While I believe prices will continue to rise for the Bay Area in general, I just don't think it will appreciate as rapidly. 

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And if their flip takes longer than expected then it will sell for more since the city is appreciating so rapidly, ironically.  

Originally posted by @Fred Heller:Where in Texas is the rent too damn high - Texas Monthly Even with rapidly escalating rents, the SFH market is so hot that with median home prices on the rise, even well priced properties don't make 1% when they're placed in service.  

Is this just because the prices have increased rapidly (from one of the worst real estate bubbles we have seen)?

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Some of the other cities you mentioned are rapidly growing and Connecticut is growing at a small clip in Fairfield County and is stagnant in most other parts of the state. 

Quads, if you are aggressive enough to get them, are appreciating rapidly, even in some of the C class neighborhoods.  

The point above may be helpful - are you looking for rapid growth (% wise) or just more households coming into the market?