So they keep saying real estate prices are going down, and I feel the same (especially since we bought one so yeah luck right?), but i am not sure it applies to high cost of living areas. A house that we had casually visited a month ago with no intentions of buying (coz small house, 1 car garage only) went for 200k above asking. Me and Anu were legit looking at each other in disbelief this morning - like how? why? who paid that much in escalation at a market thats actually cooling. Makes me think nothing really is cooling here anytiime. Its just relative and luck of the draw!