A lot of folks work from home now. All of my daughters and SILs have at least one room that's a dedicated office now. And, if you're working from home, a little extra room from your family can help keep the peace.
Americans have very large homes by world standards, but they recently stopped getting bigger. But they are still much larger than many folks need.
Also, folks will buy more house simply because they can and it makes them happy, regardless of their needs..
A lot of folks work from home now. All of my daughters and SILs have at least one room that's a dedicated office now. And, if you're working from home, a little extra room from your family can help keep the peace.
Americans have very large homes by world standards, but they recently stopped getting bigger. But they are still much larger than many folks need.
Also, folks will buy more house simply because they can and it makes them happy, regardless of their needs..
So why don't they buy a house that suits their needs rather than a smaller one that they, as soon as they move in, they start to extend?
We have new build 5 bedroom houses locally. They are very slow to sell, the 3 beds on my road are snapped up as soon as they are on the market.
Over the last couple of years, the 2 next to me have sold, then immediately the new people start extending....next door the extensions have lasted over a year, and it's still not finished.
It would have been cheaper to buy the 5 bedroom one in the first place.
A lot of folks work from home now. All of my daughters and SILs have at least one room that's a dedicated office now. And, if you're working from home, a little extra room from your family can help keep the peace.
Americans have very large homes by world standards, but they recently stopped getting bigger. But they are still much larger than many folks need.
Also, folks will buy more house simply because they can and it makes them happy, regardless of their needs..
So why don't they buy a house that suits their needs rather than a smaller one that they, as soon as they move in, they start to extend?
We have new build 5 bedroom houses locally. They are very slow to sell, the 3 beds on my road are snapped up as soon as they are on the market.
Over the last couple of years, the 2 next to me have sold, then immediately the new people start extending....next door the extensions have lasted over a year, and it's still not finished.
It would have been cheaper to buy the 5 bedroom one in the first place.
The very first thing they teach you about real estate is that only 3 things matter..
Location, location and location.
People will do odd things to live in a certain location..
Yep, but the houses further up the road are in the same location. They have the same open aspect as we do.
It's funny. When we first moved here 43 years ago, we were charged an extra £50 for the view. It's the best £50 we ever spent.
Location is funny and one of the more challenging aspects of my job , because I have to measure it, without my own biases getting in the way.
We often can measure a preference for one location over another, when they are "right up the road". We can't, or at least shouldn't, try to explain why it's like that. We are simply tasked with measuring that difference after crunching data.
Location is the one thing that boggles my mind still. I see people paying a lot more for one area, without any good reason that I can detect. (Sometimes it's schools over here. One street over can be a different attendance zone).
And if they do, why do they move into a smaller house and then spends months/years, turning the street into a building site?
It’s more you I think, getting old and very intolerant. Maybe move to the middle of nowhere xxx
I might be getting old...we all are, and it's much better than the alternative.
As for intolerant, maybe younger people wouldn't mind having to tolerate constant dust, keep windows shut, not able to hang washing out, sit in peace in their own garden, being woken by 8am every morning by banging and drilling, having their drive blocked by work vans, workers ruining their new driveway when they ripped next doors garden up....and so on.
Yep, but the houses further up the road are in the same location. They have the same open aspect as we do.
It's funny. When we first moved here 43 years ago, we were charged an extra £50 for the view. It's the best £50 we ever spent.
Location is funny and one of the more challenging aspects of my job , because I have to measure it, without my own biases getting in the way.
We often can measure a preference for one location over another, when they are "right up the road". We can't, or at least shouldn't, try to explain why it's like that. We are simply tasked with measuring that difference after crunching data.
Location is the one thing that boggles my mind still. I see people paying a lot more for one area, without any good reason that I can detect. (Sometimes it's schools over here. One street over can be a different attendance zone).
We actually had a TV show here called Location, location, location.
It was hosted by the snottiest cow on TV, so I didn't watch it.
I've noticed that as families get smaller houses and cars get bigger!
That is very true.
The smaller houses back in the day, some were only 2 up 2 down, and mam and dad often had several kids.
Now families with one or two children seem to need 5 bedrooms. The two near me who have extended, have taken the gardens away so they could build out and across.
Plenty of bedrooms, lots of space to park their cars... no gardens for the kids to play in though.
Yep, but the houses further up the road are in the same location. They have the same open aspect as we do.
It's funny. When we first moved here 43 years ago, we were charged an extra £50 for the view. It's the best £50 we ever spent.
Location is funny and one of the more challenging aspects of my job , because I have to measure it, without my own biases getting in the way.
We often can measure a preference for one location over another, when they are "right up the road". We can't, or at least shouldn't, try to explain why it's like that. We are simply tasked with measuring that difference after crunching data.
Location is the one thing that boggles my mind still. I see people paying a lot more for one area, without any good reason that I can detect. (Sometimes it's schools over here. One street over can be a different attendance zone).
We actually had a TV show here called Location, location, location.
It was hosted by the snottiest cow on TV, so I didn't watch it.
We have a bunch of shows like that, which encourages people to try to become remodelers or investors.
Yep, but the houses further up the road are in the same location. They have the same open aspect as we do.
It's funny. When we first moved here 43 years ago, we were charged an extra £50 for the view. It's the best £50 we ever spent.
Location is funny and one of the more challenging aspects of my job , because I have to measure it, without my own biases getting in the way.
We often can measure a preference for one location over another, when they are "right up the road". We can't, or at least shouldn't, try to explain why it's like that. We are simply tasked with measuring that difference after crunching data.
Location is the one thing that boggles my mind still. I see people paying a lot more for one area, without any good reason that I can detect. (Sometimes it's schools over here. One street over can be a different attendance zone).
We actually had a TV show here called Location, location, location.
It was hosted by the snottiest cow on TV, so I didn't watch it.
We have a bunch of shows like that, which encourages people to try to become remodelers or investors.
Often with shit results..
Years ago a relative of mine bought a really crappy houses in a crappy area. Her sole purpose, whilst she lived there, was to do it up herself and sell for a profit.
Which she did...and she bought better and did the same around 5 times over.
She ended up in a lovely hotel in Anglesey, which she ran successfully for several years. She then moved to Spain, where she still lives.
It all started off with that horrible little terraced house....in a location hardly anyone wanted to live in.
Yep, but the houses further up the road are in the same location. They have the same open aspect as we do.
It's funny. When we first moved here 43 years ago, we were charged an extra £50 for the view. It's the best £50 we ever spent.
Location is funny and one of the more challenging aspects of my job , because I have to measure it, without my own biases getting in the way.
We often can measure a preference for one location over another, when they are "right up the road". We can't, or at least shouldn't, try to explain why it's like that. We are simply tasked with measuring that difference after crunching data.
Location is the one thing that boggles my mind still. I see people paying a lot more for one area, without any good reason that I can detect. (Sometimes it's schools over here. One street over can be a different attendance zone).
We actually had a TV show here called Location, location, location.
It was hosted by the snottiest cow on TV, so I didn't watch it.
We have a bunch of shows like that, which encourages people to try to become remodelers or investors.
Often with shit results..
Years ago a relative of mine bought a really crappy houses in a crappy area. Her sole purpose, whilst she lived there, was to do it up herself and sell for a profit.
Which she did...and she bought better and did the same around 5 times over.
She ended up in a lovely hotel in Anglesey, which she ran successfully for several years. She then moved to Spain, where she still lives.
It all started off with that horrible little terraced house....in a location hardly anyone wanted to live in.
Oh, it can be done.
Just not by everyone who watches a few episodes of a TV show.
People like me come in after the fact amd have to try to value their "work".
It must be awful if people have spent time, trouble and money DEvaluing their house.
I think with the new neighbours we have, the ones who are doing so many extensions to make their houses huge, in doing so, they are spoiling the look of the leafy street, demolishing all their greenery and the outlook of people opposite who have to look at their huge brick monstrosities.
Luckily we don't have to look at their handiwork, we just hear it constantly.
It must be awful if people have spent time, trouble and money DEvaluing their house.
I think with the new neighbours we have, the ones who are doing so many extensions to make their houses huge, in doing so, they are spoiling the look of the leafy street, demolishing all their greenery and the outlook of people opposite who have to look at their huge brick monstrosities.
Luckily we don't have to look at their handiwork, we just hear it constantly.
Must be damn annoying, bang bang all day, not to.mention the dust, and fallout onto your garden.
It must be awful if people have spent time, trouble and money DEvaluing their house.
I think with the new neighbours we have, the ones who are doing so many extensions to make their houses huge, in doing so, they are spoiling the look of the leafy street, demolishing all their greenery and the outlook of people opposite who have to look at their huge brick monstrosities.
Luckily we don't have to look at their handiwork, we just hear it constantly.
Must be damn annoying, bang bang all day, not to.mention the dust, and fallout onto your garden.
It's quiet for the minute, no doubt waiting for the warm weather, when people should be enjoying their gardens, to start on the next stage of their 'improvements'.
It must be awful if people have spent time, trouble and money DEvaluing their house.
I think with the new neighbours we have, the ones who are doing so many extensions to make their houses huge, in doing so, they are spoiling the look of the leafy street, demolishing all their greenery and the outlook of people opposite who have to look at their huge brick monstrosities.
Luckily we don't have to look at their handiwork, we just hear it constantly.
Must be damn annoying, bang bang all day, not to.mention the dust, and fallout onto your garden.
It's quiet for the minute, no doubt waiting for the warm weather, when people should be enjoying their gardens, to start on the next stage of their 'improvements'.
