Christian Leonard
Data Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
Data reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Big fan of d20s, birds and em dashes. Previous: @BurbankLeader, @outlooknews | @AAJA member
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sfchronicle.com | Christian Leonard
Three ZIP codes on the city’s west side — which include the Sunset District, West Portal and Miraloma — have actually seen home values grow since February 2020. Lea Suzuki/Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleHigh interest rates have suppressed San Francisco’s home values for nearly three years. They’re still not cheap, but mid-value homes in almost every part of the city are worth less than it was before the pandemic. Almost, but not all.
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sfchronicle.com | Christian Leonard
San Francisco saw the biggest year-over-year decline in population of any Bay Area county in 2024. Adam Pardee/For the S.F. ChronicleSan Francisco’s population dipped again last year, a persistent post-pandemic trend that sets the city apart from California overall, whose population grew in 2024. San Francisco lost an estimated 3,300 people from January 2024 to January 2025, according to data released this week by the California Department of Finance.
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sfchronicle.com | Christian Leonard
A for sale sign in the Lower Pacific Heights and Anza Vista neighborhoods in San Francisco in 2023. Online home marketplace Zillow is clashing with Compass, a major brokerage, over its program allowing sellers to list homes off-market temporarily. Amaya Edwards/S.F. ChronicleA dispute between the Bay Area’s largest home brokerage and an online real estate giant could shape how buyers search homes — and even their ability to see some listings at all.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Christian Leonard
The number of pending home sales in the Bay Area has fallen while the number of new listings continues to climb. Lea Suzuki/S.F. ChronicleMore homes are for sale in the Bay Area. But buyers aren’t biting. In March, about 1,300 new homes — including condominiums and small multifamily buildings — hit the market in the San Francisco metropolitan area, according to real estate company Redfin, which defines the area as San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Christian Leonard
Two Vallejo residents have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Contra Costa County man. Getty ImagesTwo Vallejo residents have been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a Contra Costa County man whose burned body was found this month. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burned body on Cherry Glen Road in Vacaville on April 13.
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