California’s soaring home values give some homeowners a million new reasons to join the Bay Area exodus


The Bay Area’s soaring house prices are spurring longtime homeowners to cash in their gains here and take them to cities where homes can sell for $1 million less. Realtor Myron Von Raesfeld sold his own Santa Clara duplex to decamp to Raleigh, North Carolina. Now he’s building a business helping others do the same.

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