Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.
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"They are just astronomical."
— Daryl Fairweather , Executive
"We have come to that conclusion based on what we're seeing in the data, and what we've heard from our agents."
— Daryl Fairweather , Executive
"it is still very early in the AI boom."
— Enrico Moretti , Academic
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The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.
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