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> San Francisco led the nation in annual rent growth this month, with both one and two-bedroom prices hitting new all-time highs, marking the highest levels in
by bix6 6mo ago
> San Francisco led the nation in annual rent growth this month, with both one and two-bedroom prices hitting new all-time highs, marking the highest levels in over a decade of Zumper data. One-bedroom rent climbed 18.4% to $3,790, surpassing its previous peak of $3,720 set in June 2019, while two-bedrooms rose 22.6% to $5,270, exceeding the prior high of $5,120 recorded in September 2025.
From the Zumper report. 22% gain on SF 2B is just insane to me.
- umeshunni 6mo agoSan Francisco is notoriously the most anti-new-housing city in the country.
- bombcar 6mo agoFrisco (come at me) rent and housing prices have way more to do with the valuation of the latest startup darling than with much else.
- xtiansimon 6mo agoSF (only acceptable abbreviation) is 7x7 miles square surrounded by water on three sides—the only way to grow is up, right after you knock down the 100 yro Victorian homes and historic buildings, and gut the neighborhood charms. This from someone who once paid rent 1300/mo for a two bedroom in Potrero Hill.
- littlexsparkee 6mo agoNah, Frisco has a long history of use https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/rappers-poets-activists-say-frisco-17441731.php https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/rappers-poets-activists... as does 'the City'.
- xtiansimon 6mo agohehe. Frisco seems derisive to me. And The City? All major cities can be called that when in their vicinity (NYC?). But SF? It's right there on the Giant's caps!
- bombcar 6mo agoWhat are you talking about? It's clearly Cisco - the bridge is right there in the logo! SF was founded by a joint effort between Cisco and Salesforce, that's why it's called Cisco and SF, right?
- klooney 6mo agoJust turn SOMA into Hong Kong
- bombcar 6mo agoAt the density of Kowloon Walled City SOMA could house 2.2 million! And we could probably do it comfortably with what we've spent on AI datacenters.
- ProfessorLayton 6mo ago>right after you knock down the 100 yro Victorian homes and historic buildings BS, there's ~400K housing units in SF, and only ~10k of those would be considered victorian. These units couldn't (And shouldn't!) be destroyed for new housing because they're protected, and that's not what NIMBY's or YIMBY's are arguing about anyway since almost everyone loves victorian homes. More than half of the city's housing was built after 1940, mostly on the west side, and it's where NIMBYism is at its worst. There's little reason someone or even a developer shouldn't be able to build up there.
- xtiansimon 6mo ago> “west side” Build around Golden Gate Park just like NYC’s Central Park! Great idea.
- ProfessorLayton 6mo agoAh yes, Golden Gate Park, famously the only option for building new housing on the west side of SF!