Signed contracts rose 1.8% in February as affordability eased slightly, but the rebound is uneven — a few metros and the Midwest led the gains.

Developers want to fast‑track a nine‑story, 99‑unit affordable tower near downtown San José using SB 35. The redesign nearly doubles an earlier 53‑unit scheme.

The San José Planning Commission denied an appeal of Redco's 126‑unit Willow Glen project at 940 Willow St., clearing a major hurdle for the seven‑story development. The vote follows months of neighborhood opposition and leaves the project headed toward permits.

AES’s Jewelflower proposal would put a 350‑MW battery storage site across from the Charter School of Morgan Hill, drawing safety warnings and a petition with thousands of signatures.

Everpure, the newly rebranded Pure Storage, signed a twin-building lease at Santa Clara Square that secures an entire six‑story headquarters through 2040 as AI lifts demand.

Two city panels backed a master plan to remake Cubberley, proposing theaters, a wellness center, courts and structured parking; funding still hinges on voters.

Google cleared dozens of downtown lots for a megacampus that hasn’t been built. The pause leaves empty blocks, displaced businesses and a ticking clock on community payments.

A study urges San Jose to add 80,000–100,000 sq ft to the McEnery Convention Center and explore a sports-anchored district to boost downtown activity.

A $150M Bank of America construction loan clears a major hurdle for a 301‑unit mixed‑use project in Santa Clara’s Tasman East. The financing paves the way for housing, workspaces and ground‑floor retail near Levi’s Stadium.

A city report shows permits are lagging while thousands of Mountain View units sit approved or in review but unbuilt, complicating the push to meet an 11,135‑unit state target.

Campbell broke ground on a six‑unit starter‑home project that city and developer officials say is the first to test SB‑684’s ministerial fast‑track, offering smaller, for‑sale townhomes by early 2027.

County filings show the Toll House Hotel in downtown Los Gatos was taken by its lender via a deed in lieu, recorded March 5, at a roughly $30M price — well below its 2019 sale.

State cleanup grants cleared polluted lots so developers can build more than 200 affordable Bay Area homes, officials say.