Real Estate Reporter

Emily Landes

No HOA fees, interest rate buy-downs, free furniture: San Francisco condo builders are pulling out all the stops to get wavering buyers to “yes.”

San Francisco downtown condos have been hit hard by a one-two punch of remote work and rising interest rates. 


Standard reporter Sam Mondros is dispatched Downtown to soak up suds at Oktoberfest.

An imploding insurance market, rising construction costs, and a growing “blacklist" have diminished values and derailed sales. 

Z&L Properties built a new tower in Hayes Valley, only to leave it empty for nearly three years before it was foreclosed upon.