Who Is Kidding Whom?   Jim Gardner, Managing Editor of the San Francisco Business Times summed up the controversy over whether employees will be working in the office or working remotely. In his editorial titled “Back to the Office: Who’s Kidding Who?” Jim cited several surveys, and the bottom line appears to be, employers overwhelmingly…Read More→

Austin is leading the pack, with 53% of its workers back in the office. Los Angeles checks in at 40% and New York at 36%, but San Francisco is still at the bottom with only 31% of workers coming back to the office. This is having a negative impact on the City of San Francisco’s…Read More→

This is the highest it has been in 20 years. Even though net absorption is down, rental rates have only dropped 10-15% since the beginning of the pandemic. Landlords are holding firm on their asking rents, although there are still concessions in the form of free rent and tenant improvement allowances. John Bryant, CEO of…Read More→