AI Companies Are Paying the Rent: How Tech Perks Are Shaping San Francisco’s Housing Market

AI companies footing the bill for San Francisco rent? Sounds about right. Several firms are now offering housing stipends or free apartments to lure top talent—and it’s already rippling through the housing market. When a company covers your rent, it changes your buying power and shifts entire neighborhoods. San Francisco’s housing story keeps evolving, and this chapter might be one of its most fascinating yet.