Hey, once I cash out the options from my gig at Google San Diego, I'll buy a sweet pad in the ghetto for a half-mil. So will my other 10k co-workers. No housing crash here!

What a bunch of bull!

Funny you should mention this. Google pretty much lets you work anywhere provided they want you. There's also an office in orange county. 4 of my buddies live here and work from home here.