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East Bay/Oakland Archives - The Ivy Group

Where the Bay Area ranks among the hottest U.S. hiring markets

By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals Sep 3, 2024 The job marketing is softening nationally, but parts of Northern California and the Bay Area are still among solid hiring markets in the country, especially in terms of pay. That’s according to new data from the research arm of payroll giant ADP, which identified […]

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Fremont logistics center trades hands for $80 million

By Hannah Kanik – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Aug 28, 2024 A big industrial and logistics warehouse in Fremont has traded hands. New York-based Link Logistics sold the facility at 47020 Kato Road for $79.5 million, records on file with the Alameda County Assessor’s Office show. New York City-based private equity firm KKR, also known as […]

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By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 16, 2024 Updated Jun 16, 2024 11:19pm PDT If you’re searching for a good deal on a home, the Midwest could be a good place to look. California, on the other hand, is the epicenter of overvalued housing markets. But it’s certainly not alone. That’s according to […]

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New rules are about to reshape residential real estate, and they could wash a lot of agents out of the business

By Ted Andersen – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business Times Aug 15, 2024 Residential real estate agents in the Bay Area are worried right now, and some may have good reason to be. In a few days, a shake-up takes place that many are calling the industry’s biggest ever. A new set of rules will blow up […]

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Top of the List: Commercial Developers

By Ahavah Revis – Data Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Aug 1, 2024 This week we rank Greater Bay Area Commercial Developers by square feet of development in the pipeline, which includes projects that are in planning, proposed, approved and under construction. From FivePoint Holdings’ Candlestick Park and San Francisco Shipyard to SteelWave’s Discovery Station Retail in […]

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Top of the List: Office and R&D Leases in San Jose

By Ahavah Revis – Data Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Apr 29, 2024 Updated Apr 29, 2024 10:21am PDT This week’s list of Office and R&D Leases in San Jose accounts for more than 1.6 million square feet signed in 2023. Of the 30 leases ranked, 47% were for a new lease and within the 53% of renewals, […]

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Top of the List: Family-Owned Businesses

By Ahavah Revis – Data Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Apr 22, 2024 This year’s Family-Owned Businesses list includes 50 businesses, with the top 25 accounting for over $7 billion in (combined) revenue in 2023. And, of the 45 businesses that provided employee numbers, that translates to 7,849 jobs. The top three businesses each had revenues north […]

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These are the most overvalued — and undervalued — housing markets

By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 16, 2024 Updated Jun 16, 2024 11:19pm PDT If you’re searching for a good deal on a home, the Midwest could be a good place to look. California, on the other hand, is the epicenter of overvalued housing markets. But it’s certainly not alone. That’s according to […]

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In major shift, S.F. real estate brokerage says goodbye to its agents in favor of AI

By Ted Andersen – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business Times Jun 12, 2024 Updated Jun 12, 2024 1:08pm PDT In a major shift, San Francisco-based Avenue 8 said it’s shutting down the residential real estate brokerage side of its business in favor of selling its AI-powered real estate assistant Sidekick. The company on Tuesday announced the “strategic realignment” […]

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Tenants increasingly prioritize debt-free landlords in their search for office space

By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals Jun 5, 2024 As billions are set to mature within commercial real estate-backed loans, tenants are putting extra scrutiny on prospective landlords’ financial wherewithal before signing leases. And while a preference for the newest or most-updated office towers that offer a bevy of […]

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