If you own a two-story apartment building in San Jose with carports or tuck-under parking on the ground floor, you may have had October 1, 2026 circled as the soft-story screening deadline. That date no longer applies: the city has pushed the program back again. You have more time, but not a reason to forget about it.

If you own a 12-unit building in Santa Clara or a fourplex in Campbell, you have probably spent this fall watching local rent rules. Sacramento was busy too. In late September, Governor Newsom signed bills that change how owners can raise rents after an emergency and how they disclose pet policies, and an earlier eviction law is about to kick in. Most of these changes take effect in the first half of 2027.

If you own a 4-100 unit property in Silicon Valley, the data from the second quarter confirms what you may already be seeing: San Jose renters have very few places to go.