San Francisco, Bay Area's Sole County to See a Real Estate Value Increase Last Year San Francisco, which has been the most bulletproof county during the downturn, was the only one where the roll rose last year (by 4 percent). This year, it was up by 1.3 percent, the biggest increase of any county. "Our residential market bottomed out last year and it is still on the road to recovery," said Assessor Phil Ting. "We haven't seen properties being restored to prior values yet, but we will probably … [Read more...]





