San Francisco median home price now over $1.3 million – Basic home at this price range will get you 800 square feet.
ByThe Bay Area tech driven frenzy continues to march forward with no stopping in sight. If you thought $1 million was too much for a crap shack then $1.3 million is going to be out of your price range. The tech gentrification is getting more aggressive and is pricing out people at an astonishing pace. We’ve noted the out migration of native Californiansto other states is much larger than people suspect. Foreign money and high income households are the power players in these niche markets. This is simply a fact but also is tied to the bull market that has now entered into its eight year. There are now signs that we are reaching a plateau but this system only understands two states: boom and bust. There is nothing calm about the way our real estate system is now structured. It is about fast gains or big losses. All or nothing. You are either riding the big wave or crashing in fantastic fashion. People forget cycles and have the long-term memory of a gnat when it comes to these things. The Bay Area continues to drink from the cup of housing mania.
San Francisco hits another peak in price
The housing market in San Francisco continues to accelerate at a dramatic pace. Of course if it was expensive last year for your budget these higher prices are likely to do little for you. Incomes are certainly not keeping up to these dramatic shifts. The purchases are being driven by fast money and foreign cash. You also have zero down loans back in the game…
