Gigi -- Maybe not too much exaggeration there! LOL -- To buy a one bedroom can be extremely expensive here. I certainly don't have the money. I didn't start seriously saving for retirement until I was 49 years old. I'm 56 now and I'll probably be working until I drop.
Laura's apartment would easily sell for millions. Maybe when she and her husband bought it, it might have been a bargain.
P.S. -- I also think most of what they do is for ratings and I'm eatin' it all up, haha, just like you!! Love This Show.