https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/07/are-bay-area-rents-bouncing-back/ > The steep discounts in Bay Area rents triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic may be dwindling with the health crisis. > As California made reopening plans over the last three months, average prices for one-bedroom apartments climbed throughout the region, up 2.9% in San Jose, 3.6% in Oakland and 5.3% in San Francisco, according to listing site Zumper.