As reported in the Patch , San Francisco Mayor London Breed recently signed a new law to expedite the planning, approval and construction of housing projects in the city. The Housing Stimulus and Fee Reform Plan was signed by Breed in a ceremony at 395 Third St., where a parking lot is slated for more than 500 units of new housing in the South of Market neighborhood. Introduced by Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin, the legislation is intended to temporarily reduce inclusionary...

Rendering by David Baker Architects As recently reported on Bay Area local news station Kron4 , San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston has announced a deal this past Monday for the city to acquire 600 McAllister Street to build up to 196 units of affordable housing. “I’m thrilled that we are creating affordable homes for hundreds of working San Franciscans and their families at 600 McAllister Street,” Preston said. “I am proud to push the envelope to create as much affordable housing as...

Image of Piedmont: 456 Wildwood Ave captured from Google Streetview Real estate in the East Bay in 2022 was a tale of two markets. As reported recently in the SFGate , the year began as a continuation of 2021’s real estate trends – sellers with all the power, desperate buyers, major over-asking prices and multiple offers. However, everything started to change in the middle of the year, and now the power has mostly shifted to the buyers. 2022 was the Year of the Shifting Market With Berkeley...