Each year, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index, a report chock-full of data points attempting to paint a point-in-time portrait of the region. This year's data points confirmed a lot of what I'd observed anecdotally in my own circles: Essentials like housing, transportation, food and child care feel more expensive than ever.
Read MoreIn 2023, the Peninsula real estate market has some unwelcome catch-up to do: All three stock indexes locked in their worst year since 2008, with NASDAQ losing more than 30% at the end of 2022.
Read MoreHere are five of the most unique approaches that residents and politicians in Peninsula communities have taken to push back against adding new homes within city limits.
Read MoreDuring a year that has seen a residential real estate market cool-down thanks to rising interest rates and other economic and political factors, the Midpeninsula's luxury home market has not been immune from its effects. Insiders know, however, the local luxury market is a resilient one with a national and international reach and reputation.
Read MoreMuch has changed since the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) made its debut 25 years ago. But what hasn't changed is the festival's mission, which focuses on human rights issues — and the fact that many of those issues remain as timely and urgent as when the festival was founded.
Read MoreThe local housing market is cooling down from its record-high prices of the first quarter due to a drastic shift in the economy. Tumbling tech stocks, interest-rate hikes and inflation are among the underlying fundamentals of the housing market that are deteriorating at a speed faster than many of us have experienced.
Read MoreDespite a modest interest rate increase and even worldwide security fears generated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Peninsula buyers appear undeterred. Here are the trends real estate professionals say you should watch for this spring.
Read MoreHousing crusader Adrian Fine sounds off on lip service liberalism and how Palo Alto became “part of the problem” “I am trying to ensure that Palo Alto is a successful and vibrant community for the next ten, 20 and 50 years. And I think that means we do a lot more on transportation and housing.”—Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine. (Above) Fine during his “State of the City” address at Mitchell Park ...
Read MoreRichard Rothstein’s book The Color of Law documents how American communities—including much of the Bay Area—were purposefully segregated along racial lines. In 1954, one Peninsula real estate agent seized upon the sale of a single home on the east side of Palo Alto. (Book cover image via Liveright/W.W. Norton Publishing) Floyd Lowe, President of the California Real Estate Association at the time, quickly began amplifying racial tensions by warning residents that the one black family ...
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