San Francisco

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency amid AI housing frenzy

2026-09-11T07:01:39.000Z
As the AI boom sends rents and home prices soaring in San Francisco, landlords are initiating buyout negotiations, presenting many tenants with a dilemma: accept a buyout offer or risk no-fault eviction, in which they would receive only the relocation payment required by law.

As AI money floods the market, San Francisco renters weigh buyouts

2026-08-30T08:25:18.000Z
Houses near Alamo Square in San Francisco.  A fresh wave of tech riches is washing over the Bay Area from a booming AI industry and blockbuster IPOs.

A Silicon Valley enclave topples Miami island as the most expensive US ZIP code

2026-07-31T06:43:52.000Z
AI tenants have helped drive a recovery in the US office market, easing the pain for landlords who had been saddled with large vacancies after the pandemic shrank demand for space.

AI office demand seen spreading beyond NYC, San Francisco

2026-07-10T07:22:14.000Z
Katrine Razniak in her bedroom in her shared apartment in San Francisco. After three months, Razniak and her partner gave up looking for a one-bedroom apartment under US$5,000. “I don’t feel completely hopeless, but I don’t think I can stay in SF,” she said.

In San Francisco, even US$180,000 tech salaries are no longer enough

2026-07-06T09:31:17.000Z
San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighbourhood is among the most expensive in the country.

AI boom upends San Francisco housing market

2026-06-08T09:26:49.000Z
San Francisco’s new tech frenzy is reigniting home bidding wars and sending prices soaring in a city that just a few years ago was mired in post-pandemic malaise.

Rent spikes in San Francisco are topping all other US cities on AI boom

2026-06-01T07:55:07.000Z
Thousands turned out to a concourse near the California Academy of Sciences museum in Golden Gate Park for Claude's jubilant memorial service on Sunday.

See you later, Claude: San Francisco mourns its beloved alligator

2026-01-19T09:34:26.000Z
The skyscrapers, known as Market Center, were acquired by restaurant franchise magnate Greg Flynn and investment firm DRA Advisors, who took over a distressed US$417 million mortgage at a discount.

San Francisco office towers sell in City’s biggest deal since 2022

2025-06-01T07:46:54.000Z
The bank plans to increase the leased space at its main San Francisco office by roughly 30 per cent to 280,000 square feet.

JPMorgan to expand San Francisco office in boost to downtown

2025-04-22T02:28:59.000Z