{"id":246,"date":"2017-12-20T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T15:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=7300"},"modified":"2017-12-20T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:02:37","slug":"heres-why-rents-are-so-high-in-the-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/heres-why-rents-are-so-high-in-the-bay-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Why Rents are So High in the Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bay Area is known for its limited housing options and high rent growth. While high-paying tech jobs are one of the reasons why rents are so high, the level of construction is also key. Similar to what we did for the City of Los Angeles, we looked into the building data released by San Francisco and San Jose, to see where construction has been concentrated, whether housing supply is meeting the demand, and how rents have gone up.<\/p>\n

We found that<\/p>\n