> Austin, Pittsburgh, or Raleigh My post was about the Midwest [1]. None of these are in the Midwest [2]. Except maybe Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is technically no

> Austin, Pittsburgh, or Raleigh My post was about the Midwest [1]. None of these are in the Midwest [2]. Except maybe Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is technically not Midwestern because it's slightly more than a commute away from Ohio. But it's also actually not Midwestern because it's not a good prototype for a typical Midwestern city. "The Midwest" does not mean "not the coast". Also, all three of these are in the "coastal states" I'm contrasting with the Midwest. > the markets in SF have been stagnant for years now. Yes, I repeated some rendition of "except SF, which is uniquely terrible even among coastal places" many times in my post. And the problem with SF isn't lack of predictable appreciation. The problem with SF is that you can't afford to make the investment in the first place. [1] https://ces4thgradewiki.wikispaces.com/Midwest+Region+of+the+United+States https://ces4thgradewiki.wikispaces.com/Midwest+Region+of+the... [2] PA and NC are mid-Atlantic and Texas is most certainly in the South.