Redfin’s chief economist says the Bay Area looks more like a cooling market than a replay of 2008 — owners’ equity and tax rules are keeping forced sales rare.

Mitchell Park Place opened in early May in Palo Alto with 50 affordable apartments, 25 reserved for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and on‑site services by AbilityPath.

Oakland's typical home value slipped to roughly $716,000 in March, leaving many sellers well below the 2022 peak and splitting neighborhoods between bidding wars and price cuts.

Councilmembers will consider roughly $17 million for two affordable projects, a downtown library‑lot housing study and new rules to implement tenant protections.

Measure A would renew Contra Costa’s urban limit line through 2051, setting up a countywide fight between conservation groups and housing advocates ahead of the June 2 vote.

Sandy Shores, a gated Lake Tahoe estate on 1.85 acres with 106 feet of private beach, is listed for $47.5 million.

A Tuscan‑style villa in Atherton's Circus Club closed for nearly $24 million after a short market run, listing materials show extensive finished interiors and grounds.

Kairos has put its 10-story Financial District tower at 550 Kearny back on the market, with the offering priced at nearly twice what it paid for the loan in May 2024.

Planning records surfaced showing a possible move of Julia Morgan School from Mills College to the Bellevue Club at Lake Merritt; the filings were later withdrawn.

Ballast bought the 80‑unit Grosvenor Atrium in Pacific Heights for $35.3 million, closing May 6. The deal underscores renewed investor interest in San Francisco rentals.

Months after the Nov. ribbon‑cutting, Palo Alto’s $123.5M Public Safety Building remains largely unoccupied as finishing work and a contractor dispute stall move‑ins.

Ideaya Biosciences is expanding to roughly 80,196 rentable square feet at 5000 Shoreline Court, adding nearly 25K on the second floor with move‑in targeted for March 1, 2027.

Leasing activity in San Jose picked up in early 2026, but rising vacancy and a big construction pipeline mean tenants favor modern, power‑rich industrial properties.