1965 Market Street: 23-Story SF High-Rise Gets Final Approval
SF Planning approves a 23-story, 201-unit residential tower at 1965 Market Street. Learn how state density bonus laws helped expand this Upper Market project.
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Ranking the Best Platforms for Home Searching (2026 Guide)
Thinking about buying a home? Relying on just one app like Zillow or Redfin means you might be missing out on exclusive and "Coming Soon" listings. Discover why a multi-app setup—and private MLS access—is essential for seeing the full picture of inventory in today's market.
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Tenant Buyout Costs in San Francisco
Rent buyouts — landlords paying tenants cash to voluntarily give up a rent-controlled unit — are happening in San Francisco at a pace not seen since before the pandemic. Here's the quick version: what's driving it, where it's happening, and what the city does (and doesn't) tell you about the price tag.
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Which Neighborhoods Are Selling the Furthest Over Asking Right Now
Inner Sunset and Outer Sunset single-family homes are now closing over 141% of list price, while Bernal Heights leads all neighborhoods in year-over-year gains. Here's where San Francisco's 2026 market is running hottest — and the one neighborhood where condos are still going for less than asking.
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Why the Bay Area Housing Market Won’t Crash
Waiting for a 2008-style housing crash in the Bay Area? Discover why a severe lack of inventory and locked-in mortgage rates make a market collapse unlikely.
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Let’s talk about Days on Market. Is it a bad signal?
Most buyers treat Days on Market like a report card. In San Francisco, that's the wrong way to read it. Here's what the number is actually telling you — and how to use it before you write an offer.
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San Francisco Spring Sales Data
349 homes sold in San Francisco in May 2026. 73% went over asking. The median sale price hit $1.7M — and one home on the Great Highway listed at $1.5M and sold for $3.5M. Here's the full breakdown by property type, bedroom, and the sales worth talking about.
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What Is a Broker's Tour — and Why Your Agent Should Be On One
The San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) organizes broker's tour, a scheduled event where agents across brokerages walk active listings together, share market intel, and get eyes on off-market and coming-soon properties before they ever hit Zillow. I was on this week's tour — and here's exactly what we saw…
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Why is San Francisco Condo Market up almost 30% in One Year
San Francisco condo prices have jumped 27% year-over-year, driven largely by buyers who can no longer compete in the single-family home market. With limited inventory, rising tech-driven wealth, and intense competition in prime neighborhoods, demand has shifted sharply into larger condos and multi-unit properties. This post breaks down what’s behind the surge, where the market is moving fastest, and what it means for buyers and sellers right now.
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How’s the Condo Market in 2026? Here’s what you need to know.
While headlines point to rising inventory, price drops, and slow sales, that reality is heavily concentrated in downtown neighborhoods like SoMa, South Beach, and Mission Bay. Remove those areas from the equation, and a completely different story emerges: one where demand is strong, inventory is tight, and well-located condos are selling fast—often with multiple offers.
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AI Is Transforming San Francisco Real Estate in 2026
Artificial intelligence is changing the San Francisco real estate market in real time. From AI company expansion to returning tech buyers, here’s what the shift means for homeowners, investors, and anyone watching the SF market.
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Pre-approval vs Prequalification
A Pre-Qualification can be a great baseline for what you can afford, but this is just a ballpark estimate. To win a bidding war, you need a verified Pre-Approval—where an underwriter actually clears your documents. In today's market, a pre-qual starts the conversation, but a pre-approval closes the deal.
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The IPO Pipeline Is Quietly Building a New Liquidity Cycle for SF Real Estate
SpaceX. Stripe. OpenAI. Anthropic. A quiet but significant IPO pipeline is building beneath SF's tech ecosystem — and historically, when private market liquidity unlocks at this scale, San Francisco real estate moves with it. Here's what the data is signaling right now.
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