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Of course, by then, more than 80 percent of all Californians won't be able to afford your home and those who can will risk losing their shirts if values begin to plummet. Sure, it does. Why Real Estate Prices Will Double in the Next Eight Years'' to help him better manage his own investments. Some hot spots in Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties are already experiencing double-digit appreciation that's spilling over into surrounding communities, thanks to exploding job markets and withering supplies of homes. Over the past 16 years, Norris has built his real estate fortune by purchasing hundreds of fixer-uppers, making improvements and reselling them at a profit.