Selected coverage of our research and commentary on the housing market, with links to the original reporting.
A feature on technology’s growing role in real estate investing, and the data-driven approach behind it.
Read article (opens in a new tab)MediaCoverageHow data-driven approaches give real estate investors better-informed decisions and portfolios built for long-term gains.
Read moreForbes Business CouncilDeniz Kahramaner predicts natural disasters will reshape where people want to live and what they pay, pointing to fire insurance near California’s forests.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Business CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on matching a new property’s features to its buyers, such as three bedrooms for a family home in a strong school district.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Indy WeekAtlasa’s analysis of who is buying in Raleigh-Durham: out-of-state movers, locals, and the LLCs and trusts that mask the rest.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Triangle Business JournalAtlasa found about 22 percent of Raleigh-area home sales in early 2021 went to out-of-state buyers, against 44 percent to local residents.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Wall Street JournalAtlasa found more of Austin’s early-2021 home buyers had moved from San Francisco than from within Austin, including around 50 Google employees.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on how agents can make closing the easiest part of buying a home.
Read article (opens in a new tab)OutsideOf 2,280 Tahoe-area home buyers Atlasa identified in 2020, roughly 30 percent worked at software companies, led by Google, Apple and Facebook.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilAdvice for new commercial real estate managers, from contract negotiations to building upkeep.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on working smarter to find the best investment leads, and why his approach works.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on the steps owners and investors can take before new environmental rules affect what they can sell or lease.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Yahoo FinanceA profile of Deniz Kahramaner and Atlasa’s analytics-driven approach to helping clients build long-term wealth through real estate.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on the technology trends having the biggest impact on real estate.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on how hospitality businesses can build lasting resilience through the pandemic and beyond.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on why early-stage funding predicts future IPOs, and IPOs predict home prices, so San Francisco remains the tech capital.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on the misconceptions buyers most often hold about down payments.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner on the question he most wants to hear from buyers during a home inspection.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Forbes Real Estate CouncilDeniz Kahramaner shares the most efficient ways for agents to put proptech to work.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Property SparkA ranking of the California real estate agents doing the best work on social media.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Detroit NewsAbout a third of the Truckee and El Dorado County buyers Atlasa identified that summer work in tech, a shift set to change Tahoe’s demographics.
Read article (opens in a new tab)BloombergAtlasa identified the employers of 363 recent Truckee and El Dorado County home buyers and found about a third work in tech.
Read article (opens in a new tab)BloombergNapa County home contracts nearly doubled that summer, until wildfires sent buyers looking closer to San Francisco.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Fox BusinessDeniz Kahramaner on why short-term leases took off in San Francisco as pandemic uncertainty gave renters leverage.
Watch segmentBNN BloombergDemand soared in the outer suburbs, and Deniz Kahramaner warned that unrest in cities could further delay the recovery of urban appeal.
Read moreThe Armenian ReporterWithout bars, restaurants and weekends out, Deniz Kahramaner said, young city dwellers had every reason to move back in with their parents.
Read moreBoston.com“The draw of the city is the social life,” said Deniz Kahramaner. Without it, “it makes a lot of sense to just abandon ship and go back to your parents.”
Read article (opens in a new tab)BloombergWith city attractions shut by the pandemic, younger residents joined wealthier ones in waiting it out elsewhere.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The New York TimesThe IPO cash-out that was supposed to mint San Francisco’s new ultra-rich hasn’t played out as predicted, though it may yet need more time.
Read article (opens in a new tab)El FinancieroThe Spanish-language edition of Bloomberg Businessweek’s story on the IPO wave that disappointed, and Atlasa’s estimate of 4,500 new millionaires.
Read article (opens in a new tab)La RepubblicaEven as the IPO wave fell short, Atlasa estimated about 4,500 new millionaires from that year’s offerings.
Read moreBloombergThe market slowed, but Atlasa still estimated around 4,500 new millionaires from that year’s IPOs.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Real DealAtlasa found tech executives buy about 18 months after an IPO, putting 2019’s beneficiaries in the market by spring 2020.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Business Insider JapanWhat San Francisco’s new millionaires look for in a home: most want single-family houses, with condos a small share of tech purchases.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Business InsiderDeniz Kahramaner on what tech millionaires want from a home, starting with bathrooms renovated before move-in.
Read article (opens in a new tab)BerlingskeA profile of Deniz Kahramaner and Atlasa’s insight into not just where San Francisco homes sell, but who buys them.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Press DemocratMost of the IPO wealth will stay in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, but the North Bay’s high end is expected to draw newly flush buyers.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Esquire ItaliaAtlasa’s profile of San Francisco’s new owners showed a clear link between tech IPOs and rising values, especially in certain neighborhoods.
Read article (opens in a new tab)InmanInman Diaries follows Deniz Kahramaner and the Atlasa team, from earthquake-risk research to daily team workouts.
Read moreYahoo FinanceAt least 89 tech workers bought homes in Mission Bay in 2018, up 134 percent on the year before, ahead of South Beach and SoMa.
Read article (opens in a new tab)NBC Bay AreaUber’s IPO was set to turn many employees into would-be San Francisco home buyers, pushing prices up across the region.
Watch segmentFox NewsWith median prices already near $1.35 million, experts warned the IPO boom could make today’s San Francisco look like a bargain.
Read article (opens in a new tab)SF ExaminerAtlasa’s buyer data put software at 51 percent of San Francisco home purchases, ahead of finance at 8.9 percent and biotech at 4.5 percent.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Nob Hill Gazette181 Fremont launched its quarterly Philanthropy Awards, spotlighting organizations and people doing good for the city.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Daily MailAtlasa’s data showed buyers favoring neighborhoods near the freeways and trains into Silicon Valley as rents soared.
Read article (opens in a new tab)KPIX 5The 2019 wave of tech IPOs could lift the city’s median home value more than 11 percent within two years.
Watch segmentNOSAtlasa estimated that the 2019 IPOs would release about $250 billion and send 5,000 cash-rich buyers into San Francisco’s housing market.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Morning BrewAtlasa found that 51 percent of the San Francisco home buyers it could identify in 2018 worked in software.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Daily MailAtlasa counted the tech-company buyers behind San Francisco’s 2018 home sales and mapped the neighborhoods where they bought.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Fox Business“Over the next five years, I expect rent prices and home prices to appreciate at least 50 percent,” said Deniz Kahramaner.
Read article (opens in a new tab)SFGATEZoning, historic districts, location and budget: Deniz Kahramaner on what to check before taking on a fixer-upper.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The AtlanticMost agents track where homes sell. Atlasa looked at who is buying them, and what that data set reveals about San Francisco.
Read article (opens in a new tab)My PressAtlasa expects more than 200 of the new millionaires could buy homes at $10 million or more, pricing sub-$1 million homes out within five years.
Read article (opens in a new tab)GeekWireDeniz Kahramaner estimated the 2019 IPOs could create $250 billion in valuation, with effects reaching housing markets as far as Seattle.
Read article (opens in a new tab)KTVU FOX 2Deniz Kahramaner’s forecast that San Francisco single-family homes could average $5 million for cash buyers, and what sudden wealth does and doesn’t buy.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Yahoo FinanceA new Atlasa methodology estimated how many millionaires the 2019 IPOs would create, and the pressure they would put on the luxury market.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Yahoo Finance“$150 billion to $250 billion are going to be unlocked in market capitalization over the next two years,” Deniz Kahramaner said.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Estadão“House prices can rise to an average of $5 million. Everything will be paid in cash,” said Deniz Kahramaner.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Infobae“Are we going to see houses for less than three million? Definitely not. Yes, it is crazy. But it is going to happen,” said Deniz Kahramaner.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Daily MailDeniz Kahramaner said sub-$1 million one-bedrooms and sub-$3 million houses would be a thing of the past within five years.
Read article (opens in a new tab)ABC7With Airbnb, Uber, Lyft and others set to go public at a combined $200 billion, San Francisco home prices could climb even higher.
Watch segmentLa Nación“Will there be a one-to-three million dollar single-family home?” Deniz Kahramaner asked. His data on new millionaires and new supply said no.
Read article (opens in a new tab)FortuneWithin five years, Atlasa expects no one-bedroom condos under $1 million in San Francisco, and single-family homes up to $5 million.
Read article (opens in a new tab)Business InsiderDeniz Kahramaner predicted the end of sub-$1 million one-bedrooms in San Francisco within five years, with single-family homes reaching $5 million.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The New York TimesAhead of the 2019 IPO wave, Deniz Kahramaner forecast what thousands of new millionaires would mean for San Francisco housing.
Read article (opens in a new tab)The Wall Street JournalAtlasa estimated 4,600 tech workers would be ready to make all-cash offers on $1 million to $5 million homes, more than supply could absorb.
Read moreGizmodo“Are we going to see a one-bedroom condo worth less than $1 million in five years? Probably not,” Deniz Kahramaner told a room of investors.
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