A draft Greater Downtown Area Plan maps seven districts and lays out climate and transit priorities as Redwood City prepares for rising tides and a Caltrain overhaul.

A new two‑loan option pairs an FHA/VA mortgage with National Homebuyers Fund down‑payment help, potentially letting some Bay Area buyers purchase with little or no cash.

Morgan Stanley paid about $110.3M for a 291,100‑sq‑ft two‑building campus at 44100–44200 Osgood Road in Fremont, public records show.

A newly finished Old Palo Alto spec house reportedly closed near $11.3M as boutique builder FabHomes says Atherton is next for its Peninsula projects.

Average asking rent in San Jose dipped modestly in December but stayed higher than a year ago, leaving affordability strained while investors remain active. Data vendors report different levels.

An affiliate of Tishman Speyer picked up a 253,500-sq-ft Fremont industrial complex that houses Sanmina and DeepCoolAI for just under $93M, county records show.

23andMe is relocating its downsized headquarters to 2555 Park Blvd in Palo Alto, a much smaller space than its former Sunnyvale campus amid restructuring and sale activity.

Building permits are in for Mary Avenue Villas, a 40-unit, 100%-affordable Cupertino project that would reserve nearly half its homes for residents with developmental disabilities. The filings mark a milestone but funding and council approvals still lie ahead.

A DivcoWest-led affiliate paid $63.6M for a four-building North San Jose campus on New Year's Eve — a deal that highlights deep markdowns in Bay Area office prices.

A Crescent Park estate in Palo Alto traded for $17.5M to a tech‑investing couple, a sign of continued demand at the top of the city's housing market.

The 114‑unit Montecito Apartments in Santa Clara sold for $51.7M to a coalition of affordable‑housing groups, shifting ownership of a longtime rental community. The seller is listed as an affiliate of Pacific Urban Investors.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area experiences the most significant decline in home building permits in the U.S., a 68% drop, due to high costs and regulations.

San Jose approved a seven‑story, 118‑unit project at 1000 S. De Anza Blvd that includes 24 below‑market units; neighbors raised alarms about vibration and noise. The project will replace a vacant commercial building and is slated to start in early 2026.