Subj : Re: New to this
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : j0hnny a1pha
Date : Fri Jun 06 2025 10:05 pm

 pF> The outer Sunset area is still (relatively) affordable, and has lots of
 pF> young people around - San Francisco State University is right down the
 pF> road. The beach is still there, the area is relatively
 pF> franchise-resistant, and the coffee at Java Beach still rocks.

Bay Area guy, too! I agree on Sunset (and Richmond) areas being a good places to be... Young families, yards, etc. My son is looking for a place in SF right now but the invetory is TIGHT!

I read that housing/rental prices in SF took a hit post-Covid -- like 15% down from its peak -- as tech co's did downsizing, relocating and many remote startup employess ditched the city. Now, Private Equity companies are coming in and making things worse, buying stuff up.

Prices are creeping back back up because inventory is so low ("recovery?"). The median home price is $1.4M... That's like 2018 prices at their peak, but still way too high unless you just cashed out your AI startup stock, hah.

Downtown is still pretty dead, edges are very rough. I really like Corona Heights, near the Castro. 

SF is a great city IMHO and it's making a come-back. I'd still be living there if it weren't for the schools being pretty bad when we left for the East Bay (warmer weather and less fog, too).

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