Market activity and demand - as defined by listings gong into contract, speed of sale, and overbidding of list price - rose in February. Unlike other Bay Area markets, San Francisco has not seen a substantial increase in the number of homes for sale...

The Fed kept its benchmark rate unchanged; interest rates ticked down below 7%; stock markets remain high (though sometimes volatile); consumer confidence turned a bit unsure about the future.

In 2024, San Francisco median house and condo sales prices increased year over year, though still running below the 2021-2022 pandemic-boom highs. The numbers of new listings and sales rose from 2023, but volumes remained well below long-term norms...

Year over year, median house and condo sales prices were up in October 2024, 2% and 5.5% respectively. Fueled by the large jump in new listings in September, sales activity - as measured by the number of listings...

On September 18th, the Federal Reserve Bank dropped its benchmark rate for the first time since 2020 - a very positive development for housing markets...