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by quatonion 1 hour ago
> Housing demand is back up. Not just single family homes but also condos.

Hmmm, the median house price is $2.1M.

> It's a good time to live in SF.

It seems pretty K shaped.

Great time to live in SF and Bay Area iff you are an AI researcher, founder, VC, executive at one of the hyper-scalers, or a senior engineer with massive equity package in the few winning companies.

Not entirely sure if it's a great time to live in SF if you work at a bakery, are a Barista at Starbucks or even a mid tier SWE.

Thoughts?

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The San Francisco Bay area has only been affordable for the rich for decades; it's nothing new.

Fifteen years ago, I worked with someone who bought a $300,000 house, in his hometown ~150 miles away, and a $150,000 airplane, to commute to his job near the San Carlos airport, because it was much, much cheaper than living in the SF Bay area.