Bay Area

Bay Area homebuilding permits more than doubled in April

Builders pulled 843 residential permits across the Bay Area in April, a 148.7% jump from a year earlier even as statewide permitting edged lower.

Bay Area homebuilding rose 7% in March but trailed California’s 22% surge

Builders pulled 605 residential permits across the Bay Area, a gain that lagged the statewide construction pace by 15 percentage points.