I currently have a home on the market in Riverside and am working on one home in Long Beach and two others in LA.

Their property taxes had risen from about $1,600 when they bought their five-bedroom Homer Glen home in 1996 to nearly $10,000 by the time they left.

@Glen MauldinYour correct if there is only one buyer and one seller.

Example, laminate might be ok for downtown or east san jose, but would not fly in almaden or willow glen in a living room for example.   

For instance, I just missed out on buying a duplex for $270k in Riverside...

Mine was a PITA, it had been modified and raced at Riverside, it overheated in traffic, even in 20 minutes at 40mph wasn't enough to keep it cool, and that's not counting the electrical gremblins that ran through it. traded for a '57 modified 327, 4 speed.

Terry Metropolitan Area Zillow Home Annual Annual Annual Zillow Annual Value Indexiv ZHVI ZHVI Inventory Rent ZRI (ZHVI) Change (%) Change ($) Change Index Change (ZRI) United States $203,400 6.50% $12,500 -11.70% $1,432 2.20% New York, NY $426,100 7.10% $28,200 -16.80% $2,393 0.50% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $615,800 5.40% $31,600 -23.20% $2,720 4.40% Chicago, IL $212,900 5.30% $10,800 -9.30% $1,651 1.00% Dallas-Fort Worth, TX $217,100 9.10% $18,100 28.40% $1,596 3.00% Philadelphia, PA $219,000 3.00% $ 6,400 -16.10% $1,578 0.40% Houston, TX $183,300 4.60% $ 8,000 2.80% $1,532 -2.00% Washington, DC $384,700 2.40% $ 9,000 -10.70% $2,133 0.70% Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL $259,200 6.80% $16,400 -0.90% $1,848 -1.50% Atlanta, GA $182,200 6.70% $11,400 -11.60% $1,379 4.30% Boston, MA $432,300 6.50% $26,400 -19.10% $2,365 2.20% San Francisco, CA $871,300 6.00% $49,500 -32.00% $3,379 -0.10% Detroit, MI $142,700 7.60% $10,100 -16.90% $1,181 1.40% Riverside, CA $335,200 6.00% $19,100 -20.00% $1,840 6.20% Phoenix, AZ $242,100 6.50% $14,800 -12.60% $1,344 3.70% Seattle, WA $457,700 11.70% $48,100 -23.60% $2,198 5.60% Minneapolis-St Paul, MN $246,200 5.50% $12,800 -18.40% $1,623 5.30% San Diego, CA $555,800 6.20% $32,500 -31.00% $2,535 4.40% Tampa, FL $189,100 8.10% $14,100 -20.10% $1,364 2.30% Baltimore, MD $262,000 3.10% $ 8,000 -18.80% $1,730 0.20% Denver, CO $372,800 6.30% $22,000 -23.30% $2,035 1.80% Pittsburgh, PA $137,100 3.90% $ 5,100 -10.00% $1,067 -1.50% Portland, OR $369,000 6.00% $20,900 3.40% $1,872 4.70% Charlotte, NC $179,100 8.50% $14,000 -4.80% $1,284 3.60% Sacramento, CA $376,900 8.40% $29,100 -21.80% $1,813 7.00% San Antonio, TX $167,100 7.50% $11,700 3.70% $1,335 1.00% Orlando, FL $209,900 7.70% $15,000 -14.90% N/A N/A Cincinnati, OH $154,600 5.50% $ 8,100 -16.00% $1,273 2.90% Las Vegas, NV $236,800 11.20% $23,900 -24.50% $1,284 3.90% Columbus, OH $168,400 6.90% $10,800 -25.50% $1,324 2.70% San Jose, CA $1,076,400 12.30% $118,200 -60.40% $3,488 0.10% Austin, TX $280,700 8.50% $21,900 4.40% $1,690 -0.60% Virginia Beach, VA $222,300 2.50% $ 5,400 -4.80% $1,400 0.70% Providence, RI $273,300 6.20% $16,000 -13.90% N/A N/A Milwaukee, WI $214,900 3.70% $ 7,700 -4.30% N/A N/A Jacksonville, FL $184,800 6.80% $11,800 -6.50% N/A N/A

I still have ink on my fingers 50 years later.. but it was the 1% rule with those.. 5k was 50 leads was 5 sales a week .. catapulted him to number one salesmen and then his own company.. think Glenn Garry Glen Ross.. were the  company handed out 3 old leads a week..

When you say High Desert, I'm picturing San Bernardino or maybe Riverside county?

Get some facts instead of Glen Beck's opinions being repeated.And I'm an independent!