Re: OT: San Francisco prices (was RE: Salary Review Time)

[Paul Sinasohn <sinasohn -at- sendmail -dot- com>]

Your friends in Marin got a bargain.

And yes, the Yuppies have taken over the Haight, but there are still
lots of rockers, punkers, and goths around the neighborhood.

They just don't live there anymore.

Paul, SF Native who could only afford to buy a house in Oakland.


"Cook, Jenise" wrote:
 
> Friends of ours bought a new home outside of SF, in Marin County (north of
> the city, across the bay). Their home is about 2,000 sq. ft., and they paid
> well over $600,000 for it. We were shocked because a house that size in our
> area would sell for around $300,000 (depending on the neighborhood). They
> moved in two weeks ago, so housing prices are still insane in the Bay area.
 
> We also couldn't believe that Coldwell Banker was representing properties in
> the Haight/Ashbury district. Yuppy hippies must live there, now. That famous
> counter-culture intersection boats a Gap store and a Ben & Jerry's ice cream
> parlor.
  Jenise

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