Seattle skyline from Kerry Park
The online retailer will also contribute $8M to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of tech companies promise to spend big on housing
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 20
Google's big Bay Area housing investment won't be enough
Economists praised the tech giant's plan to spend $1B on Bay Area housing, but expressed skepticism that the efforts will solve the region's crisis-level affordability problem
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 20
HUD Secretary Ben Carson
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development said more cities should emulate Minneapolis and its unprecedented rezoning experiment
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 19
Google vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon Valley
The search giant wants to build 15,000 homes and has spent $250M on a fund to support affordable housing
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 19
SF homes
ZeroDown wants to pave a path to homeownership by allowing prospective buyers to rent their way to buying
by Patrick Kearns Jun 12
The Painted Ladies in San Francisco
'Bidding wars are back with a fury in San Francisco,' one Redfin agent recently said
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 11
Redfin opens new engineering hub in Texas
Citing the affordability of the Dallas area, and Frisco in particular, the techie brokerage is expanding with its first engineering office outside of the West Coast
by Patrick Kearns Jun 10
Co-living company Bungalow launches in San Francisco
The company expects to have 30 rooms available in the city by the end of the month and 150 by the end of the year
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 6
Trulia founder Pete Flint's venture firm NFX raises $275M
The San Francisco-based venture company invests in startups focused on real estate and financial technology, gaming, computational biology and more
by Jim Dalrymple II May 21
San Francisco skyline
San Francisco is the most billionaire-dense city on earth, but NYC and Hong Kong top it in overall numbers, according to the latest Wealth-X Global Billionaire Census
by Jim Dalrymple II May 14
A real estate developer invites a homeless couple to live in his $4M mansion. Neighbors aren't happy
Greg Dunston and Marie Mckinzie lived on Oakland streets for 10 years before Terrence McGrath offered to help
How to get through the intensely personal process of choosing a brokerage
Opinion
At the end of the day, there is a fit for everyone in our industry — it’s just a matter of finding the right one for you
by Jay Luebke Apr 11
Up arrow buildings growth increase success
Despite a cooling housing market, high prices will continue to pose challenges for buyers, according to realtor.com
by Patrick Kearns Apr 4
San Francisco skyline
The drop in sales highlights trends that are happening all over the country
San Francisco skyline
A number of top tech companies could go public in 2019, what does it mean for San Francisco's already pricey housing market?
by Patrick Kearns Mar 13