American here, in silicon valley. I'm actually a bay area native, and the only reason I'm able to stay close to my parents is that I make a "tech salary". I bou

American here, in silicon valley. I'm actually a bay area native, and the only reason I'm able to stay close to my parents is that I make a "tech salary". I bought a moderately sized condo, and it was a huge stretch at the time when I bought it - now that I've advanced my career, it's not such a huge load. But, the fact that, at $110k a year, a two bedroom (yet small) place was a huge stress. And that was not even in not one of top 3 most expensive cities in the bay area, which should say something. I'm extremely grateful that I can live close to my parents, and will be able to help take care of them as they age. Something is broken when it's a financial pressure for someone in the top 10% of income to live within an hour drive of where they want to be. And, that's kind of a luxury, tbh. I have extreme sympathy for the working class. There's something fundamentally broken with our housing policy.