We had a different experience with SD salaries. In your field do they also pay for your move? Not in my husbands’ (aerospace). Do you feel that $300,000 is then an excellent price for a 3/2 or would you find it hard to save up the $30-$60K for the down payment?
I think the housing market will not be able to sustain price growth until we have single payer health insurance in the US.
Working so hard to put money into a home, instead of blowing it on a cruise, is futile if anyone in your family cannot obtain health insurance. The hospitals will treat you, sure, but will then put a lein on your home.