2023
"To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii’s Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law"
An emergency proclamation by Gov. Josh Green offers developers the opportunity to route around almost all regulations on building homes.
...More"Why AI startups are still flocking to San Francisco — despite high costs and taxes"
“We thought of San Francisco because the community here is just unmatched,” said Hoover, citing the events, networking and fundraising opportunities in the city’s booming AI industry.
...More"Prefab And Modular Still More Promise Than Production In Bay Area"
Kennedy said that even if buildings aren’t entirely prefab modular, there is room for prefabrication of certain components to find more efficiencies.
...More"San Fransokyo: Here are 10 ideas S.F. can import from Tokyo to save downtown"
San Francisco is at a pivotal moment.
...More"New Glut City The city’s mega-office landlords are panicking, pivoting, and shedding what’s worthless. One opens his books."
Every time the real-estate market crashes, people say, “This time is different.” When there’s distress all around, it’s hard to grasp how there could ever be an upside.
...More"Cities want you to make yourself at home in a former office"
Many cities are touting the benefits of converting offices to housing to reinvigorate downtowns.
...More"Commercial Real Estate Finds a Rare Bright Spot by Campuses"
Rents for student housing are poised to grow, with strong demand at many colleges
...More"Why Buy Anything You Could Borrow (Especially if You’re Renting)?"
The sharing economy has come to apartment buildings — and landlords have discovered a new way to attract tenants.
...More"How Texas shrank its homelessness population — and what it can teach California"
Making the rounds through Houston’s homeless encampments as an outreach specialist for a local nonprofit group, he offers snacks, builds trust, and puts people on a waitlist for affordable housing. On good days he gets to tell them they’re moving into a home.
...More"Did “tech bros” ruin San Francisco?"
No. But the city’s position as a knowledge industry cluster put strains on it that its political coalitions were not prepared to accommodate.
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