San Jose expanded downtown incentives to include office-to-residential conversions, offering major tax and fee waivers to try to turn empty offices into new homes. The move targets older buildings and sets tight permit deadlines for early projects.

A national Cost of Living Index ranks San Jose above San Francisco for 2025, with housing costs driving the gap and local leaders scrambling for fixes.

Owners have asked Palo Alto to fast‑track a 22‑home modular plan at the former Stanford Terrace Inn, invoking AB 130 to speed approval while grappling with a wireless tower and past code violations.

The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has purchased 2,284 acres of Sargent Ranch to prevent a quarry operation, contributing to conservation efforts and honoring local Indigenous significance.

San Jose approved a $1.6M pilot to test low‑cost financing that helps small landlords retrofit vulnerable wood‑frame apartments ahead of a retrofit mandate.

Infineon agreed to lease roughly 219,200 square feet at 6001 America Center Drive in North San Jose — a major sign that big-tech office demand is returning to the South Bay. Brokers say the campus amenities and large floor plates made the deal possible.

A new state portal lists 19 surplus properties and simplifies proposals to speed conversion of state buildings into housing and businesses.

San Jose energized a PG&E‑backed data center and is negotiating a 159‑acre campus, but long permitting and power timelines mean California's data‑center lead is at risk.

Homebuying in California slid to the second-lowest November in 21 years as mortgage costs and high monthly payments keep many buyers sidelined. Different datasets show why the headlines conflict.

The Mountain View planning panel backed an eight‑story, 460‑unit development at 490 E. Middlefield with 55 below‑market homes and ground‑floor retail.

Remitly's global analysis ranks San Jose the least affordable city worldwide; local leaders blame a shrinking permit pipeline, high fees and tech-driven wage gaps.

Good Samaritan Hospital’s $1.3 billion expansion will add a new patient tower with 234 private rooms, expanded surgical and cardiac services, and more than 1,500 construction jobs.

AI‑era fortunes from the Bay Area are driving all‑cash purchases of second homes across Napa, Monterey and the Central Coast.