General real estate stories
Ha ha. Housing prices were too high, according to Time Magazine, circa 1969: One of the articles (not the cover story) WHY HOUSING COSTS ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF told the story of the nation’s housing. In three years, the average sales price of a house had...General real estate stories
Did you buy your home expecting to make a gain on your sale, like, above what you’d make if you invested in the stock market? I don’t know. Maybe in this day and age, but to me, all I expect is to live in it for thirty years, sell it, and get the cash...General real estate stories
The thinking was, retirees will pack up, move out of Massachusetts, and head for the warmer climates of Florida and Arizona, leaving us holding the bag – a lower population meant less buyers for all our high-priced single-family homes and condominiums. The...General real estate stories
The New York Times has an article today about a lady who built a house out of … straw. Okay, that’s something I’ve never heard of … well, I’ve heard of it, obviously, but not since my nanny read me stories as an infant. Apparently,...General real estate stories
Whoa. What’s going on in British Columbia? The prices of Vancouver condos will continue to rise until 2010, says a report released yesterday. After experiencing average price growth of 17.1 per cent in 2006, Vancouver condos will “rise about 6.2 per cent...