Oh they definitely are - just not on the listed prices. What you're describing is also only true of new luxury towers that don't want to lock in a low price, which is the minority of housing in the Bay.

I found it easy to get the landlords to drop the price $200. The few landlords who refused to play ball were messaging me a month later with discounts begging me to take the place.

Which is the exact same thing as reducing rent by 1/12th or 1/6th. Most near luxury complexes do this to maintain the “luxury” price but have the price actually be lower.