I am addicted to Redfin.

[calisanfran]

Bay Area, where an 800 sq ft home gets listed for nearly $1.4M...

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Altos/1...4/home/1691685

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Man, that is some expensive real estate, on a per foot basis!

+1

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

The average list price for condos in seattle is $424 a sq ft. The average sale is $334 a sq ft.

Those are pretty reasonably priced condos. Especially for being in more "desirable" areas.

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

WTF?

From the OP: http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/100...t-D/home/61637

This 2BR for less than 400K? Lol, I need to move to Seattle ASAP.

You guys really should move to Dallas. I'm still in the suburbs for a couple more years, but once I can I'm moving to a condo near downtown.

Same $400K list price here gets you 2,400sf.

Or $300K list price gets you 1,240sf in the best neighborhood in town with a doorman.

Or for a bit more, $469K, gets you 2,080sf in one of the best doorman buildings in the city.

 

[GQgeek]

^^ I've been told this before. I never understood why dallas/texas in general was so cheap. Don't they have pretty good industry/employment? Why don't more people move there?

 

[celery]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

^^ I've been told this before. I never understood why dallas/texas in general was so cheap. Don't they have pretty good industry/employment? Why don't more people move there?

It's Texas.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by celery

It's Texas.

Damn right it is!

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by celery

It's Texas.

So what. I'd live there for low taxes and low real-estate prices.

 

[celery]

If those are your priorities in life, then go ahead, enjoy.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by celery

If those are your priorities in life, then go ahead, enjoy.

well that and i could shoot liberals that step foot on my lawn. Die you thieving democrats!!

 

[SirSuturesALot]

Originally Posted by calisanfran

Bay Area, where an 800 sq ft home gets listed for nearly $1.4M...

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Altos/1...4/home/1691685

Saratoga, Palo Alto and Los Altos are the hot spots in the Bay Area. Decent homes start at $1.6M and often go for much higher.

 

[calisanfran]

Originally Posted by SirSuturesALot

Saratoga, Palo Alto and Los Altos are the hot spots in the Bay Area. Decent homes start at $1.6M and often go for much higher.

Yea, ridiculous. I have been looking for a home in those cities for the last 1 year. Anything less than $1.5M is a shack. Add Hillsborough, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, and Menlo Park to the list too.

 

[Dashaansafin]

Originally Posted by calisanfran

Bay Area, where an 800 sq ft home gets listed for nearly $1.4M...

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Altos/1...4/home/1691685

Wow, thats just stupid. Why would you EVER live there? Talk about inflated house prices.

 

[calisanfran]

Originally Posted by Dashaansafin

Wow, thats just stupid. Why would you EVER live there? Talk about inflated house prices.

Its what they call "land value". Most likely the buyer of this place will flatten the existing house and spend $600 - $700k to build a 2,500 - 3,000 sq ft new home. Total cost will be around $2 - $2.2M which is what new homes in the 2,500 - 3,000 sq ft costs in that neighborhood.

Sounds insane but that's what prices are like in parts of the Bay Area after the "correction".

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by Dashaansafin

No one came around to **** on your porch. You publicly stated you make 20k a year, and yet you are looking at condos that cost 20-30x of what you earn. (before utilities, living expenses, etc). You also said there was no end in sight. Of course someone is going to ask you how you expect to afford these things? Finance it off of debt?

He also made perfectly clear that he realizes that they're priced well beyond his means. Thus the reference to "lottery money". I agree with the "of course" part of your statement, since since some people can never pass up the opportunity to demontrate their superior knowledge.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

I also never said that I expect to be able to afford these places. Nor am I posting very many places that are 20-30x what I make in a year. So... you are an idiot?

Someone really wants to pick a fight. To bad they are boring and aren't smart enough to be able to read... Just like most people who decide they want to troll me. Why is that?

 

[Dashaansafin]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

I also never said that I expect to be able to afford these places. Nor am I posting very many places that are 20-30x what I make in a year. So... you are an idiot?

Someone really wants to pick a fight. To bad they are boring and aren't smart enough to be able to read... Just like most people who decide they want to troll me. Why is that?

No one wants to pick a fight. Im merely pointing out that the other poster had a valid point that Im sure others were thinking.

Dont get your panties in a bunch.