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When Roberta Reinstein moved to the Bay Area roughly 30 years ago to go to law school, it felt to her like a different place than it does now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was possible for a student to live there\u2026it was filled with artists,\u201d she says. But Reinstein, 57, watched as real-estate prices skyrocketed (in just the past decade or so, home values have nearly doubled, according to Zillow<\/a>) and many artists and less wealthy people had to move out. Nowadays, \u201cSan Francisco is only for the wealthy \u2014 the super wealthy \u2014 unless you\u2019re willing to live with five roommates,\u201d she jokes.<\/p>\n


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