Thanks sdrealtor. The line of folks willing to move to San Jose is real short, so perhaps some would say I am “the greater fool” for accepting this job.

Your advice is exactly what I am doing. Who knows? Maybe it will decline by 40% up here too. I wouldn’t bet on it, and I don’t think I can stomach the 1-2 hr commute to where that may have a chance of happening (East Bay).