[teebs]

Rents are definitely down - or at least they were 1.5 years ago when I last moved. Before the pandemic, 1 bedrooms were usually at least $3500 and often $4000+. When I looked last January, there were decent places between $2500 and $3000. I emailed some landlords saying "is there any chance you could go lower" and they offered me free rent for 1-3 months. I ended up with a pretty good deal on a large one bedroom in the Mission.

Rents have gone up since then from my understanding, but they're still below what they were several years ago. https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/san-francisco-ca

[soul_grafitti]

I have seen more 'For rent' signs in the last 3 or 4 months than I have in the last 15 years I've been living here. No idea how that translates to rent prices though.

[iancmceachern]

Many buildings around us have not since raised their rents. Still bargains to be had.

[urthor]

$3000 a month for a modern building, good one bedroom? Not a studio.

In SOMA/Mission? That's genuinely somewhat affordable for tech workers.

You'd get a terrible studio in Manhattan for that, plus all sorts of fees.

San Francisco's reputation is letting itself down. The house price bubble must only be for 3BR family homes with a yard in San Jose/Palo Alto.