1 in 8 San Francisco Home Sellers Is Losing Money—the Highest Share in the Nation
San Francisco home sellers are four times more likely than the average U.S. home seller to take a loss, as the Bay Area metro reels
Sheharyar Bokhari is a Principal Economist and spokesperson at Redfin, where he leads housing market research and oversees the data published through Redfin's Data Center.
His research covers luxury real estate, investor activity, climate risk, affordability in the for-sale and rental markets, and generational housing trends across the U.S.
Prior to joining Redfin, he created commercial real estate sale and rental price indices at the MIT Center for Real Estate. He holds a PhD in Urban and Real Estate Studies from MIT.
San Francisco home sellers are four times more likely than the average U.S. home seller to take a loss, as the Bay Area metro reels
In San Jose and San Diego, no homes for sale near the schools Redfin analyzed are affordable on the local teacher’s median salary. Just three
Nearly 400,000 more people moved into than out of the most flood-prone counties in 2021 and 2022—a 103% increase from the prior two years. The
The Cape Coral metro area has more than made up for the plunge in new listings caused by the storm. Home sales have also started
That outpaced a 41% drop in overall home purchases. Investors retreated as rising interest rates and falling home values shrank potential profits. Still, investors bought
The share is more than twice that high in Phoenix and Las Vegas, both pandemic boomtowns. Investors are selling at a loss as elevated mortgage
San Francisco home sellers are four times more likely than the average U.S. home seller to take a loss, as the Bay Area metro reels
In San Jose and San Diego, no homes for sale near the schools Redfin analyzed are affordable on the local teacher’s median salary. Just three
Nearly 400,000 more people moved into than out of the most flood-prone counties in 2021 and 2022—a 103% increase from the prior two years. The
The Cape Coral metro area has more than made up for the plunge in new listings caused by the storm. Home sales have also started
That outpaced a 41% drop in overall home purchases. Investors retreated as rising interest rates and falling home values shrank potential profits. Still, investors bought
The share is more than twice that high in Phoenix and Las Vegas, both pandemic boomtowns. Investors are selling at a loss as elevated mortgage