Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
San Francisco's housing market has reached record highs in 2026, driven by an influx of wealthy AI workers from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Some sellers are even considering accepting AI company stock as payment for luxury properties.
Why it matters
The concentration of high-earning tech workers in specific urban centers creates significant economic shifts and housing affordability crises.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Zoe Corbyn Business reporter, San Francisco Open Homes Photography The top half of the house in the middle, a three-bedroom apartment, was on sale for almost $3m On a tree-lined street in the affluent Duboce Triangle residential neighbourhood of San Francisco, the top half of a white, Edwardian-era, detached house was drawing visitors from prospective buyers.
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