>look further out This is what has driven up housing prices where I live. It's having a ripple effect as those with more flexible WFH schedules decide they can

>look further out This is what has driven up housing prices where I live. It's having a ripple effect as those with more flexible WFH schedules decide they can now afford to buy a home outside of the city, and those outside the city realize they can get a significant upgrade in home quality for no extra cost by moving still further away. As people begin to make choices like this at a systemic level, I really think the WFH genie is well & truly out of the bottle for good: When people can get a significant boost in quality of life & w/l balance with nicer living quarters & more flexible schedule, we simply won't be willing to take a job that doesn't allow for this. Especially once we've made the move away from central business hubs already and would otherwise have to move back.