BG, that’s a pretty long winded post to basically say what SmellsFeeshy and I are saying. Did we say anything about newer homes or even 3000 sq-ft? MM and Clairemont don’t have that many 3000 sq-ft home.
Salary.com and my personal experiences while looking at jobs this past year would disagree with your 45% claim. It’s more like 15-20%.
Your living w/in your mean basically said that the bay area pays less when you count in the cost of living, but hey, there’s a lot of jobs openings. Why is that attractive? I don’t need 10 jobs, I just need one that pay well.