Christian Leonard

San Francisco Chronicle

Winery that rose from the ashes of Napa wildfire faces foreclosure 2 years after reopening

By: Christian Leonard

Signorello Estate’s $37 million foreclosure sale is the latest challenge for the winery, which was completely consumed by the 2017 Atlas Fire.

San Francisco Chronicle

Rent buyouts are rising in S.F. again — and not where you might expect

By: Christian Leonard

Buyout offers have returned to pre-pandemic levels amid a surge in San Francisco housing prices, giving ample reason for landlords to pay their tenants tens of thousands of dollars to leave.

MSN

Rent buyouts are rising in SF again - and not where you might expect

By: Christian Leonard

More and more San Francisco renters are being faced with a question: How much money would it take to give up their home?

San Francisco Chronicle

All-cash home sales used to be relatively uncommon in San Francisco. Not anymore

By: Christian Leonard

Cash sales are usually more common in regions with lower home prices, but San Francisco has become an exception.

San Francisco Chronicle

Do S.F. two-bedrooms really rent for $6,000 now? What the viral claim leaves out

By: Christian Leonard

A report of a record high median price for two-bedroom rentals in San Francisco has spread across social media, but is it accurate?

MSN

Do SF two-bedrooms really rent for $6,000 now? What the viral claim leaves out

By: Christian Leonard

When the news dropped , the flurry of lamentations in the news and on social media was immediate: The median rent for a two-bedroom home in San

San Francisco Chronicle

Program on California ballot could cut home down payments to 3%. What’s the catch?

By: Christian Leonard

California home prices are so high that households in many regions can’t even afford a down payment. A proposal going to the state’s voters in November would help, proponents say.

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. wants to double its historic landmarks. This map shows where the current ones are located

By: Sriharsha Devulapalli, Christian Leonard

San Francisco officials want to make designating historic landmarks easier, raising housing concerns. Explore a map of the city’s current historic parcels.

San Francisco Chronicle

New ICE data reveals which California city has become the state's arrest epicenter

By: Christian Leonard

ICE agents enter a home in Oakland. In the year and a half since President Donald Trump returned to office, ICE has made nearly 50,000 in California.

San Francisco Chronicle

Under Trump, SFO is now a de facto immigration detention center

By: Christian Leonard, Sara DiNatale

A 67-year-old lawful permanent resident was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at San Francisco International Airport for eight days in March, then transferred to an ICE detention facility.