Silicon Valley was once the only place to be for the world’s hippest tech firms.
It’s the region that gave birth to all-conquering behemoths like Google and Apple, after all.
But fast forward to 2015 and the playground of global technology has moved roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) north to San Francisco.
“Information is the new currency and that currency is gushing through the streets of San Francisco,” said Alan Collenette, regional managing director of real estate firm Colliers International.
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“There has never been a time when the world’s economy depended so much on the ideas and the work product that come out of one location,” said Collenette.
“It’s the golden age, this is an era that’s just beginning and the light isn’t just shining on San Francisco for a brief moment in time. I firmly believe this is going to last long into the future.”
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