We are looking to rent or sell our current first home (suburbs) and move to a home in 4s ranch (most likely) or Carmel Valley (2nd option). We are looking for highly ranked schools (elementary through high) and proximity to lots of kids activities/amenities etc. Selling our first home is not a requirement to buy a new bigger one. Last winter to early spring, there was a slight drop in the market before things picked up again starting this spring. Even something like that would help us save 50-100k I believe. So no one expect a housing drop anytime soon? 🙁