You still can buy a house alone, just not in San Francisco. Florida, for instance, is very cheap. There are plenty of places in California that are still quite

You still can buy a house alone, just not in San Francisco. Florida, for instance, is very cheap. There are plenty of places in California that are still quite cheap - they're just less desirable. A lot of San Franciscans are just unwilling to extend to others the opportunities they had themselves. Expensive houses are terrible for young people and immigrants, but great for homeowners.