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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:04 AM Original message |
Home ownership too costly for many Americans: study |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. "looser home building regulations" |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I know here where we live the builders say they can't make any $$ on any homes that would sell for |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well, the minimum lot size makes sense based on environmental concerns... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I understand the dollhouse restriction, but 2,000 sq.ft is a bit |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Actually, what they mean is changing zoning to allow higher density construction. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's tough when housing starts at 200 grand. n/t |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The $200k house I rent now sells for $500k. I didn't feel like I could afford |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. yep, that's the same story with the place I live, too |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. The housing market is cyclical - Now is a very bad time to be starting out |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That's hopeful sounding at least! |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Perhaps a bit too optimistic |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. This is true... |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. Cobb Hill (Vermont) co-housing development gives me hope |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Sounds like a good start... |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
9. Is this LBN, or is it "NO SHIT"? n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. 30% of their income towarsd housing??? |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. The Ownership Society that Rove has been flogging seems to be a pipe dream |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
17. oh, if you think that's bad... |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. another thing to consider is that so much of their income goes to paying the |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. In Sacramento, CA, that percentage is much higher. |
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