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By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 5, 2024 Soaring home prices in the Bay Area are eclipsing the median buying power of local residents at some of the highest levels in the nation. That’s according to data from First American Financial Corp., which found the housing markets in at least half of […]

By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals May 29, 2024 As companies continue to view their office real estate as a recruitment and retention tool, the cost to build out those spaces keeps climbing. That’s according to a recent analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), which found the […]

By Joanne Drilling and Ari Mahrer – San Francisco Business Times Jan 26, 2024 Renters in San Francisco and the East Bay seeking new digs should consider acting now: Recent data shows asking rents headed downward both nationally and in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area. According to a January report by Rent.com, San Francisco area rents were basically flat, declining […]

The US government programs designed to boost homeownership just made buying a home more accessible. Approximately 72% of home buyers use financing provided by the FHA, VA, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac—government agencies that require minimum or no down payment and offer friendlier borrowing terms than other mortgage programs: FHA financing is now available on […]