TOP STORYHousing Market
By James Clark | August 19, 2026
AI Wealth Fuels San Francisco Housing Frenzy as Homes Sell $1 Million Over Asking
San Francisco home prices have hit a median of $1.7 million as AI industry wealth drives bidding wars, with one in three Bay Area sales now all-cash, per a new…
By James Clark | August 19, 2026
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LATEST NEWS
AI Wealth Fuels San Francisco Housing Frenzy as Homes Sell $1 Million Over Asking
Pending Home Sales Fall to 2026 Low as Mortgage Rates Hit Yearly High, NAR Reports
Single-Family Housing Starts Plunge in July as Permits Climb, Census Data Shows
Cash Purchases of New Homes Fall to Lowest Share Since 2007
U.S. Home Prices Rose 0.27% in July as Annual Growth Hits Yearly High, Redfin Finds
Agent Pulse Snapshot
63%
Say sellers are more flexible
β 8% vs last week
41
New source responses this week
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Markets updated this week
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Single-Family Housing Starts Plunge in July as Permits Climb, Census Data Shows
Pending Home Sales Fall to 2026 Low as Mortgage Rates Hit Yearly High, NAR Reports
Mortgage
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Update: Vishal Garg Claims Majority Shareholder Support to Retake Better.com, Board Fires Back
HELOC Balances Rise $13 Billion Nationwide as Homeowners Tap Equity to Avoid Losing Low Mortgage Rates
Commercial Real Estate
View all βGoldman Sachs to Acquire Sale-Leaseback Investor LCN Capital Partners for Up to $410 Million
CMBS Issuance Tops $76 Billion Through July as Data Centers Emerge as Own Asset Class
Technology & AI
View all βUpdate: NVIDIA, OpenAI, SoftBank Finalize $4.2 Billion Buildout of Ohio AI Data Center Campus
ATTOM Launches Three AI Agents to Let Users Query Its Property Data in Plain English
Markets to Watch
View all markets βHartfordConnecticut
Tight & affordableLow inventory and steady demand keep sellers firmly in control.
View Market βSan JoseCalifornia
Top-of-market bellwetherHigh prices and tech-driven demand set the pace for the luxury tier.
View Market βMiami BeachFlorida
Luxury resilienceCash and second-home buyers keep this coastal market strong despite high rates.
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