Average price of a house where you live?

[RocksteadyDotNet]

But you'd have to live in the US

I'll pass on that shit.

I'd rather pay a premium and live in a first world country.

 

[Locut0s]

I'll pass on that shit.

I'd rather pay a premium and live in a first world country.

Wow you and me agree on something. Should I be scared?

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Wow you and me agree on something. Should I be scared?

The stuff I say is rarely popular, but it's always right.

 

[JimmiG]

Around $300k-400k I guess. Depends on the house and district, obviously.

It's not so bad. Travel 40 miles south to Stockholm county and be prepared to pay $500k+ for a typical house.

 

[Angry Irishman]

The stuff I say is rarely popular, but it's always right.

HA hahaha hahahahhahahaaaaa!

 

[HAL9000]

nm

 

[sdifox]

 

[vi edit]

Here's the "Bad school district" rough'er part of town kinda house you can get for well under $100k...
http://www.maloofrealty.com/search/listing.asp?mls=1125358&MLSArea=1

A very typical mid 100's split foyer:
http://www.maloofrealty.com/search/listing.asp?mls=1121632&MLSArea=1

Standard fare "McMansion" in postage stamp size lot subdivision:
http://www.maloofrealty.com/search/listing.asp?mls=1124756&MLSArea=1

What half a million gets you:
http://www.maloofrealty.com/search/listing.asp?mls=1126978&MLSArea=1

All of these places are within 20 minutes of "city center" of the major city in the area.

 

[Wyndru]

Upstate NY, our neighborhood is 200-250k for 3 br/2bath, 1500-1800 sq ft. Houses are raised ranch style, built in the mid to late 60's.

 

[Linflas]

According to City Data for Manassas VA 40 miles SW of Washington DC:
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $362,093; Detached houses: $456,023; Townhouses or other attached units: $242,230; In 2-unit structures: $348,102; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,936; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,096; Mobile homes: $20,002; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $76,331

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,211.

 

[corwin]

Some of those are crazy prices...

I'm building a brand new home right now in central Texas, 2100 sqft, 4br, 2ba, nice stone exterior(no wood or siding, ick) tile floors and tons of extras on 1/4 acre for $165k

Leaving a rented townhouse that was 1100 sqft, 3br, 2ba that ran me $885 a month

 

[Anneka]

here you can find a house around 80k

 

[KentState]

When this is next door to where you live, the average house price is skewed.

http://www.exoticexcess.com/estates/45-million-georgia-mansion-for-sale/

 

[Blackjack200]

Some of those are crazy prices...

...Texas...

:|

 

[waggy]

northern rural IL.

about $140k for a 2k sq/ft house on 3 acre's. i found a house i want that's $200k its a 2500 sq/ft ranch on 15 acres with 2 out-buildings.

I have been thinking of moving south near my parents. they live on the IL kentucky boarder. the houses down in KY are fricken cheap. I love the area just wish it wasn't so ...poor.

 

[corwin]

:|

And?

 

[JulesMaximus]

This

1996 1450 sfqt, in what is now the "historic district" **bull shit** $72K.

At the bubble, thanks to realtors and transplants, +450 sqft, $280K

Today, 1900sqft, $220K at the drop of a hat.

Still ridicules.

Edit: Nate must live around here.

WTF do Realtors have to do with housing prices? All they do is look at market trends and advise people on what their home is worth based on the current market and what other comparable homes have sold for recently.

Our house is 2,200 sq ft and would sell for around $400,000 today.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Tennessee...

Just depends on the neighborhood, size of the home, and how close to trailer parks you live... (they're everywhere) You can get a nice house in a nice neighborhood, very close to the city here (not much of a city) for $350-450. Buried utilities, 2500-3000 sq ft. For another few hundred thousand, you can get upgrades and be in a cul-de-sac.

Average homes around here are $130-250k for 1500-2500 sq ft. depending on neighborhood & age of the home.

 

[Scotteq]

$400K~ish, but greatly depending on where you (want to) live in the state:

http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/New_Jersey/

Property Tax Rates are also among the highest in the nation.

 

[vi edit]

$400K~ish, but greatly depending on where you (want to) live in the state:

http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/New_Jersey/

Property Tax Rates are also among the highest in the nation.

What would taxes run on $400k there? For me it's $12k-$16k year depending on school district for a $400k home. That's eff'n high.

 

[Scotteq]

What would taxes run on $400k there? For me it's $12k-$16k year depending on school district for a $400k home. That's eff'n high.

$420K home, and as of this year I went from $8500 to $11K/year, so comparable to your home.


I *so* want to move. :\

 

[Blackjack200]

What would taxes run on $400k there? For me it's $12k-$16k year depending on school district for a $400k home. That's eff'n high.

$420K home, and as of this year I went from $8500 to $11K/year, so comparable to your home.


I *so* want to move. :\

NJ can get much worse than that. $20k is not unheard of in that price range.

 

[Murloc]

a flat with one single room and a bathroom costs about 650-750 $/month

a two-story house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 3 parking places outside of the city centers (city = ~20k people) costs $700'000.

A typical big enough house not out in some periferic place with bad view costs at least a million.

 

[highland145]

WTF do Realtors have to do with housing prices? All they do is look at market trends and advise people on what their home is worth based on the current market and what other comparable homes have sold for recently.

Our house is 2,200 sq ft and would sell for around $400,000 today.

The logic is that the more they can inflate the price, the more they make. Even a few percentage points will add up quickly in a busy market. And, from the looks of it, everyone was very busy until the bust. When the next guy does comps, he uses the higher values. A normal market should limit that but our prices had been lower that other parts of the country and lenders were throwing $$ out the door on mortgages. Like I said, 1450sqft for $72K in the mid 90's. Try and find that in Cali or up north then.

Add to that the transplants that sold their modest house for $500K+. They've got $$ to burn. That puts our house at 100% increase at current prices and nearly 150% at the boom.

What was your value at the height?

 

[JulesMaximus]

The logic is that the more they can inflate the price, the more they make. Even a few percentage points will add up quickly in a busy market. And, from the looks of it, everyone was very busy until the bust. When the next guy does comps, he uses the higher values. A normal market should limit that but our prices had been lower that other parts of the country and lenders were throwing $$ out the door on mortgages. Like I said, 1450sqft for $72K in the mid 90's. Try and find that in Cali or up north then.

Add to that the transplants that sold their modest house for $500K+. They've got $$ to burn. That puts our house at 100% increase at current prices and nearly 150% at the boom.

What was your value at the height?

That's ridiculous. My wife is a realtor, home prices are based on what the market will bear and what people are willing to pay and even if she gets the price up another $10,000 that's only an extra $300 in her pocket before taxes.

Realtors had about as much to do with the housing bubble as garden gnomes did. They sure were busy during that time but honestly, my wife just had one of her best years yet and housing prices have gone down quite a bit in the last few years around here...was that her doing too?

Our value at the height was over $600,000.