Thanks for the links BG. That blog does seem to have a lot of good info. However, being that she is a realtor herself I am a little skeptical that she isn’t trying to make it sound like the market is hotter than it really is. It does appear though based on the inventory and number of properties pending that it is a sellers market at least on the peninsula and that properties are selling rather quickly.
I’m not looking to purchase anything right away, probably would be at least a year before I figure out which areas I like/don’t like and also would need to see if I want to actually settle down in the Bay Area for the long term.
Milpitas does look good in terms of pricing and SFRs that fit my criteria but I’m really not familiar with the city at all so I’d have to actually go and hang out there for a while to see how I like it. Also since prices are cheaper than the Peninsula I’m guessing traffic is probably pretty bad, sort of like living in North County SD and commuting to San Diego proper.
