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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Voice‑AI startup Retell AI signed a three‑year lease for 13,346 sq ft at 540 Price Ave in Redwood City, taking most of the two‑story building and adding a Peninsula office.

A Saratoga developer filed plans to replace the shuttered Hick'ry Pit with a seven‑story, 324‑unit building across from The Pruneyard, testing Campbell’s housing goals and local character.

SK hynix America paid $49.5M for a 112,000‑sq‑ft South San Jose building once vacated by a solar‑roof firm, public records show.

A confidential AI company leased the entire 25,038‑sq‑ft R&D building at 490 Lakeside Drive after owners Cannae and REALM refreshed the property.

Sares Regis bought the stalled 405 Alberto Way parcel in Los Gatos for under $11.8M; town files show a 78‑unit plan that could be revived under the new ownership.

VTA plans to turn its River Oaks headquarters into a transit‑oriented neighborhood of roughly 1,095 homes, with a first phase of about 328 affordable units. The agency bought a downtown tower to make the move possible.

Rio Tech Park in north San Jose sold for $164.3M — about 13% below its assessed value — a sign of ongoing price pressure in the Bay Area office market.