Emily Landes

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Emily Landes has been a reporter with the Real Deal since 2021. She covers Bay Area residential and commercial markets, with a focus on San Francisco and as well as broader market trends. Before coming to TRD, she was a writer for SFGate and was the long-time editor of San Francisco Apartment Magazine. Emily has lived in San Francisco for more than 20 years and has been (youthfully) a renter, (briefly) a landlord, and (finally) a homeowner.

New buyers enter San Francisco apartment market to snap up deals
Commercial
San Francisco
Dec 30, 2024

New buyers enter San Francisco apartment market to snap up deals

“Outside of Downtown, our neighborhoods are thriving,” says one agent
Blockbuster $71M Home Sale Ranks as SF’s Top Deal of Year
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 27, 2024

Record year for home sales shows San Francisco “booming again”

Laurene Powell Jobs’ blockbuster $71M purchase on Billionaire’s Row tops annual list
Here are the Bay Area’s Buzziest Real Estate Stories in 2024
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 24, 2024

What are the Bay Area’s buzziest stories in 2024?

Tech luminaries, unique properties and wacky home listings nab reader attention this year
Robin Williams’ Former San Francisco Home Finds a Buyer
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 19, 2024

Robin Williams’ former Seacliff home finds a buyer 

Quirky oceanfront villa listed at $20M goes into contract after more than a year on market
Bay Area brokerages party in their own style at holiday events 
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 19, 2024

Bay Area brokerages party in their own style at holiday events 

How Vanguard, Keller Williams, Marcus & Millichap and Avison Young celebrate the year
Compass Goes “Disco Chic” for San Francisco Holiday Party
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 17, 2024

Compass goes “disco chic” for San Francisco holiday party

Agents light up the dance floor in sequins and sparkles for a “festive and fun” end of year
Menlo Park leads the nation in office rents
Commercial
San Francisco
Dec 16, 2024

Why Menlo Park leads the nation in high-price office rents

Venture capital favorite Sand Hill Road “is pulling the region up,” analyst says
Jack London’s former home in wine country sells for $4.75M
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 13, 2024

Jack London’s former home in Sonoma County sells for $4.75M

Writer penned “White Fang” while living in the house with octagonal living room
Replay Destinations breaks records at Healdsburg condo project
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 12, 2024

Replay Destinations breaks records at Healdsburg condo project

Rarity of luxe condos in Sonoma County’s wine country adds to appeal
Red Oak Realty sues Vanguard alleging broken NDA in merger talks
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 11, 2024

Red Oak Realty sues Vanguard alleging broken NDA in merger talks

Bay Area’s biggest independent brokerage accused of agent “poaching” with trade secrets
“Schizophrenic” year in Marin County home sales looks up with Trump win
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 9, 2024

“Schizophrenic” year in Marin County home sales looks up with Trump win

Market didn’t improve until after election, but listings that “ticked all the boxes” sold fast
Michael Shvo Talks About Transamerica Pyramid
Commercial
San Francisco
Dec 5, 2024

Michael Shvo details “challenges and heartaches” of owning Transamerica Pyramid

“We own the most important building in San Francisco,” developer says
Annie Leibovitz sells 65-acre Marin County farm for $8.5M
Residential
San Francisco
Dec 3, 2024

Annie Leibovitz sells 65-acre Marin County farm for $8.5M

Previous owner music impresario Warren Hellman held concerts at Bolinas estate
Teeny tiny retail tenants are healing San Francisco’s downtown blight
Commercial
San Francisco
Dec 2, 2024

Teeny tiny retail tenants are healing San Francisco’s downtown blight

A matchmaker program, Vacant to Vibrant, expands in struggling downtowns
Lennar preps to open Hawkins apartments on SF’s Treasure Island
Development
San Francisco
Nov 26, 2024

Lennar preps to open Hawkins apartments on SF’s Treasure Island

Pre-leasing targets single professionals and couples seeking a ferry-based commute
How co-founder of oWOW works on four and a half hours of sleep
Development
San Francisco
Nov 25, 2024

How co-founder of oWOW works on four and a half hours of sleep

Mass timber builder Danny Haber crams back-to-back meetings, fun wagers into long days
San Francisco’s free rent retail program expands to Union Square 
Commercial
San Francisco
Nov 21, 2024

San Francisco’s free rent retail program expands to Union Square 

Vacant to Vibrant tries to revive Powell Street, the “thriving gateway” for tourists to the city
San Francisco’s Oldest Home Sells for $22 Million
Residential
San Francisco
Nov 19, 2024

San Francisco’s oldest home sells in speedy deal for $22M

Russian Hill mansion built in 1849 sets record for the neighborhood
San Francisco reaches new post-COVID high point for larger office leases, thanks to AI
Commercial
San Francisco
Nov 18, 2024

Big-office tenants return to San Francisco market

AI firms lead push for 50K-plus sf leases, now at highest point since the pandemic
Big Sur ranch hits market with $100M asking price
Residential
San Francisco
Nov 15, 2024

Big Sur ranch hits market with $100M asking price

Bay Area’s most expensive listing has three homes and two campgrounds on 150 acres