure clients understand how to handle situations where they're competing with multiple offers
by Patrick Kearns Jul 24
Rents in the US just keep going up and up
The average rent was up 3.2% year-over-year in June. Last month also saw the biggest average rent increase in more than a year
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 19
Buyers can't afford a median-priced home basically anywhere
Median home prices are out of range for average wage earners in 353 US counties, according to a new study