Month: September 2026

According to Compass, August brought the Bay Area’s typical late-summer cooling, with closings declining year over year in 13 of 14 counties and inventory rising across much of the region. Competition remained stronger than last year, however, with the share of homes selling above asking increasing in every county. Single-family homes continued to outperform condos

For buyers and sellers wondering why San Francisco condos are suddenly outperforming the rest of the Bay Area — the office-leasing story behind the numbers Short answer: Yes, at least in part. San Francisco’s condo market has gone from the segment everyone worried about to the one showing the sharpest turnaround in the region, and

According to Compass, San Francisco is proving that this cycle’s real driver isn’t the mortgage rate — it’s the paycheck. Even with rates parked near 2026 highs, AI-fueled wealth pushed the city’s median single-family price to $2.05 million in July, up 25% year over year, while inventory sits nearly 41% below where it stood twelve

For parents weighing a move against San Francisco’s unusual school-enrollment calendar — why the timing may work in your favor more than you’d expect Short answer: Yes, but not for the reason most people assume. Fall isn’t a good window because competition disappears the moment school starts — it doesn’t, right away. It’s a good