I had a nice introduction to this place about how we have to determine the neighborhood, then we find your home, blah, blah, blah. In the Silicon Valley real estate market, as it is today, especially if you're moving in from out of the area, you'll probably end up renting. Sorry, those are just the facts of life.
Homes here are expensive.
In some cases, much more. The listing prices keep going up. What's happening is there is very little inventory and a lot of demand. Palo Alto, a city of 61,189 has exactly 23 homes and 8 condos for sale. Here's the procedure.