Not really. You might note that real estate sales right now are booming... because prices have come down to something reasonable.

And yes, Bay Area real estate takes a little getting used to. One thing I have to point out to many people is that where, in most cities, you would have an urban core, we have water. Most cities have, essentially, a bell curve for valuations. Ours is a wierd annulus, due to our oddly-constrained geography.