Re: “Unhappy SLO”

The real estate market seems high to us who grew up in slo county, however, to people from LA OR San Francisco it's a low price haven. People are moving here and buying houses in droves, whether it be people from the valley buying 2nd homes or people relocating from other areas. This drives up the housing market. Also, lots of people have come in and purchased investment properties in slo to gouge the cal poly students (or their parents) because they have to pay it. This drives up rents and creates less housing. All of this pushes out the locals who helped create the culture that many considered the happiest place (and used to be hidden until oprah). I work in a retail furniture store and constantly hear these transplants complain there is no Nordstrom or saks for them to shop. Most of the time I respond that it's the way we like it but I really like to tell them tough shit and move back to where you came from.