I didn't think I could be shocked by Bay Area RE $$

I’m no expert on the area but that house is very close to Castro Street and Google main campus.

My kid works In tech - 20 somethings are buying those houses. He’s looking in the area and that is what he’s been looking at.

It’s quite a shock for many people.

OMG!  I live in Cali and am very aware of very high prices in our area and others, but WOW.

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It is funny, because about fifteen years ago, I went to a wedding in the area, and was in a hotel in Mountain View, and while I had heard that it was (at the time) a hot area (that obviously has gotten much hotter), I was really nonplussed by being there and couldn't see why anyone would want to live there (yes yes I know proximity to work).

There are a ton of places in the bay area I really like, but that is not one of them!

I think at that price you are buying the lot.. lots of place to put a ADU or tear down or add on to current house. the prices have gone up. I know of a cute cottage--1910 or so. remodeled, but nothing extravagant 3 bed, 2 bath, tiny backyard, no garage near bart in the city. $2 million.

par for the course. from mountain view you could work down south or up to the city.

i totally agree. No offense to anyone in the South Bay or peninsula but that’s not where I would live. In my opinion most ideal places to live would be: in SF proper, Sausalito or more rural western Marin, Berkeley. Of course easy access to the office is another thing.

salaries.. $2-400,000 but it is not just the salaries, it is the stock options... that is what many people use to buy houses and to retire...and if you have two people making those salaries..

Yeah, it's nuts. When we sold our house in the Bay Area in 2017 we couldn't believe how much we got. Today it would be $500M - $700M more. However, we don't regret our decision to move then at all. But it is totally mind-boggling what these places are selling for.

It's as if we don't even live in the same country. Whoa. That amount would get you an amazing house and property in the upstate of South Carolina.

In a house that small, there is no way I'm devoting that much space to the laundry room. And where is the garage?

Midwesterner here, and in my town this little gem would list for about 125,000. Maybe a bit more because it’s pretty updated for the size, but no more than 150.

I have to ask, what degree/career/salary does a “20-something working on tech” have that makes this house affordable? I’m so out of the loop with regard to salaries.

"super adorable" (per listing's description) is not what I'd expect for 2.5 million. Of course, I wouldn't expect anything as that $$$ is way out of my wheelhouse.

My niece just graduated this spring as a computer scientist. She doesn't live in California, but starting salaries for her offers were upward of $150k.